Xiaomi has reportedly been in talks to sell its premium gaming smartphone brand Black Shark to Tencent since early 2022. The latest news, however, is that the software giant has finally backed away from its decision to buy the company. Black Shark has now apparently had to let up to half of its staff go, and abandoned plans to build on that into virtual reality (VR) technology.
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Therefore, Android smartphone brands have to make up to 50% of employees leave. Clearly, all of Black Shark’s divisions have been affected by involuntary layoffs, although its new VR division has apparently been hit the hardest: most of its long-term employees have apparently been laid off, while all of its temporary or probationary roles have been cut.
Meanwhile, Black Shark’s more mature flagship for mobile gaming The line bucks the trend towards the end of 2022, as it has yet to produce an intermediate upgrade powered by the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 SoC. This move (or lack thereof) could be influenced by the reported failure to become a Tencent company, although it may be too early to assert.
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