id Software hit hard as Xbox layoffs reportedly halve staffing

As part of a broad Xbox-wide layoff wave, id Software reportedly reduced about half of its staff, with sources citing more than 90 redundancies and significant impact to QA, timed with the release of a major Doom expansion. Bloomberg noted ZeniMax will focus more on big franchises, while id employees who unionized last year voiced concerns. About 1,600 Xbox employees were cut that day, with roughly another 1,600 slated for the next fiscal year as part of 4,800 Microsoft-wide layoffs.