Amazon lays off more than 180 employees in its gaming division, revealing that it will focus on improving benefits for Prime members and on game publishing.
Amazon announced on November 13, 2023 that it has laid off more than 180 employees involved in its gaming division ``
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Amazon cuts more than 180 jobs in gaming division
On November 13, 2023, Amazon Games General Manager Christoph Hartmann informed Amazon Games employees that the company will be cutting more than 180 jobs and making changes to gaming initiatives.
Hartman said that in conjunction with the latest personnel reductions, the official channel '
'In addition to expanding into new areas while delivering weekly content on Crown Channel, Game Growth allows publishers to bring their products to new audiences, something the Amazon Games team has done to date,' said Hartman. We're proud of our work, but after reviewing our business, it's become clear that we need to focus our resources and efforts on delivering great games to our current and future users. ” states.
Hartman continued, ``It never feels good to say goodbye to colleagues through this round of layoffs.This decision was not made immediately by senior management, but rather is a difficult decision for our future.'' It was a decision,' he said.
According to Hartman, after listening to user feedback, it became clear that users were looking forward to receiving free games every month, which is one of the benefits of Prime Gaming , a paid subscription service for Prime members. About. Therefore, after reorganization, Amazon Games has revealed that it will focus on improving benefits for Prime members.
Additionally, Amazon Games has reported that it will focus more on game publishing projects such as Throne and Liberty and Blue Protocol .
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