Id Software Issues Statement Following Xbox Layoffs, Says It's Back to the Size It Was When It Made 2016's Doom
id Software said its team is still intact and compared its current size to the one behind DOOM (2016) after 136 layoffs hit Microsoft’s Xbox business.
- On Friday, id Software issued a statement reassuring fans that 136 laid-off employees won't halt game development, noting the remaining team matches the size when making DOOM .
- Microsoft's decision to cut 3,200 Xbox jobs triggered fears the studio's Tech engine is "probably dead forever," according to Kotaku, following the $7.5 billion ZeniMax/Bethesda acquisition in 2021.
- Xbox CEO Asha Sharma aims to entertain "more than a billion people each day," making the layoffs appear jarring given that reaching such ambitions typically requires new game development investment.
- Co-Founder John Carmack tweeted yesterday, "The game isn't over yet," while criticizing Microsoft's stewardship, saying his prior optimism about the acquisition "isn't aging well."
- The studio plans to showcase work at QuakeCon next month while staff emphasized they are "focused on supporting each other" and building tech that has defined them for 35 years.
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Doom dev id Software issues official response to Xbox layoffs
id Software was one of the studios hit hard by Microsoft's devastating layoffs and cutbacks across Xbox this week, but the developer behind Doom and Quake said Friday it will continue on, making games and developing its world-famous tech. The Texas-based studio issued a statement in response to reports that id had been slashed in half, and that “most (if not all) coders” at the company had been cut.
"My 'Microsoft will probably be a good steward of the brand' statement isn't aging well" - Doom studio co-founder speaks out after devastating Xbox layoffs
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