399
Elder Scrolls Online devs detail “inhumane” Microsoft layoffs as Xbox expects the “carcass of workers” to “keep shipping award-winning games” (www.videogamer.com)
submitted 1 week ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
33 comments fedilink hide all child comments

Inhuman. I can't believe how they would fire everybody without telling them what's going on, just shutting off all their accounts and leaving them hanging.

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[-] [email protected] 13 points 1 week ago

I'm amazed they'd layoff ESO workers, it's been a Zenimax cashcow for years.

[-] [email protected] 7 points 1 week ago

But it could be a bigger cash cow if we didnt have to pay people money. Better to apply for some h1-b visas and get some proper slaves like we had back in the day.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

Maybe in other industries but that strategy has never translated well in Gaming.

[-] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago

Longterm is for suckers - nu management is fast and loose - they break things - preferable good work environment.

[-] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago

microsoft set fire to all their money with the help of OpenAI

[-] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

TBH I kind of blame the state of US education on this one.

>Businessman read book about make money: spend less while make more.
>Businessman make employees do more tasks, higher productivity
>Businessman hire robot contractor to do job of employees
>Businessman layoff staff, condense departments, liquidate many assets
>Businessman very tech saavy, invest in only hottest new thingamijig
>Businessman hire firm to prevent unionization
>Businessman products not selling anymore?!
>Businessman can't fill new positions?! Nobody want to work!
>Businessman initiate bankruptcy filing, ask courts to delay so businessman can earn 300 Million USD bonus if turn situation around.
>Businessman am smart, read only the best book, follow to letter.

[-] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago

Being a cashcow isn't enough in this day and age unfortunately

[-] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago

How do we live in a world where being a major financial boon for your company isn't enough, this is bullshit.

[-] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago

Hasbro and Magic the Gathering have entered the chat

[-] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

The Excel Spreadsheet is sacrosanct. A bean counter predicted that you should make more money than last year, and if you don't, you are worthless.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

"NUMBER NOT BIG ENOUGH! MAKE NUMBER BIGGER!!!" - some directors and chief executives.

this post was submitted on 23 Jul 2025
399 points (98.3% liked)

Games

41226 readers
1277 users here now

Welcome to the largest gaming community on Lemmy! Discussion for all kinds of games. Video games, tabletop games, card games etc.

Rules

1. Submissions have to be related to games

Video games, tabletop, or otherwise. Posts not related to games will be deleted.

This community is focused on games, of all kinds. Any news item or discussion should be related to gaming in some way.

2. No bigotry or harassment, be civil

No bigotry, hardline stance. Try not to get too heated when entering into a discussion or debate.

We are here to talk and discuss about one of our passions, not fight or be exposed to hate. Posts or responses that are hateful will be deleted to keep the atmosphere good. If repeatedly violated, not only will the comment be deleted but a ban will be handed out as well. We judge each case individually.

3. No excessive self-promotion

Try to keep it to 10% self-promotion / 90% other stuff in your post history.

This is to prevent people from posting for the sole purpose of promoting their own website or social media account.

4. Stay on-topic; no memes, funny videos, giveaways, reposts, or low-effort posts

This community is mostly for discussion and news. Remember to search for the thing you're submitting before posting to see if it's already been posted.

We want to keep the quality of posts high. Therefore, memes, funny videos, low-effort posts and reposts are not allowed. We prohibit giveaways because we cannot be sure that the person holding the giveaway will actually do what they promise.

5. Mark Spoilers and NSFW

Make sure to mark your stuff or it may be removed.

No one wants to be spoiled. Therefore, always mark spoilers. Similarly mark NSFW, in case anyone is browsing in a public space or at work.

6. No linking to piracy

Don't share it here, there are other places to find it. Discussion of piracy is fine.

We don't want us moderators or the admins of lemmy.world to get in trouble for linking to piracy. Therefore, any link to piracy will be removed. Discussion of it is of course allowed.

Authorized Regular Threads

Related communities

PM a mod to add your own

Video games

Generic

Help and suggestions

By platform

By type

By games

Language specific

founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]