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According to foreign media Businessinsider, Microsoft disbanded its DEI department on July 1. The team was mainly responsible for promoting diversity, fairness and inclusion in the content produced by the company.

Businessinsider and IGN confirmed that after being fired, the head of the team sent emails to thousands of employees, accusing Microsoft of betrayal. He claimed that his team worked hard, but Microsoft executives did not fulfill their original investment promises, and also discriminated against and harassed him until he was kicked out.

Since the killing of Floyd in the United States in 2020, due to the large-scale protests that broke out locally, major companies have responded to public opinion and set up specialized departments for racial and cultural diversity, and game companies are no exception.

At that time, Microsoft pledged to invest $150 million to continue to promote diversity within the company and increase the number of African American and African American employees in the company.

But four years later, the DEI department was quietly disbanded. If the person in charge had not taken the initiative to complain, the outside world would probably not pay much attention to this matter.

In addition to complaining about his job loss, the former head also added in the email that DEI-related plans are no longer as popular as they were in 2020. Now not only Microsoft has turned its back, but companies like Google and Meta have also changed their minds. These companies have drastically cut funding for DEI projects, obviously to cater to the next government's "2025 plan."

Simply put, the "2025 Plan" is a guide for the future actions of the Trump party, and the policies in it are not friendly to groups such as LGBT and ethnic minorities. After the assassination, Trump's approval rating in the United States has risen sharply, and it is not surprising that companies are preparing for the new policy in advance.

Shortly after the news broke, Microsoft spokesman Jeff Jones spoke out and said Microsoft's commitment to diversity will not waver.

Among players, the DEI department is often regarded as a "politically correct" department, and many people believe that it has had a negative impact on game content, including Tesla President Elon Musk.

When Assassin's Creed Shadow was announced in May, Musk commented when forwarding the relevant information: "DEI killed art."

When the news of the dissolution of Microsoft's DEI department came out, naturally many players applauded.

But in fact, it is difficult for the outside world to judge how much influence these DEI departments have on the company's game content decisions. Just as the former head of Microsoft's DEI department wanted to express, his team itself was on the margins for a long time in recent years until it was kicked out, and its only role seemed to be to take the blame.

Will the disbanding of the DEI department allow handsome men and beautiful women to return to Microsoft's game products? Maybe it's not that simple.