Microsoft 'Trying Their Damndest to Replace Jobs with AI Agents', According to One Developer

Amid crisis, Microsoft is swapping humans for AI

Microsoft is making significant changes to its gaming division, including mass layoffs, project cancellations and, now, an increased reliance on artificial intelligence . According to a company employee, the measures have affected major studios such as The Initiative, ZeniMax Online, Rare, Turn 10 and Halo Studios. Furthermore, the employee also highlighted that the watchword seems to be restructuring. In this way, it is replacing internal teams…

Microsoft 'Trying Their Damndest to Replace Jobs with AI Agents', According to One Developer

Tensions are very high among Xbox developers after the latest round of Microsoft layoffs, which appears to have removed hundreds of jobs across the whole gaming division. The Initiative and its Perfect Dark reboot are no more; ZeniMax Online's upcoming MMORPG, Project Blackbird, was canceled, and the studio founder left; Rare's new IP, Everwild, was also canceled, and veteran Gregg Mayles also left; and Turn 10 also saw the majority of its emplo…

Halo Studios Faces Tension & Doubt On New Project With Microsoft Pushing AI Based Workforce Changes

Halo Studios is facing a lot of tension and doubt on its new project, with Microsoft pushing for AI based workforce changes in the development team. Speaking to Engadget, an anonymous Halo Studios developer revealed that Microsoft is trying its best to replace as many jobs as it can with AI agents. According to them, nobody in the development team is currently happy about the quality of the new project it has been working on. They added that the…