Xbox 'Reset' Continues With 268 Job Cuts And Activision Making The Next Halo Game
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Xbox is laying off 268 people and consolidating studios as part of the "reset" it announced over the summer. In a memo to staff that Xbox shared publicly, the division's Executive Vice President (EVP) and Chief Content Officer Matt Booty said the job cuts are impacting Halo Studios and other first-party developers, as well as the Xbox Game Studios management and central functions team.
In July, Xbox laid off 1,600 people and said it would cut the same number of jobs over the following year as it chases greater efficiency and higher profit margins. "The actions completed since July, inclusive of the studio divestitures, bring us roughly three-quarters of the way through previously announced restructuring," Booty wrote.
It appears Halo Studio is bearing the brunt of the latest cuts, though Xbox...
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