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Carmack reacts to id Software layoffs, urging resilience for DOOM's future

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Carmack reacts to id Software layoffs, urging resilience for DOOM's future
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John Carmack responded to Microsoft's layoffs at id Software with sadness but no anger, noting the brutal economics of the industry and suggesting id Software may have been marginal from Microsoft's view; he questioned what could have been done differently but remained hopeful the studio can rebound, while Microsoft stressed that id Tech is still developed across multiple locations and layoffs won’t end the studio's projects.

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