Amazon only announced its plans to expand into the gaming business in April this year.More than 100 employees were laid offEarlier, it was reported that about 180 employees would be laid off again.
FromMedia reports including Bloomberg NewsAmazon is reportedly laying off employees again in its gaming division, hoping to focus internal resources on projects with greater growth potential. When announcing layoffs in April, Amazon explained its focus on key project development in the gaming business, and that games that were unprofitable or lacked the potential for greater profitability would be canceled.
After announcing the layoffs of approximately 1 employees in January this year and subsequently announcing the layoffs of approximately 1 employees, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy said that Amazon's business system will be streamlined and more resources will be focused on important customer experience. He also emphasized that the company will continue to invest in AWS cloud business, online services, and necessary new business development in the future.
This further streamlining of the gaming business may lead to a subsequent readjustment of the gaming business development strategy, but it is uncertain whether existing game studios and current investments in game development will be affected.
