{"id":16557,"date":"2026-07-10T00:53:26","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T00:53:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/techtrendfeed.com\/?p=16557"},"modified":"2026-07-10T00:53:26","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T00:53:26","slug":"john-carmack-responds-to-id-software-program-layoffs-says-he-believes-reviews-that-minecraft-revenues-have-been-carrying-a-number-of-different-studios-at-xbox","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/techtrendfeed.com\/?p=16557","title":{"rendered":"John Carmack Responds to id Software program Layoffs, Says He Believes Reviews That Minecraft Revenues &#8216;Have Been Carrying A number of Different Studios&#8217; at Xbox"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">John Carmack has responded to the numerous layoffs at Doom developer id Software program, expressing disappointment however not \u201canger or outrage.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">On Wednesday, a WARN discover filed in Texas reported by <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gamedeveloper.com\/business\/report-around-half-of-the-id-software-team-have-been-laid-off\" class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Recreation Developer<\/a> confirmed that 96 employees had been laid off in Richardson, Texas, house of id Software program, with an extra 40 distant roles reduce. Reviews point out 50% of workers have misplaced their jobs.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">The cuts come as a part of new Xbox CEO Asha Sharma\u2019s \u201creset\u201d of Microsoft\u2019s gaming enterprise, which started with 1,600 workers shedding their jobs on Monday. One other 1,600 can be let go throughout the remainder of the present monetary yr. 4 Xbox studios are already out the door, with one other scorching on their heels.<\/p>\n<p><output class=\"box-wrapper jsx-2673806401\" data-cy=\"article-slideshow\"><button type=\"button\" style=\"display:none\" class=\"jsx-2228525885\"\/><span data-cy=\"slideshow-view-trigger\"><\/p>\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-preview\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 slideshow-preview\">\n<h3 class=\"title5 jsx-62124236 jsx-1085005187\" data-cy=\"slideshow-preview-title\">The 100 Greatest Xbox Video games of All Time<\/h3>\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-images-container\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 images-container\"><button type=\"button\" data-cy=\"hero-image\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 hero-image\"><img alt=\"What is an Xbox? Microsoft has spent 25 years trying to answer the question, but for fans, the answer is easy: \u201cXbox\u201d evokes one-eared headsets wired into the memory card slots of massive controllers with breakaway cords. A dashboard with gleaming skeuomorphic blades and avatars adorned in earned accessories. That sound that plays when a hard-earned Achievement finally pops. \u201cXbox\u201d means heavy-duty hardware. Tactile sensations. Friends connecting for the first time. And that\u2019s before we even get to the games.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#10;&#10;It may be that the very idea of an Xbox game is coming to an end. Microsoft has undeniably shifted its tactics, with a new focus on multi-platform releases, handheld Xboxes that are actually miniature Windows computers, and the potential that future Xbox consoles may simply be gaming PCs. So now seems as good a time as any to look back at the entire history of Microsoft\u2019s console journey and rank the best Xbox games, with help from our friends at Outside Xbox, the multimillion-subscriber channel that serves up weekly videos about video games and video game-adjacent things&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#10;&#10;When we say \u201cthe best Xbox games,\u201d we mean the ones that most evoke that weighty sense of \u201cXboxness.\u201d Some are first-party, most are exclusives, and all of them are indelibly tied to the legacy of and fondness for a platform that\u2019s left a massive mark on gaming. These are the 100 Best Xbox Games of All Time. We'll be updating this list daily with 25 games at 7am PST\/10am ET\/3pm GMT from Tuesday, 20th January to Friday, 23rd January, until number one is revealed.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2896921488 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"\/><span class=\"button-text jsx-729543028 button button--primary jsx-3381835873 jsx-4266531355 row-pagination-button next contained centered round large\" data-cy=\"paginate next\" title=\"Open Slideshow\"><span class=\"ign-icon right-chevron jsx-2750866048 jsx-2919720488\" role=\"presentation\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-cy=\"right-chevron\" style=\"mask:url(https:\/\/kraken.ignimgs.com\/_next\/static\/media\/RightChevron.272be43c.svg?cors=1) no-repeat center center \/ contain;background:currentColor\"\/><\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/output><\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Carmack, who co-founded id Software program in 1991 alongside John Romero, Tom Corridor, and Adrian Carmack, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ID_AA_Carmack\/status\/2075319665564234012\" class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">took to social media<\/a> to precise his perception that the corporate was a \u201cmarginal enterprise\u201d for Microsoft, and that he couldn\u2019t see an apparent manner for it to make more cash from its video games.