Xbox's 1,600 layoffs last week were brutal on the developers impacted, and will have uncertain ripples on the industry for years to come—however, a recent report from Game Developer states that the "reset" itself was chaotically implemented.
Speaking with multiple sources, the report shares that employees across Xbox were "informed their jobs were being eliminated during a fleeting video call with management at their respective studios … Chat was disabled. Microphones were permanently muted. In one instance, cameras were automatically turned off—meaning those delivering the news couldn't even see their colleagues' faces."
