An executive producer at Xbox Game Studios has been heavily criticized for recommending AI tools to recently laid-off workers in the games industry. On July 2, 2025, Microsoft announced significant layoffs that will affect approximately 4% of its workforce, or around 9,000 employees. These layoffs particularly affected its gaming divisions as Microsoft shuttered studios like The Initiative, canceled games like the Perfect Dark reboot and Rare’s Everwild, and reduced headcount at other major developers under the Xbox umbrella, such as Forza Motorsport‘s Turn 10.
