Activision will make the next Halo game as Xbox cuts 268 more jobs
First, we are eliminating 268 roles across Halo Studios, other first-party studios, and the XGS management and central functions layer.
Matt Booty put that in an email to Xbox staff on Tuesday morning. Microsoft published the memo in full on Xbox Wire the same day, under the title Continuing Our Reset.
Booty is Xbox’s chief content officer. He wrote that he is deeply grateful for what colleagues have built, and knows how difficult the day will be for those leaving. His memo runs to three parts. The job cuts come first, then a reorganisation of the studios, then an update on the ones Microsoft is trying to sell.
Aaron Holmes had the cuts first. Hours before the memo went out, he reported for The Information that Xbox planned to lay off hundreds of staff. It would also consolidate several studios, he wrote, citing someone briefed on the plans.
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