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Right here\u2019s the assertion in full:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>I&#8217;ve been looking for one thing significant to say in regards to the Id Software program layoffs.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p>My \u201cMicrosoft will most likely be an excellent steward of the model\u201d assertion isn\u2019t getting older effectively, and that is definitely going to dampen the temper of the founder reunion at QuakeCon subsequent month.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p>I\u2019m saddened, however I can\u2019t muster anger or outrage over it. I don\u2019t have entry to the books, however I believe that id Software program was a marginal enterprise from Microsoft\u2019s perspective. I imagine the experiences that Minecraft revenues have been carrying a number of different studios.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p>To proceed being produced long run, video games have to succeed, not simply be beloved.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p>Video games are competing with each different possibility for spending your leisure money and time, and the competitors is brutal.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p>You may\u2019t rule out the likelihood that executives are idiots, however that shouldn\u2019t be your default perception. I don\u2019t assume there&#8217;s any apparent path that might have doubled the income from Id video games.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p>May they&#8217;ve gotten extra with a unique pricing technique?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p>May they&#8217;ve created extra issues for followers to purchase?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p>May they&#8217;ve affordably marketed in a manner that reached extra gamers that might have beloved and purchased the video games?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p>May they&#8217;ve modified the sport designs and broadened the enchantment to extra gamers with out alienating present ones?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p>May they&#8217;ve produced the video games at a decrease price, quicker or cheaper?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p>I actually don\u2019t know.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p>The sport isn\u2019t over but, and I hope the studio rallies via.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span data-cy=\"tierlist-view-trigger\"><\/p>\n<section class=\"box-wrapper jsx-2673806401\" id=\"xbox-games-series-tier-list\" data-cy=\"xbox-games-series-tier-list\">\n<div class=\"card jsx-1339469126 jsx-1355461925 box jsx-2627838217\"><span class=\"stack jsx-3547261442 jsx-2986308351\"><span class=\"stack jsx-2959124702 jsx-4269505506 TierListHeader_header__xyy5a\"><span class=\"stack jsx-3647836811 jsx-4269505506 TierListHeader_title__UxzQx\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"ign-icon icon-tier-list jsx-2750866048 jsx-1879929830\" role=\"img\" aria-hidden=\"false\" data-cy=\"icon-tier-list\" alt=\"Tier List\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/kraken.ignimgs.com\/_next\/static\/media\/TierList.c19f1c86.svg?cors=0\"\/><\/p>\n<h3 data-cy=\"title3\" class=\"title3 jsx-12333944 jsx-2321054750 TierListHeader_full__J6p2u\">Xbox Video games Sequence Tier Listing<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"title5 jsx-62124236 jsx-957202555 TierListHeader_compact__7JWp1 balanced\">Xbox Video games Sequence Tier Listing<\/h3>\n<p><\/span><\/span><span class=\"stack jsx-3547261442\"\/><\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">There\u2019s a good bit to unpack right here. Let\u2019s begin with Carmack\u2019s suggestion that id Software program was a \u201cmarginal enterprise\u201d for Microsoft. Given Microsoft introduced in $281.72 billion in income throughout its final monetary yr, then sure, id Software program is little greater than a rounding error, if you wish to have a look at the studio from such a excessive stage perspective. I think about most Xbox studios are the identical.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">In comparison with another Xbox studios, although, id Software program was prolific. 2016\u2019s Doom reboot was a blast. Sure, 2019\u2019s Rage 2 struggled, however 2020\u2019s Doom Everlasting, launched only a yr later, introduced followers again onside. 2022\u2019s Quake Champions has all the time been a little bit of an odd launch, however once more, final yr\u2019s Doom: The Darkish Ages was nice enjoyable. These Doom video games didn\u2019t promote at Name of Obligation ranges, however they made their mark.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Then there\u2019s Carmack\u2019s \u201cI imagine the experiences that Minecraft revenues have been carrying a number of different studios,\u201d line. This comes from a latest <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2026-07-07\/behind-xbox-s-big-layoffs-a-streaming-strategy-that-failed\" class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bloomberg<\/a> article on the goings on at Xbox amid its \u201creset\u201d plan. Right here\u2019s the related part:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Going ahead, Xbox plans to take a extra streamlined method to video games and studios, moderately than the bigger-is-better method. The corporate will focus extra on franchises like Minecraft, from studio Mojang, which had beforehand operated kind of independently. Income from Minecraft, thought of probably the most profitable video video games on the earth, have been used to fund the remainder of the gaming portfolio, in keeping with the particular person aware of Xbox operations.