Microsoft dió a conocer una importante remodelación dentro de sus oficinas, el despido de 1.900 empleados de Activision Blizzard y Xbox.
Los detalles de los recortes de empleos salieron a la luz a través de un memorándum interno de Microsoft. Despedirá esta semana a 1.900 empleados de Activision Blizzard y Xbox. Aunque Microsoft está despidiendo principalmente a trabajadores de Activision Blizzard, algunos empleados de Xbox y ZeniMax también se verán afectados por los recortes.
Memorándum interno de Microsoft Gaming
It’s been a little over three months since the Activision, Blizzard, and King teams joined Microsoft. As we move forward in 2024, the leadership of Microsoft Gaming and Activision Blizzard is committed to aligning on a strategy and an execution plan with a sustainable cost structure that will support the whole of our growing business. Together, we’ve set priorities, identified areas of overlap, and ensured that we’re all aligned on the best opportunities for growth.
As part of this process, we have made the painful decision to reduce the size of our gaming workforce by approximately 1900 roles out of the 22,000 people on our team. The Gaming Leadership Team and I are committed to navigating this process as thoughtfully as possible. The people who are directly impacted by these reductions have all played an important part in the success of Activision Blizzard, ZeniMax and the Xbox teams, and they should be proud of everything they’ve accomplished here. We are grateful for all of the creativity, passion and dedication they have brought to our games, our players and our colleagues. We will provide our full support to those who are impacted during the transition, including severance benefits informed by local employment laws. Those whose roles will be impacted will be notified, and we ask that you please treat your departing colleagues with the respect and compassion that is consistent with our values.
Looking ahead, we’ll continue to invest in areas that will grow our business and support our strategy of bringing more games to more players around the world. Although this is a difficult moment for our team, I’m as confident as ever in your ability to create and nurture the games, stories and worlds that bring players together.
Phil
Esta reestructuración interna también provocó la salida de personal influyente. Mike Ybarra, veterano de más de dos décadas en Microsoft y presidente de Activision Blizzard, decidió marcharse.
"Como muchos de ustedes saben, Mike llevaba más de 20 años en Microsoft. Ahora que ha llevado a cabo la adquisición como presidente de Blizzard, ha decidido dejar la empresa"
afirma el presidente de contenidos y estudios de juegos de Microsoft, Matt Booty, en una nota interna.
Junto a Ybarra se marcha Allen Adham, Jefe de Diseño y cofundador de Blizzard.
"Como uno de los cofundadores de Blizzard, Allen ha tenido un gran impacto en todos los juegos de Blizzard. Su influencia se dejará sentir en los años venideros, tanto directa como indirectamente, ya que Allen planea seguir tutelando a jóvenes diseñadores de toda la industria"
afirma Booty.
Tras estas salidas, existe un gran interés por el próximo anuncio del nuevo presidente de Blizzard, previsto para la semana siguiente.
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