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‘Our business today is not healthy’: 1,600 Xbox employees among the 4,800 laid off by Microsoft as it looks to ‘reset’ gaming division
A third of Microsoft's global layoffs were Xbox employee as the company reduced its workforce by 2.1 globally.
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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
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 []
Off The Press
· Jul 10, 2026
Microsoft to lay off 4,800 after getting 2,273 foreign worker visas
A popular U.S.-based gaming brand owned by Microsoft is facing fury after mass employee layoffs occurred in the wake of the company being approved for thousands of foreign worker visas. Microsoft announced that it will lay off 4,800 people total and 1,600 from the corporation’s XBOX division, which makes and sells the dominant video game []...Click to read more
NDTV
· Jul 1, 2026
More Layoffs At Microsoft? Tech Giant Plans To Cut Jobs In Xbox, Sales & Consulting
The layoffs are expected to impact thousands of jobs such as sales and consulting, along with roles at the Xbox gaming division. It is estimated to be less than 2.5 of the company's 220,000-person...
CNET
· Jul 6, 2026
Xbox Laying Off 3,200 and Dropping 4 Studios in 'Reset' of Microsoft's Games Strategy
In an email to employees, Xbox CEO Asha Sharma said: Our business today is not healthy.
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, []
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Related coverage for "‘Our business today is not healthy’: 1,600 Xbox employees among the 4,800 laid off by Microsoft as it looks to ‘reset’ gaming division": The Next Web — Microsoft guts Xbox: 3,200 jobs cut and five studios divested, two of them European. Variety — Union Video Game Workers ‘Extremely Disappointed’ With Xbox Leadership Following Layoffs (Gaming News Roundup). Off The Press — Microsoft to lay off 4,800 after getting 2,273 foreign worker visas. NDTV — More Layoffs At Microsoft? Tech Giant Plans To Cut Jobs In Xbox, Sales & Consulting. CNET — Xbox Laying Off 3,200 and Dropping 4 Studios in 'Reset' of Microsoft's Games Strategy. DNyuz — Microsoft Cuts 4,800 Jobs, Vows They ‘Are Not Being Replaced by AI’