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The japanese publishers tag on WindowsForum.com follows coverage of how Japanese game companies are navigating the industry's ongoing layoffs crisis. Discussion centers on reporting that publishers such as Nintendo, Capcom and Konami have largely avoided the broad job cuts that have hit Western publishers, platform holders and middleware companies since 2022, even as layoffs continue into 2026. The topic connects to PC gaming and Microsoft's Xbox organization, which operates many of its largest studios in North America and Europe, making the regional imbalance relevant to Windows players watching studio stability and game output.
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    Capcom Adds Developers as Western Game Layoffs Hit Xbox

    The games business has not escaped its layoffs crisis in 2026, but the damage remains overwhelmingly concentrated in North America and Europe — an imbalance that matters directly to PC players and to Microsoft’s Xbox organization, which operates many of its largest studios in the U.S. and...