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DonFerrari on 18 July 2014

75% layoffs in the EUMEA team... not even Sony have done that and have got doom signs for lot less.

Was the team so inefficient that they need to cut 75% of it??? And when Sony layoff is always bad for somepeople and out of despair to try not to go bankrupt... When MS does will be seem as to increase profit margins, not as greedy move or sign of trouble in EUMEA (since as they said "we stay commited with the region, and it is a very important market to us").

 

http://www.vgchartz.com/article/251699/report-huge-layoffs-at-xbox-europe/



duduspace11 "Well, since we are estimating costs, Pokemon Red/Blue did cost Nintendo about $50m to make back in 1996"

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=8808363

Mr Puggsly: "Hehe, I said good profit. You said big profit. Frankly, not losing money is what I meant by good. Don't get hung up on semantics"

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=9008994

Azzanation: "PS5 wouldn't sold out at launch without scalpers."

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KLXVER on 18 July 2014

When MS start selling their buildings, then Ill agree with you...



EpicRandy on 18 July 2014
DonFerrari said:

75% layoffs in the EUMEA team... not even Sony have done that and have got doom signs for lot less.

Was the team so inefficient that they need to cut 75% of it??? And when Sony layoff is always bad for somepeople and out of despair to try not to go bankrupt... When MS does will be seem as to increase profit margins, not as greedy move or sign of trouble in EUMEA (since as they said "we stay commited with the region, and it is a very important market to us").

 

http://www.vgchartz.com/article/251699/report-huge-layoffs-at-xbox-europe/

The situation at MS have nothing in common with the situation Sony is facing.

You know even with the 18 000 jobs cut, MS will still end up with something like 14 000 new employees.



DonFerrari on 18 July 2014
KLXVER said:
When MS start selling their buildings, then Ill agree with you...


Haven't said MS is doomed...as I find ridicule to say that because Sony sold buildings and is in dire situation that means PS is failing... but we had several doom threads because SSM and ND had some handy layoffs.



duduspace11 "Well, since we are estimating costs, Pokemon Red/Blue did cost Nintendo about $50m to make back in 1996"

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=8808363

Mr Puggsly: "Hehe, I said good profit. You said big profit. Frankly, not losing money is what I meant by good. Don't get hung up on semantics"

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=9008994

Azzanation: "PS5 wouldn't sold out at launch without scalpers."

DonFerrari on 18 July 2014
EpicRandy said:
DonFerrari said:

75% layoffs in the EUMEA team... not even Sony have done that and have got doom signs for lot less.

Was the team so inefficient that they need to cut 75% of it??? And when Sony layoff is always bad for somepeople and out of despair to try not to go bankrupt... When MS does will be seem as to increase profit margins, not as greedy move or sign of trouble in EUMEA (since as they said "we stay commited with the region, and it is a very important market to us").

 

http://www.vgchartz.com/article/251699/report-huge-layoffs-at-xbox-europe/

The situation at MS have nothing in common with the situation Sony is facing.

You know even with the 18 000 jobs cut, MS will still end up with something like 14 000 new employees.

I'm pretty sure this massive layoff isn't to prevent them from going bankrupy... and I haven't listed the 18k cut because that have nothing to do with Xbox... I linked the 75% cut in EUMEA Xbox.. and seing Og Xbox MS isn't to sleep and let money be lost.



duduspace11 "Well, since we are estimating costs, Pokemon Red/Blue did cost Nintendo about $50m to make back in 1996"

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=8808363

Mr Puggsly: "Hehe, I said good profit. You said big profit. Frankly, not losing money is what I meant by good. Don't get hung up on semantics"

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=9008994

Azzanation: "PS5 wouldn't sold out at launch without scalpers."

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KLXVER on 18 July 2014
DonFerrari said:
KLXVER said:
When MS start selling their buildings, then Ill agree with you...


Haven't said MS is doomed...as I find ridicule to say that because Sony sold buildings and is in dire situation that means PS is failing... but we had several doom threads because SSM and ND had some handy layoffs.


Sony will be fine. They just need to do some restructuring.



Serious_frusting on 18 July 2014

Its just more confirmation that microsoft is giving up on europe and is going to concentrate on the UK and North America.



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DonFerrari on 18 July 2014
KLXVER said:
DonFerrari said:
KLXVER said:
When MS start selling their buildings, then Ill agree with you...


Haven't said MS is doomed...as I find ridicule to say that because Sony sold buildings and is in dire situation that means PS is failing... but we had several doom threads because SSM and ND had some handy layoffs.


Sony will be fine. They just need to do some restructuring.


Yep, both companies will be fine... X1 I'm not sure because I can't remember MS holding a device that doesn't profit handsomely for too long... And Europe right now is pretty fucked up to X1.

I just hope Sony get it's shit straight and Nintendo returns to profit.



duduspace11 "Well, since we are estimating costs, Pokemon Red/Blue did cost Nintendo about $50m to make back in 1996"

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=8808363

Mr Puggsly: "Hehe, I said good profit. You said big profit. Frankly, not losing money is what I meant by good. Don't get hung up on semantics"

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=9008994

Azzanation: "PS5 wouldn't sold out at launch without scalpers."

Frogger on 18 July 2014
KLXVER said:
When MS start selling their buildings, then Ill agree with you...


...They fired 17,000 workers dude. That's much bigger than selling buildings.



KLXVER on 18 July 2014
spemanig said:
KLXVER said:
When MS start selling their buildings, then Ill agree with you...


...They fired 17,000 workers dude. That's much bigger than selling buildings.


How many people work for MS?