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Did Minecraft basically prop up Xbox studios like id Software program? If it did, that\u2019s not as stunning because it sounds. Many huge leisure corporations work in a lot the identical manner, with one or two megahits serving to to maintain the larger image lights on. These large cash makers gasoline threat taking, experimentation, and reboots of legacy first-person shooters. At the very least, they did.<\/p>\n<p><output class=\"box-wrapper jsx-2673806401\" data-cy=\"article-video\"\/><\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Then there&#8217;s maybe essentially the most reducing line in Carmack&#8217;s assertion: &#8220;To proceed being produced long run, video games have to succeed, not simply be beloved.&#8221; Right here he is merely saying that id&#8217;s latest output \u2014 to illustrate from 2016&#8217;s Doom reboot as much as this month&#8217;s Darkish Ages DLC \u2014 hasn&#8217;t been profitable. I assume Carmack equates success to income right here. That&#8217;s, he is saying that whereas folks beloved the Doom video games, not sufficient folks purchased them. Ergo, layoffs in 2026.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Microsoft doesn\u2019t make gross sales numbers for its video games public, nor does it reveal studio income figures, so we don\u2019t know what monetary state id was in going into this yr. In accordance with <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/gamesbeat.com\/inside-a-studio-layoff-big-questions-for-microsofts-intentions-for-id-software\/\" class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">GamesBeat<\/a>, id was formulating new recreation concepts, resembling a John Wick-style authentic IP, a brand new Good Darkish recreation, and a multiplayer \/ co-op Doom recreation. Maybe its largest mistake was not having a brand new recreation able to roll even earlier than The Darkish Ages got here out. Regardless of the fact, id&#8217;s future is now unclear. Some even fear the legendary shooter studio could possibly be relegated to help standing.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Earlier this week, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/my-hearts-with-all-of-you-john-romero-says-id-software-has-done-a-great-job-moving-the-studios-legacy-forward-and-hopes-someone-is-working-to-preserve-it-all-amid-xbox-layoffs\">John Romero took to social media to supply affected id Software program workers his help<\/a>, and to name on the studio\u2019s latest legacy to be preserved.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">\u201cDoom, Quake, and Wolfenstein aren&#8217;t straightforward names to hold on, particularly in immediately\u2019s trade,\u201d he stated. \u201cThe previous few video games confirmed actual care, ability and respect for what these worlds imply to folks.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\"><em>Photographer: Michael Quick\/Bloomberg through Getty Photos.<\/em><\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\"><em>Wesley is Director, Information at IGN. Discover him on Twitter at @wyp100. You may attain Wesley at wesley_yinpoole@ign.com or confidentially at wyp100@proton.me.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>John Carmack has responded to the numerous layoffs at Doom developer id Software program, expressing disappointment however not \u201canger or outrage.\u201d On Wednesday, a WARN discover filed in Texas reported by Recreation Developer confirmed that 96 employees had been laid off in Richardson, Texas, house of id Software program, with an extra 40 distant roles [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":16559,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[57],"tags":[9702,9700,9704,2262,4081,1029,629,9701,9703,802,3250,3150],"class_list":["post-16557","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gaming","tag-believes","tag-carmack","tag-carrying","tag-john","tag-layoffs","tag-minecraft","tag-reports","tag-responds","tag-revenues","tag-software","tag-studios","tag-xbox"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/techtrendfeed.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16557","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/techtrendfeed.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/techtrendfeed.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techtrendfeed.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techtrendfeed.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=16557"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/techtrendfeed.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16557\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16558,"href":"https:\/\/techtrendfeed.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16557\/revisions\/16558"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techtrendfeed.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/16559"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/techtrendfeed.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=16557"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techtrendfeed.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=16557"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techtrendfeed.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=16557"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}<!-- This website is optimized by Airlift. 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