An Xbox official reaffirmed what spectators and players can anticipate from the presentation with only two days left before the Developer Direct demonstration airs. Their argument was stated in a Twitter reply when they acknowledged that gamers should keep any lingering expectations from Xbox and Bethesda under control ahead of the exhibition.
The show will debut only days after Microsoft announced a major round of layoffs. The cutbacks were felt across the board, including Xbox Game Studios, Bethesda, and 343 Industries. The layoffs accounted for around 5% of Microsoft’s employees, and Xbox CEO Phil Spencer indicated that the effects were part of a long-term strategy throughout the firm, although he could not go into details about what some of those plans were. With the FTC and EU regulatory committees currently looking into Microsoft’s proposed purchase of Activision Blizzard, only time will tell how much the layoffs influence those choices.
