Amazon fyrer 180 medarbejdere i deres spildivision, som følge af et ændret fokus i Prime Gaming. Det kommer efter fyringen af 100 mennesker i Game Growth og Prime Gaming afdelingerne samt deres udviklingsteam i San Diego tilbage i april.
I en email fra Amazon Games VP Christoph Hartmann til medarbejderne stod der:
"We've listened to our customers and we know delivering free games every month is what they want most, so we are refining our Prime benefit to increase our focus there."
"With these changes in our business approach come changes to our resourcing, resulting in the elimination of just over 180 roles. I know this is difficult news and that the impact will be felt widely. It never feels good to say goodbye to colleagues. This isn't a decision the leadership team came to quickly; it was the result of extensive considerations and road mapping for our future."
"We are proud of the work the teams have been doing, pushing into new areas with weekly content on Crown Channel, and finding more ways to help publishers reach new audiences with Game Growth. But after further evaluation of our businesses, it became clear that we need to focus our resources and efforts to deliver great games to players now and in the future."
Der har været talrige fyringer i spilbranchen i 2023 og det har ramt virksomheder som Epic Games (som fyrede over 800 medarbejdere på én gang), Xbox Game Studios, CD Projekt, Sony Interactive Entertainment, Ubisoft, Unity, Riot Games, BioWare, Blizzard, Striking Distance, Frontier Developments, Crystal Dynamics, Telltale Games, Team17 og Digital Extremes.