Yesterday's 1,600 layoffs at Xbox—just half of the 3,200 job cuts Microsoft intends to inflict on its gaming division by the end of its 2027 fiscal year—seem to have taken a heavy toll on the company's celebrated accessibility efforts.
In the 24 hours since CEO Asha Sharma pronounced Xbox's "reset," senior and lead accessibility specialists have confirmed that they've been affected by the associated layoffs, casting into doubt how committed the company will be to championing accessibility initiatives like it has in recent years.
