Microsoft has instructed Xbox social media accounts to go dark today, amid the layoffs. It's to avoid a repeat of "feel the burn" Xbox controller announcement during the last layoffs. - eviltoast

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    6 days ago

    Surprised they didn’t lean into it. “Just lost your job? More time to play games!”

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    6 days ago

    The layoffs will continue until the XBox sales improve

    Edit: holy shit, just remembered that a fresh MS recruiter got in touch with me just a couple weeks ago for a term contract position on an XBox product. I’m guessing this is gonna be their new strategy: no more layoffs, just let the contracts expire! I don’t need that kind of uncertainty in my life.

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      You’d think they learned their lesson re: that approach with the whole Halo Infinite mess, but here we are.