EA Japan president Sean Noguchi slammed Microsoft’s decision to axe 9,000 staff—including nearly half from its gaming division—as a symptom of chasing quick wins for shareholders. What Western offices call “restructuring,” he notes, is simply layoffs in Japan, and this rush to pivot leaves years of work and long‐awaited titles on the cutting room floor.
Noguchi argues that the backbone of gaming isn’t big investments or spreadsheets, but the creators and dev teams who pour years into projects. By pulling the plug too soon, both developers and gamers lose out on the passion projects they’ve been building—and on experiences they’ll never get to enjoy.
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