Xbox Layoffs: Innovation or Instability?

Microsoft's decision to axe ZeniMax's ambitious Blackbird MMORPG—despite high praise from their own CEO—has left over 200 developers in limbo, waiting for severance negotiations to wrap. Is this just the cost of innovation in a volatile industry, or a sign that big studios are losing their creative edge to corporate risk aversion? Would unionization have changed the outcome, or just softened the blow? Let’s debate: is this the new normal for gaming giants? #Games #VideoGames #GameDev