Microsoft lays off ~4,800 employees; id Software claims it can still build games but devs dispute that

Microsoft Gaming lays off 3,200 additional jobs, bringing total to ~4,800. id Software says it can still make games, but a developer says that statement stretches reality. Xbox players demand end to cuts.

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