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Xbox lays off staff, former PlayStation exec reflects on Vita, Nothing launches new earbuds

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Xbox is implementing significant layoffs across its gaming studios, impacting id Software, Undead Labs, and Compulsion Games. These cuts are part of a larger reduction of 3200 jobs by the end of fiscal year 2027, with some studios becoming independent. Meanwhile, former PlayStation executive Shawn Layden reflected on past product decisions, suggesting Sony should have prioritized a successor to the PSP over the PS Vita. Separately, Nothing has released new budget-friendly wireless earbuds, the Ear 3A, which feature call recording capabilities. AI

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Xbox lays off staff, former PlayStation exec reflects on Vita, Nothing launches new earbuds

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    📰 Nothing’s new earbuds can record calls and what you’re listening to Nothing announced a new pair of budget-friendly wireless earbuds, but not as part of the c

    📰 Nothing’s new earbuds can record calls and what you’re listening to Nothing announced a new pair of budget-friendly wireless earbuds, but not as part of the company's affordability-focused sub-brand, CMF. The new Nothing Ear 3A are available starting today through ... 📰 Source:…

    LINKS theverge.com/…/nothing-ear-3a-wireless-ea…
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    🎮 Latest Xbox layoffs hit id Software as Doom: The Dark Ages' DLC launches, around half of the staff potentially cut Xbox is cutting 3200 jobs between now and t

    🎮 Latest Xbox layoffs hit id Software as Doom: The Dark Ages' DLC launches, around half of the staff potentially cut Xbox is cutting 3200 jobs between now and the end of financial year 2027, with studios like Undead Labs and Compulsion Games going independent as others also try t…

    LINKS eurogamer.net/xbox-layoffs-july-2026-id-s…
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    🎮 "How much innovation can the end-user handle?" - Shawn Layden explains why he said Sony should have made PlayStation Portable 2 rather than PS Vita Former Pla

    🎮 "How much innovation can the end-user handle?" - Shawn Layden explains why he said Sony should have made PlayStation Portable 2 rather than PS Vita Former PlayStation leader Shawn Layden has given more context to comments he made recently about how Sony shouldn't have made Play…

    LINKS eurogamer.net/shawn-layden-playstation-vi…

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