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Microsoft's Restructuring and Xbox Layoffs

Updated 2026-07-06 13:40 UTC 2 sources Negative

Microsoft announced significant layoffs, including up to 4,800 jobs across its commercial business and Xbox unit. The restructuring is part of a broader plan to downsize gaming studios and potentially spin off four units.

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CNBC

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.

2026-07-06 13:30 UTC

Variety

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 and Dou

2026-07-06 13:31 UTC