Where do you stand on Microsoft buying Activision/Blizzard?

[SvennoJ]

CaptainExplosion said:

smroadkill15 said:

It's not about affording or not affording; it's about appeasing shareholders. It's certainly not a perfect system, but it's how corporation's functions. On the Xbox side of things, they weren't/won't be hit nearly as hard as other MS divisions. There's not an exact number but my guess is roughly 100 out of 10,000 with 343i hit the hardest. That number may grow since the layoffs continue until March, but it's still a very small portion of the total employees laid off. With that said, the Xbox division is still hiring for varies studio positions. 

Good points, and it's not like those laid off won't be able to get jobs at other tech companies.

The other tech companies are laying off people too though. And those that don't are likely not hiring atm.

https://www.cnbc.com/2023/01/20/google-to-lay-off-12000-people-memo-from-ceo-sundar-pichai-says.html
https://www.reuters.com/business/google-parent-lay-off-12000-workers-memo-2023-01-20/
https://www.computerworld.com/article/3684789/amazon-confirms-more-than-18000-employees-to-be-laid-off.html

https://www.theverge.com/2022/11/14/23458204/meta-twitter-amazon-apple-layoffs-hiring-freezes-latest-tech-industry
Apple is not firing people (yet) but stopped recruiting last year, didn't join in on the hiring spree
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-08-16/apple-lays-off-recruiters-as-part-of-its-slowdown-in-hiring

Sony next?