According to journalist Jason Schreier (via Bloomberg), the cuts in the Xbox division are not over. The closure of the 4 studios fell like a bomb last Tuesday (7), but it is not the “end” of the knife.
He also revealed the existence of “separate agreements” with some ZeniMax employees.
Xbox with more cuts coming?
Sources close to Xbox reportedly told the reporter that the division offered “voluntary separate agreements” to some ZeniMax employees, attempting to “buy them out” of their traditional contracts upon leaving the company.
Source: Bethesda
Schreier’s contacts within Microsoft’s gaming division also reported that “more cuts are on the way.” They further said that, following the acquisition of Activision Blizzard, Xbox has increased its “scrutiny”, that is, there is an entire process of more thorough examination and investigation across all departments of the conglomerate, potentially to identify redundancies and understand where costs may arise. be wiped.
Journalist Tom Warren, from the website The Verge, who has a vast history of credibility, still infers that Hellblade 2 is being “considered” for PS5 in the future and that a new Game Pass boost was discussed internally, especially with the slowness in gathering more signatures. All of this, it is worth remembering, comes from sources heard by journalists from these outlets, without any official announcement so far.
Let’s see what the next episodes will be like. And you, do you believe that the cuts should affect which studios or sectors of the division? Comment below!
Sources: Bloomberg and The Verge
