LogInXbox head Phil Spencer sent an email to Microsoft gaming divisions' staff sharing his thoughts on the significant layoffs across the company.
Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer has reportedly reached out to Xbox employees across the company acknowledging that it "has been a difficult week across Microsoft" due to the recent major round of layoffs that affected multiple Microsoft divisions including game studios such as 343 Industries, The Coalition, ZeniMax Media, and Bethesda Game Studios.
In an email sent to employees and viewed by Kotaku, Spencer reiterated thoughts from Satya Nadella's recent blog post saying that the decisions made by Microsoft were painful but necessary for the "long-term success of [the company's] products and business."
"This is a challenging moment in our business, and this week’s actions were painful choices," the Xbox head wrote. "The Gaming Leadership Team had to make decisions that we felt set us up for the long-term success of our products and business, but the individual results of those decisions are real. I know that hurts."
Additionally, in the email, Spencer noted that there will be opportunities for leadership to connect with employees and answer any questions they may have, including during the Monthly Gaming Updates, and that efforts will be made to be as transparent as possible.
One Xbox employee, however, told Kotaku that "this feels like something you send out on obligation" and that they "seriously doubt any of those monthly gaming updates or other meetings are going to do anything to make anyone feel better."
Microsoft's mass job cuts that affected around 10,000 employees were announced by Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella last week in a public blog post. The layoffs came after a decline in the company's net income and an increase in revenue from cloud-based services. Nadella stated that this was a necessary measure as the company was searching for new ways to grow during the current economic recession and to prepare for future economic downturns.
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