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Microsoft’s gaming brand cut 1,600 employees on Monday, with an additional round of layoffs expected before June 2027, according to an employee memo from Xbox CEO Asha Sharma. The layoffs are part of a massive restructuring by Microsoft, which is cutting about 2.1% of its total workforce, or roughly 4,800 employees. 

Grand Theft Auto VI found itself mired in a little bit of controversy regarding platform sales over the weekend

Microsoft’s first Xbox-branded handheld arrived last October with sold-out shelves, a translucent marketing blitz and the full weight of the Xbox brand behind it. Nine months later, the story has cooled considerably. According to Circana’s games-industry analyst Mat Piscatella, ROG Xbox Ally sales spiked in month one and then fell away sharply, and the device…

Now, Microsoft is cutting 4,800 roles, with 1,600 impacting its Xbox division today. In an email to employees, Xbox CEO Asha Sharma called it “the most significant restructuring in Xbox history.”

Microsoft (MSFT) on Monday announced it is cutting 4,800 roles across the company, roughly 2.1% of its workforce. The bulk of the layoffs, 3,200, will come from Microsoft’s Xbox division. 

Microsoft‘s Xbox video game division is implementing “the most significant restructure” in its 25-year history, CEO Asha Sharma announced Monday, with 3,200 workers receiving pink slips

Microsoft has commenced what it describes as the “most significant restructure in Xbox history” and confirmed it will be eliminating 3,200 roles across its video game division by the end of the current fiscal year. 

The video game industry’s problems are crystallizing insideMicrosoft’s Xbox.A fresh round of layoffs at the tech giant’s games division shows how those pressures are coming home to roost as costs rise and players devote more time to a just a handful of favorites. Plus, there are some Microsoft-specific problems to address

Minecraft is undoubtedly one of the biggest franchises under XBOX’s hood, but it’s been reported that Asha Sharma, XBOX CEO, thinks that the franchise is “massively underinvested” in