Xbox is Cutting 3,200 Jobs
About this episode
Mike Minotti and Jan Ochoa discuss the significant layoffs at Xbox and other major gaming news.
Mike Minotti and Jan Ochoa start your week with trying to make sense of the growing situation of the massive layoffs happening at Xbox, Nintendo to stop selling the original Switch 1 in Europe by 2027, Cyberpunk 2077 hitting a massive sales milestone, and more for your Monday! 00:00 - Intro 4:00 - Xbox to reduce staff by approximately 3,200 throughout FY27 29:00 - BREAK 29:14 - Nintendo will stop selling the Nintendo Switch in 2027 32:27 - WayForward announces next Shantae game at Anime Expo with 2027 release window 34:25 - Cyberpunk 2077 Just Hit Another Massive Sales Milestone 37:50 - Halo: Campaign Evolved’s boxed version will come with physical discs so that players can ‘have tangible items to add to your collection’ 43:40 - Hideo Kojima ‘really sad’ about PlayStation killing discs, ‘frightened’ for future of ownership 47:00 - More traditional Final Fantasy remakes could happen, as Square Enix says it'll follow what "truly resonates" with fans, even if that's not open-world action 55:26 - Summer Games Done Quick 2026 is happening this week
People in this episode
Hosts: Mike Minotti, Jan Ochoa
Topics covered
- Xbox layoffs
- Nintendo Switch
- Cyberpunk 2077
- video game industry
- Hideo Kojima
- Final Fantasy
- Summer Games Done Quick
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Xbox, Nintendo, Square Enix
Products: Nintendo Switch, Cyberpunk 2077, Halo: Campaign Evolved
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