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Sucker Punch, the Sony-owned studio behind Ghost Of Tsushima and Ghost Of Yotei, is the latest developer of critically acclaimed games to face layoffs.

The firm’s stock price has plunged over 40% in 2026 as its share of TV viewing time falls

Xbox leader Asha Sharma has reportedly broadcast her intent to “create enduring new IP” alongside the company’s much publicised plan to organise around its biggest gaming brands – think The Elder Scrolls, think Blizzard, etc. But according to Sharma: “We will not survive if we only revive on the past.”

Satya Nadella rarely talks about Xbox at length, and when he does, he talks about it the way he talks about any other Microsoft business unit. Asked about a gaming division that has spent the year shedding staff, closing studios and handing Halo to Activision, the Microsoft CEO did not reach for regret. He reached…

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said the Xbox “streamlining” is “great to see”, even as 268 more employees get cut, with many more to come.

Xbox is currently in the middle of a “reset” under new CEO Asha Sharma. This so-called corporate reset has mainly consisted of a lot of layoffs, with more to come, as well as Microsoft divesting from many studios and shuffling franchises and teams around, like moving Halo under Activision. And Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella seems…

State of Decay studio Undead Labs has successfully divested from Xbox, but the separation has come at a cost.

Supermassive Games has announced a third round of layoffs in three years, potentially impacting up to 75 positions.

id Software’s Chris Hays: Xbox Layoffs Left Morale ‘Never Been Lower’ – GamesReviews.com

Halo Studios reportedly avoided full-time layoffs after Campaign Evolved’s launch, but Xbox still plans to cut another 1,600 jobs in FY2027.