Microsoft Is Shutting Down Game Studios

An episode of the Coding With Strangers podcast, hosted by Coding With Strangers, titled "Microsoft Is Shutting Down Game Studios" was published on May 8, 2024 and runs 12 minutes.

May 8, 2024 ·12m · Coding With Strangers

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Hey Strangers, #gamedev #microsoft #bethesda May 7 (Reuters) - Microsoft's (MSFT.O), opens new tab Xbox is shutting down a number of gaming studios including Arkane Austin, making it the latest publisher to shut down studios amid signs of a gaming slowdown. Studios such as "Hi-Fi Rush" maker Tango Gameworks, headquartered in Tokyo, and Canada-based Alpha Dog will also be closed and some employees will be laid off, Matt Booty, head of Xbox Game Studios said in a memo that was seen by Reuters on Tuesday. Xbox declined to comment when asked about the number of employees impacted by the layoffs. Growth in personal computing and console gaming is expected to remain below pre-pandemic levels as gamers record fewer hours of playtime owing to weaker release schedules, data from research firm Newzoo showed. ======================================= My other podcast https://www.theverge.com/2021/3/9/22319124/microsoft-bethesda-acquisition-complete-finalized https://www.reuters.com/technology/microsofts-xbox-shuts-multiple-studios-consolidates-teams-cost-cutting-move-2024-05-07/ ====================================== Today is for push-ups and Programming and I am all done doing push-ups Discord https://discord.gg/MYvNgYYFxq TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@strangestcoder Youtube https://www.youtube.com/@codingwithstrangers Twitch https://www.twitch.tv/CodingWithStrangers Twitter https://twitter.com/strangestcoder merch Support CodingWithStrangers IRL by purchasing some merch. All merch purchases include an alert: https://streamlabs.com/codingwithstrangers/merch Github Follow my works of chaos https://github.com/codingwithstrangers Tips https://streamlabs.com/codingwithstrangers/tip Patreon patreon.com/TheStrangers Timeline 00:00 intro 00:19 What are we talking about 2:22 Article7:58 Lies09:47 My Thoughts 11:40 outro anything else? Take Care

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Hey Strangers, #gamedev #microsoft #bethesda May 7 (Reuters) - Microsoft's (MSFT.O), opens new tab Xbox is shutting down a number of gaming studios including Arkane Austin, making it the latest publisher to shut down studios amid signs of a gaming slowdown. Studios such as "Hi-Fi Rush" maker Tango Gameworks, headquartered in Tokyo, and Canada-based Alpha Dog will also be closed and some employees will be laid off, Matt Booty, head of Xbox Game Studios said in a memo that was seen by Reuters on Tuesday. Xbox declined to comment when asked about the number of employees impacted by the layoffs. Growth in personal computing and console gaming is expected to remain below pre-pandemic levels as gamers record fewer hours of playtime owing to weaker release schedules, data from research firm Newzoo showed. ======================================= My other podcast https://www.theverge.com/2021/3/9/22319124/microsoft-bethesda-acquisition-complete-finalized https://www.reuters.com/technology/microsofts-xbox-shuts-multiple-studios-consolidates-teams-cost-cutting-move-2024-05-07/ ====================================== Today is for push-ups and Programming and I am all done doing push-ups Discord https://discord.gg/MYvNgYYFxq TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@strangestcoder Youtube https://www.youtube.com/@codingwithstrangers Twitch https://www.twitch.tv/CodingWithStrangers Twitter https://twitter.com/strangestcoder merch Support CodingWithStrangers IRL by purchasing some merch. All merch purchases include an alert: https://streamlabs.com/codingwithstrangers/merch Github Follow my works of chaos https://github.com/codingwithstrangers Tips https://streamlabs.com/codingwithstrangers/tip Patreon patreon.com/TheStrangers Timeline 00:00 intro 00:19 What are we talking about 2:22 Article7:58 Lies09:47 My Thoughts 11:40 outro anything else? Take Care

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