Doom developer slams Xbox after layoffs hit id Software: "They fundamentally don't understand art. They don't understand games"

A developer still working at Doom steward id Software has criticized corporate owner Xbox for laying off such a big portion of the iconic studio and seemingly misunderstanding the business its trying to dominate. Xbox's sweeping layoffs recently hit 1,600 people across the gaming division, with another 1,600 job cuts yet to come. But one developer that was hit especially hard was id Software, the famed game maker behind Doom, Quake, the original Wolfenstein, and more. Speaking to the Auf ein Bie