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John Romero Urges Preservation of id Software's History Amid Major Xbox Layoffs at Doom Studio
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Ethan Gach
4h ago· 4 min readenNews
Summary
id Software co-founder John Romero has expressed condolences and concern following major layoffs at the iconic Doom developer as part of Microsoft's largest Xbox restructuring. Romero urged the preservation of id Software's history amid the uncertainty, reflecting on his own painful departure from the studio years ago. The cuts are part of a broader Microsoft gaming division shakeup that has affected multiple studios.
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kotakuJohn Romero Urges Preservation of id Software's History Amid Major Xbox Layoffs at Doom Studiokotaku.comKey quotes
· 2 pulledI'm so sorry for everyone at id Software affected by these layoffs.
I know what it feels like to leave id while id goes on. It's a strange and painful thing to step away.
The veteran dev shared his condolences a year after his own studio reportedly faced cuts from Microsoft
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