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Microsoft cuts 4,800 jobs and shrinks Xbox in 'significant restructure'
The sweeping layoffs equate to roughly 2.1 of Microsoft's workforce, with 1,600 job losses at Xbox.
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The Next Web
· Jul 6, 2026
Microsoft guts Xbox: 3,200 jobs cut and five studios divested, two of them European
Microsoft told its Xbox staff the truth in blunt terms: the business “is not healthy.” The fix? 3,200 job cuts, five studios out the door, two of them European. Xbox chief executive Asha Sharma laid it out in an official memo on Monday. She called it the most significant restructure in the division’s history. Xbox [] This story continues at The Next Web
The Tribune
· Jul 6, 2026
Microsoft cuts 4,800 jobs in Xbox-led gaming shake-up
Microsoft is cutting 4,800 jobs, about 2.1 per cent of its global workforce, including a large number of workers at its Xbox video game business. The layoffs included 1,600 Xbox workers, with more to come this year in a broader reorganisation designed to “reset” Xbox as it faces heightened competition, the company said Monday. “Our []
DNyuz
· Jul 6, 2026
Microsoft Cuts 4,800 Jobs, Vows They ‘Are Not Being Replaced by AI’
Microsoft is eliminating 4,800 jobs, mostly within the company’s Xbox unit. The layoffs will impact just over 2 of the company’s global workforce, according to EVP and Chief People Officer Amy Coleman. Coleman revealed the news in a letter to staff on Monday morning, explaining that the move was an effort toward “aligning our investment, []
Rock Paper Shotgun
· Jul 1, 2026
Xbox claim they're "not reducing [their] investment in games" despite looming cuts, as report claims under 2.5% of Microsoft's total workforce are in the firing line
Despite yesterday bringing more news of Xbox backing out of funding deals and considering putting studios on the chopping block, the company insist such moves aren't a sign that the mass cuts they've reportedly got in the works are a sign of them scaling back how much cash they're pumping into making games. At the same time, a new report claims that the layoffs wider Microsoft have planned are projected to affect less than 2.5 of the corp's overall workforce, not that that'll soften the blow by any stretch of the imagination. Read more
Sky News - Business
· Jul 6, 2026
Xbox 'reset' as Microsoft cuts 4,800 jobs
Xbox 'reset' as Microsoft cuts 4,800 jobs
The Eastern Herald
· Jul 7, 2026
Microsoft Slashes 4,800 Jobs as Xbox Loses Four Studios in Historic Restructure
Microsoft cut 4,800 jobs on Monday and began divesting four Xbox game studios, as CEO Asha Sharma declared the gaming division 'not healthy' after years of declining margins. The restructure eliminates roughly one in five Xbox positions through fiscal 2027 and marks the largest upheaval in the division's 25-year history.
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Related coverage for "Microsoft cuts 4,800 jobs and shrinks Xbox in 'significant restructure'": The Next Web — Microsoft guts Xbox: 3,200 jobs cut and five studios divested, two of them European. The Tribune — Microsoft cuts 4,800 jobs in Xbox-led gaming shake-up. DNyuz — Microsoft Cuts 4,800 Jobs, Vows They ‘Are Not Being Replaced by AI’. Rock Paper Shotgun — Xbox claim they're "not reducing [their] investment in games" despite looming cuts, as report claims under 2.5% of Microsoft's total workforce are in the firing line. Sky News - Business — Xbox 'reset' as Microsoft cuts 4,800 jobs. The Eastern Herald — Microsoft Slashes 4,800 Jobs as Xbox Loses Four Studios in Historic Restructure