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Xbox is reportedly gearing up for three more rounds of layoffs as the Microsoft gaming division continues CEO Asha Sharma’s plan to reset the business. According to a new report, the first of these is taking place this month, followed by another in November and one in January 2027.

We haven’t heard many details about Microsoft’s upcoming “Project Helix” gaming hardware since the company announced it in March as a device that will “play your Xbox and PC games.” In a new wide-ranging profile of Xbox CEO Asha Sharma, though, Fortune alludes to a dual release strategy for upcoming Microsoft gaming hardware, with “a…

Component costs have created some rather tumultuous times for techies in 2026, and gamers have been impacted in numerous ways. It seems the situation has gotten so bad that Microsoft is now asking certain Xbox Series X and S owners to sell their consoles to Best Buy to receive up to $375 in gift cards.…

The Echo Aycomb will sell the Xbox-compatible version of its compact flight sim controller for $179.99 in the US from November 20. When we first covered it in July, the company had only promised a fall release and wasn’t taking preorders

Since the release of Sonic Unleashed Recompiled, high-end recompilation efforts of Xbox 360 games have been making their way to PC, and for decades prior emulation, decompilation, and recompilation efforts have been ongoing for games across virtually all consoles. With the introduction of Xbox Labs in response to these efforts (which have also enabled mind-bending…

MUMBAI: Microsoft is looking to take its gaming worlds beyond the screen, betting that blockbuster franchises can score with audiences long after the controller is put down. The company’s Xbox division has launched XP, a new unit designed to bring film and television adaptations, merchandise, brand partnerships and live experiences under one roof.

TL;DR: Xbox CEO Asha Sharma says Microsoft is not selling Xbox, despite reports it may separate or restructure the gaming division. She says the company will pursue changes, partnerships, and a sustainable operating model, while taking a long-term approach; further layoffs or restructuring were not ruled out. Voice: Jak ConnorSpeed 0:00 / 2:17 Use left…

For the first time in seven years, Microsoft Casual Games has launched a new mobile app – Microsoft Jewel is available now as a standalone app for iOS and Android. It becomes the fifth app in the Microsoft Casual Games mobile lineup.

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…

Xbox has made five rounds of mass layoffs sinceacquiring Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion October 2023—but it seems that Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella feels that’s simply all part of a natural “streamlining” process.