Unity has confirmed that it will lay off nearly 300 employees, but it seems that the staff cut is something it will also announce in the next few hours. Microsoft. In the case of the Redmond giant we are talking about a much larger and more worrying figure for the company’s employees.
According to a Sky News report, the new wave of layoffs could see her cut about 5% of its workforce made up of 220,000 people, which would be equivalent to approx 11,000 jobs. Bloomberg it also reports that on Wednesday Microsoft plans to cut jobs in several of its engineering divisions. While the extent of the cuts isn’t perfectly clear yet, a source said to be familiar with Microsoft’s plans said the number of layoffs would be significantly higher than the company made in the past year. At the moment we don’t know if the cuts will also involve the Xbox division of the company. The announcement should arrive during the day tomorrow.
In October 2022, Microsoft laid off about 1,000 employees throughout the company, including personnel working for its gaming division. The company will talk about its current financial situation with the report expected on 24 Januaryone day before the Xbox Delevoper_Update will be held during which we will return to talk about games like Forza Motorsport and Redfall.
