Former Microsoft Game Studios exec Laura Fryer spoke about the company's leadership being out of touch with the gaming audience.
Developer Rare likely wants to assure Sea of Thieves fans that it has been unaffected in the wake of Everwild's cancellation.
Predictably, the post has since been taken down by its author because of the amount of backlash it got for suggesting the use of AI.
Xbox Game Studios head Matt Booty had to reportedly pull the controller away from Spencer when he tried an early build in March.
Phil Spencer, who originally took on leadership of the Xbox division back in 2014, apparently has no plans to retire for now.
Several game studios under Microsoft are seeing a shake-up, including Rare, where veteran designers have allegedly departed.
One employee noted that Phil Spencer's email announcing the lay-offs also bragging about Xbox profits led to them being "super pissed".
King and ZeniMax Media will reportedly face cuts, but the full extent of the damage to Microsoft Gaming as a whole is unknown.
Microsoft seems to be more keen on making software improvements to Windows as a way to push it further into the handheld market.
The denial of this appeal, as well as a previous injunction, might have long-term effects in how the US FTC tackles deals in the tech market.
Spencer spoke about how the team had learned from the mistakes surrounding the Halo TV show, which was cancelled after two seasons.
