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.

Microsoft Lays Off Thousands of Xbox Employees, Closes Game Studios

The layoffs were part of wider cuts at Microsoft, as the company prioritizes spending on artificial intelligence.

By Karen Weise and Zachary Small

Microsoft axes 4,800 jobs as it resets Xbox

Gaming unit under pressure from weak margins and the industry’s sharp hardware downturn

Microsoft cuts 4,800 jobs as it revamps Xbox in latest wave of mass layoffs

Thousands of gaming jobs will be shed over the coming fiscal year as Microsoft continues to invest heavily in AI Microsoft said Monday it was eliminating about 4,800 jobs – roughly 2% of its global workforce – in a cost-cutting move that will deliver a sweeping restructuring of its struggling Xbox gaming division. The cuts include the deepest overhaul in Xbox’s history, with approximately 3,200 gaming jobs to be shed over the coming fiscal year, four game studios being spun off or sold, and a...

By Agence France-Presse

Microsoft to cut 4,800 jobs, overhaul Xbox unit

Microsoft said on Monday it would cut 4,800 jobs, or about 2.1 per cent of its global workforce, including overhauling its Xbox gaming business and ‌divesting up to five studios as it looks to boost returns after years of heavy investment in the division.

Microsoft cuts 4,800 jobs, as Xbox unit downsizes and plans to spin off four gaming studios

Microsoft is cutting jobs in its commercial business and its Xbox gaming group, where revenue has been shrinking.

Microsoft to cut thousands of jobs, Xbox to be hit hard

The move will affect the company's gaming division, which has been facing the outcome of a "not healthy" business model. The jobs cut will not be replaced by AI, Microsoft's VP said.

Xbox’s CEO says the business is ‘not healthy’ as it prepares for 3,200 layoffs

With shares down 20% this year, Microsoft joins peers like Meta and Oracle in using layoffs to offset rising costs of the AI race

By Christine Ji

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, analysts told Business Insider. The video game industry's problems are crystallizing inside Microsoft's Xbox. A fresh round of layoffs at the tech giant's games div...

Xbox To Lay Off 3,200 Workers, Every Studio Affected - Forbes

Xbox To Lay Off 3,200 Workers, Every Studio Affected  Forbes

Microsoft to cut more than 3,000 jobs from ailing Xbox unit

Microsoft layoffs: Company cuts 4,800 jobs; to reduce 2.1% global workforce

Microsoft has laid off 4,800 employees, about 2.1% of its global workforce, as its new fiscal year begins, with Xbox and commercial sales taking the biggest hits. HR chief Amy Coleman told employees the business is changing because the industry around it is changing, insisting AI isn't replacing these roles. Xbox alone loses 1,600 jobs now, with 3,200 more planned this year as CEO Asha Sharma resets the gaming division.

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Xbox to Lay Off Up to 3,200 Staffers in ‘Most Significant Restructure’ in Company’s History

Xbox is set to layoff 1,600 staffers Monday and up to another 1,600 over the next year in what new CEO Asha Sharma calls the “most significant restructure” in the Microsoft-owned company’s history. In addition, four Xbox studios — Ninja Theory, Undead Labs, Compulsion Games and Double Fine Productions, which collectively employee approximately 350 people […]

By Jennifer Maas

How Did Xbox Get Here?

In an effort to save the one-time industry leader, Xbox CEO Asha Sharma on Monday announced 3,200 layoffs and the divestiture of four studios.

By Anthony Maglio

Xbox cuts 3,200 jobs, divests five studios in major Microsoft overhaul

Microsoft's Xbox is cutting 3,200 jobs and divesting five studios as CEO Asha Sharma restructures the gaming business to cut costs and focus on bigger games.

