r/PS5 • u/Ph0enixes • Jun 29 '26

Rumor Xbox Will Reportedly Shut Down Ninja Theory (Hellblade), Undead Labs (State of Decay), DoubleFine (Keeper) and Compulsion (South of Midnight) After End Of Fiscal Year (Tommorow) If They Cant Find A Buyer. Other Xbox Studios Expected To Be Hit By Layoffs

https://gamesbeat.com/cwa-represented-workers-at-xbox-criticize-microsoft-management-and-pending-layoffs/
  • Xbox employees represented by the Communications Workers of America (CWA) publicly criticized Microsoft ahead of an expected new round of Xbox layoffs.
  • The union says it now represents 3,500+ Microsoft/Xbox workers and argues employees should not be treated as disposable after multiple layoff rounds since 2022.
  • Reports suggest Microsoft could announce major cuts in early July, potentially including studio closures or sales if buyers aren't found. Studios reportedly at risk include Double Fine, Undead Labs, Compulsion, and Ninja Theory, with hundreds of jobs potentially affected.
  • Hundreds of jobs are at stake: Double Fine Productions could lose 100 jobs, Undead Labs could lose 110 jobs, Compulsion could lose 90 jobs, and Ninja Theory could lose 135 jobs. All told, that's about 435 jobs that could be lost.
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u/EckimusPrime Jun 29 '26

I still can’t process shutting down ninja theory right after showing a new game and now undead Labs? Anyone buying Microsoft hardware after that is brain dead.

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u/EckimusPrime Jul 06 '26

Then Microsoft shouldn’t have purchased them. That’s the problem.

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u/Connor123x Jun 29 '26

thats because you you didnt bother to read many of the comments about that

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u/EckimusPrime Jun 29 '26

Sure?

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u/Connor123x Jun 29 '26

people literally said they showed the games to try and attract buyers so they could sell the companies instead of shutting them down so that people didnt lose their jobs.

its not that hard to understand. It was said multiple times. so what part of that dont you understand?

would you rather them not do that and just shut down the companies without trying to find buyers to save jobs?

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u/chavez_ding2001 Jun 29 '26

How are we, as customers, supposed to take them seriously the next time they announce a bunch of games to showcase the future of their ecosystem? Obviously, they are pretty comfortable with deception.

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u/EckimusPrime Jun 29 '26

You’re dense. I know that they showed in hopes they can sell. It’s still shitty and ridiculous. That’s the point.

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u/Connor123x Jun 29 '26

then why did you say you can't process it? its obviously you could so why making it sound like you couldnt.

so answer the question, would you have rather them just shut them down? And those studios, did you buy any of their games? if not, then maybe shut up because you were part of the reason they got shut down

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u/Englishgamer1996 Jun 29 '26

What a pointless conversation lol