DF Direct Q+A: Xbox 'Reset' Worse Than Expected - Huge Job Losses + The End of idTech?

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Thanks to Alienware for sponsoring DF Direct. To learn more about the Alienware AREA-51 Gaming Desktop, check out: http://aw.gg/digitalfoundry One part necessary re-organisation, one part liberation for key developers, one part vandalism of Xbox studios, it's a mixture of disbelief and anger from the DF panel as the full extent of Xbox's so-called "reset" becomes clear. If Asha Sharma's report on the business is on the level, clearly something had to be done - but as the scale of the lay-offs and the astonishing cuts to id Software become clear, are spreadsheets now more important to Microsoft than its audience? Examine the DF Website: https://digitalfoundry.net Subscribe for more Digital Foundry: http://bit.ly/DFSubscribe 0:00:00 Introduction 0:02:14 Supporter Q1: Why is Microsoft laying off 3200 people? 0:30:02 Supporter Q2: Will Sony be forced to be more flexible with their digital storefront, now that physical discs are on the way out? 0:46:27 Supporter Q3: Should Microsoft an