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Square Enix has announced significant layoffs primarily affecting its Western employees, marking at least two rounds of job cuts within a year. These layoffs appear to be part of a broader attempt to streamline operations, but they also seem to reveal internal dissatisfaction and strategic pivots. Neon notes that many of the employees losing their jobs are in the U.S. and Europe—regions where Square Enix was attempting to push western-style AAA titles, often with disappointing results.