John Carmack, co-founder of id Software, reacts to reports of large layoffs at the studio following an Xbox restructuring. Both outlets describe Carmack addressing earlier remarks in which he suggested that Microsoft would act as a “good steward” of the id brand. In his response, Carmack says that statement is no longer standing up well in light of the layoffs.
Carmack also cautions against assuming executive decisions are always rational, while stopping short of framing the situation as a settled conclusion about individual leaders. His comments are presented as a personal reaction rather than a direct account of internal decision-making.
The coverage ties Carmack’s reaction to the reported scale of the job cuts at id Software and situates it within broader concerns about how Microsoft and Xbox manage studios after reorganizations. Neither article provides detailed confirmations of numbers or timelines in the excerpted material, but both characterize the layoffs as significant and linked to the restructuring process.
