Why buy game studios and then stop making games? Why mass-fire employees after successful game releases, like Sony PlayStation and Electronic Arts often do?
By Sweeney’s own admission, Fortnite hadn’t cratered, but had seen “a downturn in engagement”. The game is still massively successful by any reasonable metric, and the people who worked hardest on it seem to be getting fired because profits are being directed elsewhere.
Source: https://hothardware.com/news/epic-games-layoffs-ceo-tim-sweeney-faces-backlash-over-1000-job-cuts