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

Microsoft's Xbox is cutting 3,200 jobs, which is about 20% of Xbox's workforce, over the next year as part of a major restructuring to improve the gaming business.

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Xbox Laying Off 3,200 and Dropping 4 Studios in 'Reset' of Microsoft's Games Strategy

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Xbox Layoffs, Studio Changes, And Spin-Offs: Everything Announced Today

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Microsoft cuts 4,800 jobs and shrinks Xbox in 'significant restructure'

Microsoft has announced it has cut 4,800 jobs - roughly 2.1% of its workforce - with Xbox to bear a large number of its latest layoffs.

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Microsoft Begins More Than 3,000 Layoffs in Xbox Division

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Xbox Hits ‘Reset’ Button With Thousands of Job Cuts and Game Studio Spin Offs

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The incredible shrinking Xbox: Five studios, 3,200 employees let go

Microsoft revealed the brutal shape of that “reset,” announcing plans for 3,200 layoffs and the divestment of five smaller studios that the company has spent years acquiring and shepherding.

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Microsoft cuts 3,200 Xbox jobs, spins off four studios in major layoffs

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Xbox Will Lay Off 3,200, Part Ways With Four Studios In ‘Most Significant Restructure In Xbox History’

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As Microsoft's Xbox layoffs wrack Bethesda, the dev's union voices frustration

As Microsoft's latest wave of mass layoffs hit Xbox, the union of Fallout and The Elder Scrolls dev Bethesda responds to the "stressful annual routine."

The State Of Xbox’s 25+ Game Studios And What They’re Up To In 2026

Xbox owns a lot of studios across the globe; here's which ones are still active and which are not as of July 2026

Minecraft and dev Mojang "will now report directly" to Xbox CEO Asha Sharma as Microsoft layoffs hit

As Microsoft's mass Xbox layoffs come down, Xbox CEO Asha Sharma assumes direct oversight over Minecraft, Candy Crush, and its development teams.

GameSpot

Here’s What’s Going On With Marvel’s Blade And Its Developer Amid Xbox “Reset”

While we have learned that Ninja Theory and Undead Labs are being sold off and Double Fine and Compulsion are going independent, we don’t yet know what the future holds for Arkane Lyon and its long-in-development Blade game.

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Compulsion Games is returning to independent management amid sweeping Xbox reorganization

Evading its previously-reported closure, Compulsion will retain its IP rights as it transitions to independent ownership.

Outer Worlds & Grounded Developer Obsidian Reportedly At Risk of Closure Amid Xbox Reset

The developer behind some massive hits is now reportedly on the Xbox chopping block for imminent shutdown if they can't strike a deal.