Microsoft is going through a major wave of layoffs at Xbox and Activision Blizzard

A severe wave of layoffs also continues Microsoft In its games section, specifically in its branches Activision Blizzard So is he X-Box, While they will also be affected Zenimax According to his information the edge.

Features will 1,900 workers were laid off From the divisions of Activision Blizzard, Xbox and Zenimax, the corresponding number About 8% of the total employees From the department microsoft games, Which has about 22,000 employees. The Verge obtained access to her internal memo phil spencer, CEO of Microsoft Gaming, where the difficult decision was made by the company and He added: “Full support to all those who will be affected by this transition period, in addition to full compensation under local labor laws.”

In the context of these actions, it became known that S mike ybarra, Blizzard's president, will leave the company, while before this position he was a senior Microsoft executive for 20 years. The chief designer also leaves with him, Allen Adham, who was also one of its founders. Blizzard's new president is expected to be appointed by Microsoft next week.

This news comes in addition to the unfavorable climate that prevails in the gaming and technology industry and after other large companies in this field were forced to lay off workers, such as Riot Games, Discord, Twitch, Unity, Amazon, Naughty Dog, Sony, Google And dead Included.