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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.

Xbox has laid off another 268 employees as part of a major reset it commenced in July 2026. At the time, the company said it would becutting 3,200 rolesbefore the end of the fiscal year, starting with 1,600 layoffs across major studios such as Obsidian, Zenimax Online Studios, and id Software.

Microsoft is reportedly preparing another round of Xbox layoffs today. According to a new report from The Verge’s Tom Warren, hundreds of employees could be affected as the company makes further changes to its gaming division. The cuts may also come alongside a reorganization of several Xbox studios.

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.

Psychonauts developer Double Fine Productions was among the five studios spun off from Xbox as part of its ongoing restructuring, and while it (thankfully) avoided closure, the divorce has forced the team to make cuts. Specifically, the studio has announced the departures of 23 staff members.