{"podcast":{"title":"Destin Legarie Podcast | Save State Plus","slug":"destin-legarie-podcast-save-state-plus-7244455","podcast_index_feed_id":7244455,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/ff4863b8/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/savestateplus","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/42729342/42729342-1774884241324-e8e6594682d27.jpg","author":"Destin Legarie","episode_count":191,"summary":"Gaming industry interviews, analysis, and conversations with Destin Legarie. Featuring developers, creators, and insiders from across the industry. https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/savestateplus/subscribe","last_synced_at":"2026-07-21T06:19:40.996803+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/destin-legarie-podcast-save-state-plus-7244455"},"episode":{"title":"Xbox's Compulsion Games Employees #OpenToWork After Layoff Rumors","slug":"xbox-s-compulsion-games-employees-opentowork-after-layoff-rumors","published_at":"2026-06-25T14:03:44+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/destin-legarie-podcast-save-state-plus-7244455/xbox-s-compulsion-games-employees-opentowork-after-layoff-rumors","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/destin-legarie-podcast-save-state-plus-7244455","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/savestateplus/episodes/Xboxs-Compulsion-Games-Employees-OpenToWork-After-Layoff-Rumors-e3l9484","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/ff4863b8/podcast/play/121982660/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-5-25%2F426815675-44100-2-bf556640debdf.mp3","summary":"Xbox’s rumored studio cuts may already be hitting Compulsion Games, the Microsoft-owned team behind South of Midnight. After earlier reports claimed Compulsion was at risk of closure or being spun off, multiple employees have now appeared to mark themselves #OpenToWork, fueling concern that layoffs may already be underway.Microsoft has not officially confirmed the reported closure, and Compulsion has not issued a public statement, so for now this remains a developing story. But with reports also naming other Xbox studios in negotiations over their futures, the situation around Xbox’s first-party teams appears to be getting more serious.Also in today’s gaming news: new reports claim GTA 6 may still get a physical disc release in December 2026, after earlier information suggested boxed versions would only include download codes.","meta_description":"Xbox’s rumored studio cuts may already be hitting Compulsion Games, the Microsoft-owned team behind South of Midnight. After earlier reports claimed Compu…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":522,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/destin-legarie-podcast-save-state-plus-7244455/episodes/xbox-s-compulsion-games-employees-opentowork-after-layoff-rumors/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/destin-legarie-podcast-save-state-plus-7244455/xbox-s-compulsion-games-employees-opentowork-after-layoff-rumors.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}