# id Software dev says mass layoffs like Microsoft's are weakening the games industry, because developers 'don't have the incentive to care anymore'

> At the end of last month, id Software lead services programmer Chris Hayes offered a blunt appraisal of Xbox's management during an interview with YouTube channel Auf ein Bier, saying Microsoft's repeated mass layoffs…

- **Source:** [Pcgamer](https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/id-software-dev-says-mass-layoffs-like-microsofts-are-weakening-the-games-industry-because-developers-dont-have-the-incentive-to-care-anymore/?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=6a7a6a85baea9b9d61d75b4d)
- **Published:** 2026-08-11
- **Category:** Gaming
- **Tags:** #microsoft #xbox
- **Canonical:** http://localhost:4321/a/6a7a6a85baea9b9d61d75b4d

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