It seems Microsoft is facing a dilemma after completing its acquisition of Activision Blizzard, as a well-informed source has said that the company has shut down the Xbox gaming division that deals with retail stores and receives “physical” copies of games.
Industry insider and expert in Xbox news coverage Jez Corden Through your account on the website XHe said his own sources told him there were internal problems at Microsoft that resulted in quick and decisive decisions being made.
The closure of the Xbox games department in retail stores is just the beginning!
Just hours ago, IGN released its own report in which it claims that a group of sources told it about the layoff of 1,900 developers from Microsoft's gaming division, and also obtained a letter from… Phil Spencer Targeted at affected developers, and you can read more about this news here. but Corden He said this news was just part of other bad news, some of which were as follows:
- Layoff of 1,900 developers from Microsoft's gaming division.
- Abandoning the Xbox Games division, which deals with retailers and helps ensure physical copies of games reach them.
- Activision Blizzard has shut down nearly its entire internal customer service department and transferred remaining employees to other internal departments.
- Many of the company's community managers have been fired, led by Activision's president Mike Yabara.
- He said Corden The company has not yet considered releasing games only in digital versions, but closing the department responsible for tangible games is just the beginning of a future in which we will only see digital games.
It's worth noting that Activision had the best customer service teams, but closing the department and sending the remaining developers to other departments has specific motives from Microsoft. Previously, a source confirmed that Activision Blizzard's upcoming survival project was canceled just as we reported here.
