One week after Microsoft layoffs

The thief's sea Developer Rare announces its first community direct broadcast to discuss the game's upcoming long-term future, a week later Microsoft's latest layoffs Try the studio hard.

Rare is one of several Xbox teams that suffered cuts as part of last week's devastating decision to lay off about 9,100 employees in Xbox and its broader company.

Change saw Everwildrare long-term capture fantasy project, Canned in about ten yearsand many staff members – It is believed that including rare veteran Gregg Mayles – It's expected to leave the studio now.

Against this backdrop, Rare has said that it will now talk directly to the fans of the thief about the future of its long-running Pirate Live Service game, first about the development of the rest of the year and then the next step for the entire game.

“Join the core staff to attend the first ever thief community direct sales where they will talk about the upcoming season, changes in the big insider program and the highly demanded features that have recently been striking in development.”

The live broadcast will be held tomorrow, Thursday, July 10, UK time, that is, 7 a.m., the East or Pacific Ocean.

Sea of ​​Thieves has achieved a rare success, with a continued strong community driving the winds of the game to its current 17th season. Originally launched on PC and Xbox in 2018 Sea of ​​Thieves is also very popularwhen it arrived in 2024, it topped the list.

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Last week, Xbox chief Phil Spencer said personnel cuts and cancellations such as Everwild and Perfect Dark Relake are necessary to ensure the company's continued success and allow Xbox to “focus on the strategic growth areas.”

“If a game is in development for 7 to 10 years, cancelling feels like the worst move,” EA Japan Boss Shaun Noguchi said in response. “It’s a decade of work, probably a total loss to a quarter of people (SIC) as a whole career (SIC). Even if the final product isn’t what people initially expected, I think it’s still worth shipping.”

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