Technology giant Amazon announced that it will lay off up to 180 employees in order to focus more on the free games and in-game content it offers to Amazon Prime subscribers.
Amazon from its gaming department Just over 180 employees He announced that he would terminate his employment. This information was revealed in a memo sent to employees by Amazon Games Vice President Christoph Hartmann. The changes that will be made will not only include laying off employees, but also crown The channel will also be closed.
Moreover Game Growth The attempt to create a game market called will also be terminated. In this process, Amazon will again focus on free games and in-game content provided through Prime Gaming.
Amazon will focus on gamers rather than game makers and publishers
In the note shared by Hartmann, “From the work teams are doing on Crown Channel, breaking into new territory with weekly content and finding more ways to help streamers reach new audiences with Game Growth we are proud.” he said. However, after a thorough evaluation, Hartman said he would direct his resources to the players, now and in the future. their focus on delivering bigger games He stated that it became clear that it was necessary.
In another sentence in the note, it was stated that what the players wanted most was to access new games every month, and that they listened to this demand and that this would be their focus in Prime content. Amazon, In April, it laid off 100 employees from its gaming department.
Apart from the changes in the gaming section, Amazon’s November that makes you smile The campaign has also started. The campaign, which will last until November 30, offers discounts on thousands of products. Also, Amazon Prime members are among them this month. Rage 2, Doom 3 They can add dozens of games, including productions such as, to their libraries for free.
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https://www.theverge.com/2023/11/13/23959224/amazon-gaming-layoffs-crown-content-channel