Overview
- Amazon said roughly 16,000 roles will be eliminated, with SVP Beth Galetti citing a push to reduce layers, increase ownership, and remove bureaucracy.
- Reuters reported the reductions target AWS, retail, Prime Video, and human resources, with Amazon Game Studios not listed among the affected divisions.
- Bloomberg’s Jason Schreier reported that Amazon Game Studios head Christoph Hartmann is leaving the company, a move not yet publicly confirmed by Hartmann.
- Coverage indicates Amazon is pulling back from PC and console development in favor of its Luna cloud service and AI-driven efficiencies.
- The latest cuts follow October 2025 layoffs of about 14,000 that hit game teams, canceled a planned Lord of the Rings MMO, and set New World Aeternum to go offline in January 2027.