# id Software Issues Statement Following Xbox Layoffs, Says It's Back to the Size It Was When It Made 2016's Doom

> id Software has issued a statement following layoffs at Xbox that saw roughly half the staff at the legendary first-person shooter studio lose their jobs.

- **Source:** [Ign](https://www.ign.com/articles/id-software-issues-statement-following-xbox-layoffs-says-its-back-to-the-size-it-was-when-it-made-2016s-doom?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=6a5161a1fdbdfe93eb6caf56)
- **Published:** 2026-07-10
- **Category:** Gaming
- **Tags:** #microsoft #xbox
- **Canonical:** http://localhost:4321/a/6a5161a1fdbdfe93eb6caf56

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