Microsoft lays off 4,800 as AI investments reshape business

Microsoft set to lay off Irish staff after global cuts of 4,800 announced

The tech giant employs over 3,500 people within Microsoft Ireland and more than 2,000 at its subsidiaries of Linkedin and Activision Blizzard King

By Adrian Weckler

Xbox CEO Asha Sharma's Message For Staff After Firing 3,200 Employees

In her email to workers, Sharma noted that 1,600 employees will be laid off on Monday, while the remaining ones will be let go over FY27.

Microsoft cuts 4,800 jobs as it revamps Xbox

Microsoft said Monday it was eliminating about 4,800 jobs — roughly 2 per cent of its global workforce — in a cost-cutting move that will deliver a sweeping restructuring of its struggling Xbox gaming division. The cuts include the deepest overhaul in Xbox’s history, with approximately 3,200 gaming jobs to be shed over the coming fiscal year, four game studios being spun off or sold, and a fifth entering a review process that could lead to closure, the company said. The announcement is the la...

By none@none.com (AFP)

Xbox Laying Off 3,200 Staffers, CEO Confirms: “Our Business Today Is Not Healthy”

Microsoft’s Xbox video game division is implementing “the most significant restructure” in its 25-year history, CEO Asha Sharma announced Monday, with 3,200 workers receiving pink slips. Of the projected layoffs, 1,600 will take immediate effect, with the balance occurring over the rest of fiscal 2027. In addition to the job cuts, four video game studios […]

By Dade Hayes

Microsoft joins tech layoffs with 4,800 global job cuts

Microsoft is cutting about 2.1% of its workforce, or roughly 4,800 jobs, the latest in a wave of tech layoffs as the Windows maker spends heavily on AI infrastructure and uses the technology to improve efficiency across its business.

Irish-based workers to be affected by massive job cuts at Microsoft

Microsoft employs more than 3,500 people in Ireland and Northern Ireland.

'We Need to Change Course' — Bethesda Boss Tells Staff the Company Must Focus on 'Our Strongest Franchises' as Xbox Layoffs Hit Hard

The boss of Bethesda has told staff the company must now focus on its “strongest franchises” amid sweeping layoffs across Xbox.

By Wesley Yin-Poole

Microsoft to cut 4,800 jobs, overhaul Xbox unit

Microsoft Xbox expansion, including Activision deal, still trails Sony and Nintendo in gaming market

By Reuters

Xbox Hit With 3,000 Layoffs After CEO Warns Business Is "Not Healthy"

Xbox Hit With 3,000 Layoffs After CEO Warns Business Is "Not Healthy" Xbox CEO Asha Sharma issued a dire warning to staff on Monday: "Our business today is not healthy. We must reset Xbox." Sharma's memo, first published on the Xbox website, announced cuts of 3,200 jobs tied to Microsoft's Xbox division, or equal to about 20% of staff, as deteriorating margins and disappointing Game Pass subscriptions have forced the unit into a major restructuring effort. The 3,200-job redu...

By Tyler Durden

Microsoft announces 4,800 job cuts in 'reset' of Xbox

Microsoft announced Monday it is cutting about 4,800 jobs, or roughly 2% of its global workforce, as part of a cost-saving effort that will bring broad restructuring designed to 'r...

Fallout, The Elder Scrolls Affected By Xbox’s Massive Overhaul

Xbox is streamlining in what is reportedly a massive overhaul to its current roster of big-budget franchises, including Fallout and The Elder Scrolls.

By Jared Stewart

Microsoft cuts 4,800 jobs in Xbox overhaul

Microsoft announces 4,800 job cuts, including a major overhaul of its Xbox gaming division, as the tech giant focuses on AI investments. Read More: https://punchng.com/microsoft-cuts-4800-jobs-in-xbox-overhaul/

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Microsoft joins AI-driven tech layoff wave with 4,800 job cuts

Microsoft is cutting about 2.1% of its workforce, or roughly 4,800 jobs, the latest in a wave of tech layoffs as the Windows maker spends heavily on AI infrastructure and ​uses the technology to improve efficiency across its business.

By Abubakar Ibrahim