Ea japan President Shaun Noguchi has criticized Microsoft after the company recently completed a massive round of layoffs. EA's Noguchi claims to “feel a deep sense of pain from this decision”, which recently sent shock waves through the gaming community.
A few days ago, a first report confirmed that Microsoft planned to terminate 4% of its 228,000 strong labor, which potentially affected up to 9,000 employees. During the days ago, the termination scale has been confirmed, which affects many teams and projects. Rare Permanent has reportedly been suspended as a result, as well as the iconic Forza Motorsport series. Romero Games has been alleged to have been suspended after funding for its project was drawn, and even Halo Studios has apparently been affected. It has been a devastating period for Microsoft.
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Now, in a post about X, EA Japan President Shaun Noguchi has criticized Microsoft's widespread dismissals and says: “In recent years, foreign affiliated companies have become more likely to seek short -term results from large investments.
EA Japan President criticizes Microsoft for looking for “seeking short -term results”
Noguchi also pointed out that the cancellation of several projects after Microsoft's layoffs will be bad for both developers and players, and the grief from both of the world can never see projects in which people have poured time and effort, says: “What supports the gaming industry are the creators and staff who have worked with sincerely.
In recent years, it has been extremely challenging for the video game industry when it comes to layoffs. It seems that there is always another round of layoffs around the corner somewhere, leading to instability for developers. Even EA has seen layoffs in different studios this year. Only in 2025, EA Studios Codemasters, Repawn Entertainment and Bioware have all layoffs.
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May 27, 1982
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Redwood City, California, USA
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Andrew Wilson
