Xbox layoffs reportedly gut Id Software’s coding team and cut 60-70 developers from Obsidian
Reports indicate Xbox layoffs have severely impacted Id Software's coding team and reduced Obsidian Entertainment's staff by approximately 25%.
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Xbox is implementing layoffs that have reportedly targeted key development roles. According to Video Games Chronicle, the cuts have gutted the coding team at Id Software and removed 60-70 developers from Obsidian Entertainment.
Coverage from IGN, Rock Paper Shotgun, and TheGamer emphasizes that Obsidian has lost roughly a quarter of its staff. Tech4Gamers reports that a developer revealed almost every coder at Id Software was laid off.
Future developments may center on how these cuts affect specific projects, as Rock Paper Shotgun notes a push to focus on series such as Fallout.
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Quick answers
How many developers were cut from Obsidian Entertainment?
Reports indicate 60-70 developers were cut, which represents approximately a quarter of the studio's staff.
Which team at Id Software was most affected?
Coverage specifies that the coding team was gutted, with one developer stating that almost every coder was laid off.
What is the reported strategic focus following these layoffs?
According to Rock Paper Shotgun, there is a push to focus on series like Fallout.
Coverage (6)
- Report: Multiple Xbox game studio heads negotiating with Xbox to avoid closure GameDev.net · 5h ago
- Obsidian Entertainment Has Been Hit Hard By Xbox Layoffs TheGamer · 5h ago
- Xbox's layoffs come with a push to focus on series like Fallout, so naturally New Vegas devs Obsidian have reportedly lost around a quarter of their staff Rock Paper Shotgun · 5h ago
- Xbox Has Laid Off Almost Every Coder At Doom Studio Id Software, Reveals Dev Tech4Gamers · 5h ago
- Obsidian Reportedly Set to Lose a Quarter of Its Staff Amid Xbox Layoffs IGN · 5h ago
- Xbox layoffs reportedly gut Id Software’s coding team and cut 60-70 developers from Obsidian Video Games Chronicle · 5h ago broke it first
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