--- title: Double Fine making layoffs after being jettisoned by Xbox description: Double Fine Productions has laid off 23 employees following its separation from Microsoft's Xbox Game Studios. Studio head Tim Schafer announced the cuts on... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/double-fine-making-layoffs-after-being-jettisoned-by-xbox-ygabfixgr twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Double Fine making layoffs after being jettisoned by Xbox | daily.dev og:description: Double Fine Productions has laid off 23 employees following its separation from Microsoft's Xbox Game Studios. Studio head Tim Schafer announced the cuts on... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/double-fine-making-layoffs-after-being-jettisoned-by-xbox-ygabfixgr og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/yGabFIXGR.png og:image:alt: Double Fine making layoffs after being jettisoned by Xbox og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Double Fine making layoffs after being jettisoned by Xbox **[Game Developer](https://daily.dev/sources/gamedeveloper)** · 2 min read · 2 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Double Fine Productions has laid off 23 employees following its separation from Microsoft's Xbox Game Studios. Studio head Tim Schafer announced the cuts on Bluesky, framing them as necessary for the studio's survival as it transitions back to independence. Double Fine was acquired by Microsoft in 2019 and released titles including Psychonauts 2 under the Xbox banner. The layoffs are part of a broader Microsoft restructuring described as the 'most significant in Xbox history,' which includes eliminating 3,200 roles across its gaming division. The move has prompted union-organized protests and legal action against Microsoft in the U.S. and Canada. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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