Contrary to What Microsoft Claims, Teams Were Cut Yesterday, XBox Sales Have Collapsed, Layoffs Announced at 3AM (in the Morning)
From "Microsoft cuts major team that develops popular product":
Notice the time of these layoffs (on a weekend almost):
Regarding the time: "Phil Spencer, who is the Chief at Xbox, had informed the team about the layoffs via an internal memo at 3 AM PT. As per the memo, the job cuts would mainly impact corporate and supporting functions such as HR and marketing, rather than game development or studio operations."
Innovative new euphemism: layoffs were "growth" according to him (months ago) and now they are "to minimise disruption":
There is actually a lot of media coverage about this, unlike prior waves of layoffs at Microsoft.
We previously mentioned this in: Once Again, Mass Layoffs at Microsoft (Just Like Every Month This Year) | This is How Bad Things Have Become at Microsoft