# Report contradicts Microsoft's statements that id Software hasn't been shoved onto Unreal from id Tech: 'It's most likely going to end up in the trash can'

> One of the major victims of Xbox's "reset" is id Software, which suffered a whopping 136 layoffs—a move one artist likened to reducing it to a "support studio".

- **Source:** [Pcgamer](https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/report-contradicts-microsofts-statements-that-id-software-hasnt-been-shoved-onto-unreal-from-id-tech-its-most-likely-going-to-end-up-in-the-in-the-trash-can/?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=6a58ccbf2ff7fd7fb1bb64ba)
- **Published:** 2026-07-16
- **Category:** Gaming
- **Tags:** #microsoft #xbox #ai #windows
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