John Carmack Regrets Microsoft Remark After 136 Id Software Layoffs
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Updated · Video Games Chronicle · Jul 10
John Carmack Regrets Microsoft Remark After 136 Id Software Layoffs
1 articles · Updated · Video Games Chronicle · Jul 10
Summary
John Carmack said his past view that Microsoft would be a good steward of Id Software "isn't aging well" after 136 jobs were cut at the Doom and Quake studio.
A Texas WARN notice showed 96 layoffs in Richardson and 40 remote cuts, part of Xbox's broader business reset affecting Microsoft game studios.
Carmack said he was saddened but not outraged, arguing he lacks access to Id's finances and suspects the studio was only a marginal business for Microsoft.
He added that beloved games still must generate stronger sales in a brutal entertainment market, and said he lacks both the money and desire to buy back Id or lead it again.