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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
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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
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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...
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
DNyuz
· Jul 6, 2026
How Xbox became the poster child for the video game industry’s struggle
Microsoft’s Xbox made some big bets that haven’t paid off. INA FASSBENDER/AFP via Getty Images Microsoft is cutting 3,200 jobs from its Xbox business as part of a broader companywide reduction. Xbox CEO Asha Sharma told employees the business is “not healthy.” The video game unit made big bets that failed to drive enough growth, []
Kotaku
· Jun 30, 2026
Contracts Are Already Being Cut At Xbox On The Eve Of Mass Layoffs
Xbox's brutal reorganization impacts more than just its own house
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 Hindu BusinessLine
· Jul 1, 2026
Microsoft to cut nearly 2.5% of workforce in latest layoffs: Report
The layoffs will impact thousands of roles, including sales and consulting, as well as jobs at the Xbox gaming division, the Business Insider report said
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