Over a Week After Microsoft Discontinued Some XBox Models It Apparently Exits Some Markets Altogether
Another managerial exit and a lack of availability are potentially relevant, potent hints
The latest intrigue surrounding Microsoft layoffs is the impact on "id Software" and face-saving statements about it (because the company has many fans going back to the 1990s). Lots of people got pink-slipped [1, 2] and the same is happening in ZeniMax. It seems unlikely that the "official" number of layoffs is accurate. Even just combining the numbers in a few studios, one quickly reaches a total bigger than what Microsoft claims.
Aside from all the above, there is talk about "weeks-long hardware shortages and hints at Xbox pulling back from the Indian market." They already pull back from some large retailers, where XBox consoles have not been stocked for a very long time. Some models are no longer manufactured/assembled at all.
We seem to be witnessing the end of XBox. █