DF Direct Q+A: Xbox 'Reset' Worse Than Expected - Huge Job Losses + The End of idTech?

One part necessary re-organisation, one part liberation for key developers, one part vandalism of Xbox studios, it's a mixture of disbelief and anger from the DF panel as the full extent of Xbox's so-called "reset" becomes clear. If Asha Sharma's report on the business is on the level, clearly something had to be done - but as the scale of the lay-offs and the astonishing cuts to id Software become clear, are spreadsheets now more important to Microsoft than its audience?0:00:00 Introduction0:00:51 Supporter Q1: Why is Microsoft laying off 3200 people?0:28:39 Supporter Q2: Will Sony be forced to be more flexible with their digital storefront, now that physical discs are on the way out?0:45:04 Supporter Q3: Should Microsoft and Sony just call their next-gen consoles off?0:54:48 Supporter Q4: Could the PS6 SoC be revised?1:00:19 Supporter Q5: Could you use PCIe expansion to attach graphics expansion tech to current consoles? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.