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xboxgreen on 07 July 2025
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curl-6 said:
smroadkill15 said:

Most of these layoffs weren't on the gaming side. I believe 2000 or so of the 9000. Even King and Blizzard mobile devs, which has nothing to do with Game Pass, had layoffs. You are giving Game Pass way too much credit. 

You're reacting to an opinion of a dev who said it's unsustainable and now jumping to the conclusion Game Pass is to blame for these layoffs. 

Does Turn 10 (Forza) have nothing to do with Gamepass? How about Compulsion? (South of Midnight)

Nothing about this situation suggests a healthy business model. Even one of the biggest megacorps in the world can only dump billions of dollars into something for so long, as we're seeing now with all the cuts.

Netflix, Hulu, Apple TV, Disney plus, and more have all succeeded based on the subscription model. Some of those shows cost a lot money and time as well.

These layoffs were mainly outside of Xbox and was a way for Microsoft to get some capital to invest in AI. Personally, I would've kept the Zeminax MMO alive but Microsoft was smart about cancelling Everwild and Perfect dark because those games weren't going anywhere. I also rather Microsoft not invest in AI and purchase more studios like Ubisoft or Warner bros. Content is the king to success imo.