HUGE LAYOFFS at Xbox and PlayStation! 60,000 JOBS LOST AT MICROSOFT?!

Follow me on social media: Instagram:   / dreamcastguy   Patreon: patreon.com/DreamcastGuy Twitch:   / thedreamcastguy   Sucker Punch is laying off 26 employees as part of cost cuts: "After carefully observing the challenges in the market and reviewing the team needs for our next project, we've decided to make some staffing reductions. Several positions across Sucker Punch will be eliminated as a result." "We know this is a lot to take in, and we want to assure you that we did not make this decision lightly. We have given this a lot of attention and worked to support our affected colleagues during this transition as well as we can. …There's no getting around that this is a hard day. Next week we will go into more details about the future." REPORT: GTA 6 has had almost no impact on Xbox sales in comparison to PS5. “The thing is, though, when you look at PlayStation 5 compared to Xbox Series — Grand Theft Auto VI is coming out on both platforms, whether people know it or not — the Xbox Series numbers were bad. It was the lowest September ever for Xbox, 27% below last year in units. So there was no impact of the GTA VI reveal on Xbox, or no noticeable positive impact, at least” says Mat Piscatella from Circana, speaking to BREAKING: Microsoft, $MSFT , is offering buyouts to 60,000 workers as part of the company’s efforts to cut costs amid AI adoption, per Bloomberg. Personnel on select teams in the US, Canada, India, and the UK at a vice president level and below will be eligible. Asha Sharma says they're not selling (for now), but recent moves resemble packaging for a potential sell-off: 9k+ layoffs, 13 fewer studios, existing studios gutted, etc. This reflects ~27% of Microsoft's total workforce. Sony CFO Lin Tao says Ghost of Yotei sold better than Ghost of Tsushima in the same time period and has significantly contributed to their earning results! Saros PS5 Sales Estimates at 300k, Selling Slower Than Returnal on a Bigger Install Base. "Ghost of Yotei, a tentpole title we released in October, exceeded the sales of the previous title in the same period of time and significantly contributed to the financial results of the quarter"