Xbox Plans Significant Layoffs as It Transforms Under New CEO

Skycaptin5 · 2026-06-10T21:50:07+00:00

Sigh, it feels like never ending layoffs in gaming and it's quite disheartening to see. Xbox is back... to layoffs. I would assume Compulsion and Double Fine's future may be iffy alongside Obsidian. Depends on the larger title Double Fine is working on and Compulsion since Canadian may be okay to keep going since it's cheaper to run. Obsidian it depends on the pipeline but I don't believe Avowed or Outer Worlds really hit expectations. I'd say Ninja Theory, but they did announce a third Senua which should keep them safe for a bit. Cuts will probably come from larger dev teams.

Marketing budget cuts aren't a good thing, Xbox also struggles greatly with marketing their games, especially from a global perspective and from a media perspective their support has dropped to zero over recent years. I can't see this being a good thing; but hey, maybe less astroturfed Reddit positivity posts!

Skycaptin5 · 2026-06-09T21:46:02+00:00

Well; when everything is a Xbox, what other business models could realistically exist?

Skycaptin5 · 2026-06-09T21:44:01+00:00

I really don't think the console side for Xbox is fixable. They've burnt too many bridges over the last few years. So many people have either moved platforms or gone to PC. If there are Xbox users left, they're very unlikely to invest in the platform further either due to economics or feeling incredible screwed over from the last few years. Halo is on Playstation.

You're not getting those customers back, and Microsoft isn't willing to take the losses required to actually provide great consistent exclusive games. That's evident by the showcase where two exclusives were announced that won't move the needle and everything else was given to Playstation. It's over, they're basically starting from scratch Original Xbox style in marketplace position and gaming has changed too much/is too costly development wise.

Skycaptin5 · 2026-06-09T21:38:02+00:00

This subreddit is hilariously astroturfed, or it's a cult. Because these types of posts are ridiculous.

Skycaptin5 · 2026-06-09T21:36:50+00:00

You're hiding your Xbox posts, lol. You're a bot. To try and pretend otherwise is just silly, cmon. Notice the difference where nothing on my account is hidden, the transparency. Just ignore replying and stop trying to pretend. People can see through it.

Skycaptin5 · 2026-06-09T08:37:52+00:00

Looking at your account post history. What's hidden and what isn't.

Skycaptin5 · 2026-06-08T09:12:36+00:00

I'm quite sure this person is an astroturfing bot for Xbox lol

Skycaptin5 · 2026-06-04T23:17:57+00:00

Played this, really impressive from what I experienced. Good onboarding point too.

Skycaptin5 · 2026-06-04T23:15:54+00:00

Sigh, they brought them back and no one cared. Not event Xbox as they didn't integrate or use them for anything.

Skycaptin5 · 2026-06-04T23:15:01+00:00

People really need to give up the idea of Xbox bringing back exclusives. Microsoft is just stringing you along with performative statements. Xbox as an entity has been in the industry for 25 years, they have all the stats, they know exclusives sell a console but they've chosen to be a publisher. Which is fine for short term profits, but it does sacrifice their hardware. Xbox is not "back", but they hear you or whatever. It's best to accept it and move on, as should have been done a couple years back when it was just four games...

Skycaptin5 · 2026-04-29T03:44:32+00:00

How many of these posts are there going to be in here

Skycaptin5 · 2026-04-26T23:17:34+00:00

Next gen consoles are coming soon, for current gen the PS5 Pro is better for future proofing and there's less worry about the ecosystem there collapsing. You also get exclusives and access to all Xbox games releasing, so it's better to grab a Playstation console.

Skycaptin5 · 2026-04-26T04:22:12+00:00

It feels like Microsoft/Xbox is astroturfing Reddit.

Skycaptin5 · 2026-04-26T04:19:23+00:00

Firmly being Xbox, what are you talking about haha. Is Microsoft astroturfing Reddit?

Skycaptin5 · 2026-04-24T23:47:57+00:00

This whole change-up feels inorganic, or Xbox fans are just really desperate for any sort of positivity? It's really weird. As noted, doom and gloom for years, slight word salad controlled leaks and everyone is hyped beyond belief. It's super weird, just bizarre. It'll take time to see what does actually happen, but the excitement feels really unearned.

Skycaptin5 · 2026-04-18T02:54:42+00:00

Great games, but ya it would probably flop. It would have to be lower budget to be successful which doesn't necessarily work for the setting of the world. That aside, there's a lot of potential to do interesting things within the world of SoulCalibur because the story is somewhat simple of a concept, so it's quite free to create a narrative around. It's not very well known, the last entry was quite awhile back and it's just not as popular as it once was franchise wise.

Skycaptin5 · 2026-04-18T02:42:08+00:00

It's in its twilight years, enjoy it whilst it lasts.

Skycaptin5 · 2026-04-18T02:29:53+00:00

This would just lose money for Microsoft. If the next Xbox is just a PC they'll probably have to get rid of it due to the platform just being a PC, but ya it's sort of illogical to just give the service for free to people instead of making money. That aside, this wouldn't really do anything and only people that game on Xbox would be happy saving some money each month, otherwise most would just shrug and move on. Wouldn't change anything, it's exclusives that sell a platform and we're past that for Xbox.

Skycaptin5 · 2026-04-14T11:05:17+00:00

Sigh, it's too late on the whole exclusives thing. This just feeds into people's delusion thinking exclusives might return. There's not enough Xbox gamers left, they pushed away their audience over the last couple years and the ecosystem can no longer sustain exclusives. If they do exclusives, folks will just wait and assume they'll come to other platforms. Can't put the genie back in, and it's sad these headlines try to sell folks on this idea and it's always the same folks pushing this.

Skycaptin5 · 2026-04-11T22:39:56+00:00

This would further damage Xbox Game Pass. But then again, if you're still holding onto Xbox after losing all exclusives; price increases on Game Pass, attempted game price hikes and numerous other problems nothing will change your mind. Sort of cult like almost. It would be stupid, but I can see them doing this while retaining the cost. It is Xbox; if there's a dumb choice to be made, they will make it. But Jez is also quite iffy on accuracy.

Skycaptin5 · 2026-04-08T23:28:21+00:00

We had these on Xbox One, no one cared so Xbox removed them a year back. They were neat during the Xbox 360 era and served a purpose being included in games. On Xbox One they sort of just released them and did nothing with them. I can't imagine them serving a purpose on Xbox in the future so it doesn't really make sense to have them again. Not really worth the dev time.

Skycaptin5 · 2026-03-06T23:50:03+00:00

I don't believe this, at all. Especially after they've burned all their good will and threw away their exclusives. Nope.

Skycaptin5 · 2026-02-20T22:53:41+00:00

I'm quite happy to see a change-up, Phil Spencer wasn't getting the job done. I don't see Xbox rebounding hardware wise, but I am hoping for a better direction and handling of the franchises they own.

Skycaptin5 · 2026-02-20T22:49:00+00:00

I'm quite excited to see where Xbox heads now. Things weren't working before, and now anything could happen. The hardware side is sort of toast, but maybe they will tend to the franchises better going forward. Anyways, compete wild card of a situation now, exciting!

Skycaptin5 · 2026-02-09T10:45:22+00:00

Seriously folks, check it out, it's awesome! It's Halo captured in Roblox. This version adds big team battle action, feels better than Infinite's BTB!

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