Microsoft Is Cutting 1,900 Jobs From Its Video Game Division

@ceelogreen94: Look, I get that you're acting like this shouldn't matter to anybody here because it's Microsoft cutting jobs, and your comment history is solidly pro-Xbox and anti-PlayStation, but pretending not to understand basic human empathy is not a good look.

@gamespotter_198: Well it's a Window Central article, I'm not sure they'd tell their investors real subscriber counts. I'll give you an example. My MS games are open on my comp all the time. I close them. They re-open. Microsoft also takes the liberty of opening up a large number of other MS products I haven't used in 20 years. So if someone looked at my numbers there, I'm using Microsoft all day every day. In reality, I'm afraid to even use their Windows updates, they mangle my $3,000 comp for 24-hours after every update.

Microsoft will never be hurting for money. I understand layoffs happen. They're not even the most negligent, boneheaded company out there, there are many more just as bad or worse. The government should have regulated these companies 20 years ago, but when you're dealing with 80-year-old politicians who don't even understand social media, the chances of that happening are zero. And it's a nice cash flow anyway, not sure they'd want to interrupt the party.

But yeah, Microsoft isn't going under any time soon. Most tech companies stay lively by ripping off investors, not customers. Investors have an endless stream of money, they'll just keep investing until it's happy hour again.

@gamespotter_198: Yeah, I do feel for them hopefully they can gets jobs with other Devs.

@wbrabbit: Do not think so maybe you want it to happen but it won't and by the way the ink has dried.

@wbrabbit: After spending so long figuring out if Microsoft could really buy Activision or not, I kind of doubt the decisions are going to get reversed now that the deal is finally done.

@rabidgiantsr: Not sure if you work in the tech industry but I do. I've been a software developer for over 15 years. Going through mass layoffs is a cyclical thing in my line of work and especially at large tech companies. I have been a casualty of layoffs previously though not in a mass layoff but because I mostly tend to work at small tech companies. Getting laid off is obviously a painful experience but getting laid off at the end of the year is the worst timing-wise. It's why I was specifically referring to the timing of the mass layoffs because layoffs in the software world is a matter of when, not if.

Historically, Spring and Summer have been peak hiring season for many tech companies. In the gaming industry things might be a little different though but I don't expect it to be too different from regular software jobs. Having said that, I am pretty sure this year's Spring and Summer hiring will be different as the overall market is still down. So there will be a bit of an extended slump but again chances of landing a new job over the next few months are far better than in Q4 of any year.

@rabidgiantsr: Depends on how you are defining "best". If it is critically acclaimed titles then there is an argument to be made. This website gave 4 games a 10 when I cant recall a single year ever getting more than 1. Not to mention other great games like Spiderman 2, Street Fighter 6, Jedi Survivor, and Mario Wonder. Plus great indie titles like Venba, Cocoon, Sea of Stars, and Dredge. Still none of these great games guarantees profitability for companies making them so a great year for us isnt necessarily an automatic great year for them.

@rabidgiantsr: Copy that :)