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Microsoft cuts substantial part of Xbox staff
Microsoft has begun a major restructuring of its Xbox gaming division, marking the biggest transformation in the brand’s history. As part of the changes, the company plans to reduce its workforce by approximately 3,200 employees, which represents around 20 of Xbox’s staff, AzerNEWS reports.
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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
Rock Paper Shotgun
· Jul 7, 2026
Xbox layoffs mean that Elder Scrolls Online's roadmap is "shifting" just two days before Season One's release... the plan put in place for the MMO after the last round of cuts
Yesterday brought the news that Microsoft were cutting 1600 staff, spinning out four studios, and finding a further 1600 jobs to cut in the year to come. Xbox CEO Asha Sharma said in an email to staff that she was making reductions and shifting investment to focus on higher priority projects.Today, we're starting to learn what those cuts mean for the teams that Xbox retained, and the projects they were working on. The most public and immediate of these is Elder Scrolls Online. In January, Zenimax Online Studios, the makers of Elder Scrolls Online, announced they would be ditching yearly expansions and moving the MMO to a seasonal release model. The team were just two days ahead of releasing Season One when Xbox hit them with layoffs so severe the release roadmap needs to be rebuilt. Read more
Variety
· Jul 8, 2026
Union Video Game Workers ‘Extremely Disappointed’ With Xbox Leadership Following Layoffs (Gaming News Roundup)
Microsoft laid off 1,600 employees across its Xbox division this week, including hundreds of union video game workers represented by Communications Workers of America. The workforce reduction comes in addition to what new CEO Asha Sharma calls the “most significant restructure” in the Microsoft division’s history. Microsoft announced approximately 4,800 total job cuts across the []
Anadolu Agency
· Jul 1, 2026
Microsoft to slash thousands of jobs in 3rd major layoff round: Report
Cuts to affect thousands of employees in sales, consulting and Xbox gaming division
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 []
BoingBoing
· Jun 30, 2026
Mass layoffs expected at Xbox, as prices go up
Microsoft's gaming division is having a rough time of it, having sold fewer consoles this generation than Sony and the game industry's general troubles pinching its ambitions. New Xbox chief Asha Sharma, who took the role in February, published an internal memo acknowledging a roughly 500 million revenue decline over five years and profits far short of expectations. — Read the rest The post Mass layoffs expected at Xbox, as prices go up appeared first on Boing Boing.
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Related coverage for "Microsoft cuts substantial part of Xbox staff": The Next Web — Microsoft guts Xbox: 3,200 jobs cut and five studios divested, two of them European. Rock Paper Shotgun — Xbox layoffs mean that Elder Scrolls Online's roadmap is "shifting" just two days before Season One's release... the plan put in place for the MMO after the last round of cuts. Variety — Union Video Game Workers ‘Extremely Disappointed’ With Xbox Leadership Following Layoffs (Gaming News Roundup). Anadolu Agency — Microsoft to slash thousands of jobs in 3rd major layoff round: Report. The Tribune — Microsoft cuts 4,800 jobs in Xbox-led gaming shake-up. BoingBoing — Mass layoffs expected at Xbox, as prices go up