The future remains uncertain for Xbox and its developers.

Bosses insist the greater focus on key titles will help to better position the brand, but with 1,600 cuts still to be announced, ex-workers are concerned about the impact on morale among remaining staff.

"Those who remain know that one day they will be on the chopping block," says Prefontaine.

CWA-affiliated unions within Xbox plan to hold rallies outside six Microsoft locations later, as they hope to begin a process known as "effects bargaining".

This is where severance payments and opportunities for laid-off staff to shift into open roles are discussed, and arguments put forward for some to be reinstated.

Goin says they hope to provide some hope for those affected "during the most stressful time of their lives".

She's worked in video games for 11 years, experienced three rounds of layoffs, and says her career has already outlasted many who enter the industry and "burn out".

"I should not be the exception," she says.

"I would like for people to have lifelong careers that are sustainable, and I want to experience the art made by those folks."

Newsbeat has approached Xbox for response to criticisms of the cuts and communications with staff in the weeks before they were announced.

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