Outer Worlds Studio Obsidian Losing 25% Of Staff In Xbox Cuts
Obsidian Entertainment, a studio owned by Microsoft, is laying off approximately 25% of its workforce as part of broader cuts across the Xbox division. Despite the layoffs, the studio plans to continue work on existing projects like Grounded 2 and The Outer Worlds 2.
Why it matters
The layoffs reflect ongoing instability and cost-cutting measures within the major gaming industry, impacting veteran talent and project development.
Among the massive cuts made today across Xbox, Kotaku understands that roughly one-quarter of Obsidian Entertainment , the first-party studio behind Avowed , The Outer Worlds , and Pentiment , is being let go.
The article provides a factual account of corporate layoffs based on internal sources.
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