Xbox Corporate Reset Cuts Over 1,600 Jobs with Another 1,600 Planned
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What we know
Department affected: Xbox / gaming studios.
A specific layoff date has not been disclosed.
Based on news reporting.
Summary
Microsoft's Xbox division is undergoing a corporate reset under new CEO Asha Sharma that has included significant workforce reductions. The article states that over 1,600 Xbox employees have already been cut this year and that plans call for another 1,600 cuts before the fiscal year ends, with Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella commenting supportively on the streamlining. The layoffs are part of studio divestitures, franchise and team reshuffles (including moving Halo under Activision) and an effort to find a sustainable business model and return Xbox to growth. The piece frames the reductions as ongoing and strategic under Sharma's leadership, noting ambitions to expand reach while operating with fewer studios and developers.
Microsoft Corporation cut 1,600 jobs affecting its Xbox / gaming studios team.
That is roughly 0.7% of the 228,000 people Microsoft Corporation employs.
LayoffTalk has tracked 52 layoff events at Microsoft Corporation since January 2023, including 4,344 jobs documented in official WARN filings, with 37 additional events known from news reporting.
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