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MSFT Stock Layoffs: What to Know as Microsoft Cuts Jobs in Xbox Unit

Microsoft stock sinks as the giant announces significant layoffs, primarily affecting its Xbox division. Here’s what the job cuts mean for MSFT shares.

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Report: Mass Xbox layoffs will impact Fallout and The Elder Scrolls devs Bethesda and ZeniMax "significantly" — they'll focus on their "biggest franchises" like DOOM

Microsoft's mass layoffs at Xbox have reportedly affected Bethesda and ZeniMax "significantly," though devs will still be able to work on their core IPs.

Windows Central

CEO admits Xbox sees three to 10 times lower margins than "comparable platform and publishing businesses" after Game Pass and multiplatform bets didn't pay off

"Our business today is not healthy"

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Xbox wants to entertain "more than a billion people each day" — and it’s restructuring the entire company to chase that goal

Xbox CEO Asha Sharma has outlined a long-term ambition to reach one billion daily players as Microsoft restructures its gaming business. The goal would require unprecedented growth, raising questions about how Xbox plans to expand its global reach.

Windows Central

Arkane founder asks Xbox CEO "how much" Microsoft wants for the studio: "I'm asking for a friend"

Raphael Colantonio is now head of WolfEye Studios

GamesRadar

Microsoft lays off nearly 5,000 employees with more expected

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The Independent UK

"Mojang ... will now report directly to me": Xbox CEO takes direct control of Minecraft to better compete with Roblox as Microsoft's huge gaming cuts hit

As Microsoft's mass Xbox layoffs come down, Xbox CEO Asha Sharma assumes direct oversight over Minecraft, Candy Crush, and its development teams.

Windows Central

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Exclusive: Xbox's CEO on 3,200 layoffs, four studios cut, and her blunt warning that 'we spread ourselves too thin'

Asha Sharma unveiled sweeping changes at the Microsoft unit Monday, including downsizing that will impact 20% of staff.

Fortune

Arkane’s Blade project is reportedly "running over budget", and the studio’s future at Xbox is now in question

Fresh reports claim Marvel's Blade is running over budget and has been delayed, while Microsoft reportedly works to secure Arkane's future amid its wider Xbox restructuring.

Windows Central

Xbox in Chaos: Why Microsoft Just Axed 4,800 Jobs

Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT) stock fell more than 1% on Monday after the company unveiled another round of layoffs, even as technology stocks rallied. The Nasdaq gained 1.83%, and the S&P 500 rose 0.83%.

Benzinga

Elder Scrolls Online developer left reeling by Xbox layoffs—with teams gutted, senior talent gone, and roadmaps 'shifting' as a result

A grim outcome from Xbox's latest round of reaping.

PC Gamer

Bethesda Game Studios and ZeniMax hit hard by Xbox layoffs, says union

ZeniMax Online Studios and id Software have survived the latest bloodbath at Microsoft, but it sounds like they've been cut deeply.

PC Gamer

My plea to Xbox fans of the divested studios — put your money where your mouth is

Xbox's freed studios have a lifeline. Now I implore fans to put their money where their mouth is and buy their games.

Windows Central

Microsoft shares fall over 1% after company announces to layoff 4,800

Microsoft announced significant job cuts affecting approximately 4,800 employees globally. The Xbox gaming division will experience the deepest reductions, with around 3,200 roles eliminated. This restructuring follows substantial investments in gaming, including the Activision Blizzard acquisition.

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Microsoft cuts 4,800 jobs with Xbox facing its biggest shake-up

About 3,200 gaming jobs are set to be cut at Xbox over the coming fiscal year.

Windows Central

I called this flight sim controller the coolest thing I’d ever seen for PC gaming — now it's coming to Xbox to fix its biggest downside

Honeycomb's Echo Aviation Controller adds Xbox support, delivering drift‑free sensors and deeper MSFS immersion while fixing its only real downside.

GamesRadar

Doom, Wolfenstein, and Quake will reportedly join Fallout and Elder Scrolls as Bethesda owner ZeniMax switches focus to its largest franchises amid Xbox restructure

Doom and Quake developer id Software is reportedly facing "significant" layoffs

PC Gamer

Arkane temporarily spared in Xbox bloodbath thanks to French law, but its future is up in the air

Putting all my hopes and dreams on an independent Arkane.

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Gaming's grim year continues with the Xbox reset, and it might not get better quick

Could things eventually settle down?

The Economic Times

Microsoft cuts 4,800 jobs as it revamps Xbox

Microsoft said Monday it was eliminating about 4,800 jobs -- roughly two percent of its global workforce -- in a cost-cutting move that will deliver a sweeping restructuring of its struggling Xbox gaming division. The cuts include the deepest overhaul in Xbox's history, with approximately 3,200 gaming jobs to be…

Tom’s Hardware

Microsoft 'resets' Xbox by cutting 3,200 jobs this year, divesting five game studios — firm cites 'margins that are 3-10x lower than comparable platform and publishing businesses'

Xbox CEO Asha Sharma announced that Microsoft's gaming division will cut 3,200 jobs throughout FY27 and is spinning out studios but not canceling any games.

GamesRadar

Xbox acquisitions have been a disaster: "In a typical year, we lost 64 cents for every dollar we invested"

"We have also learned that we are not the best home for every type of studio"

Windows Central

State of Decay 3 reportedly isn’t obligated to launch on Xbox Game Pass under new ownership

State of Decay 3 could have a very different future following Xbox's reported sale of Undead Labs. According to Game File, the game will not be contractually required to launch on Xbox Game Pass, raising questions about its eventual release strategy.

PC Gamer

Xbox's CEO wants its games to cater to 'more than a billion people each day', or 24 times more than the peak population of Steam, which is delusional

Alternate title: Does Xbox CEO Asha Sharma know what a billion is?

Windows Central

"AI is changing how work gets done": Microsoft insists 4,800 layoffs aren't because of AI, but points to a shifting workforce

Microsoft announced 4,800 layoffs, heavily impacting its Xbox and gaming-related divisions. While Microsoft's Amy Coleman clarified these roles are not being eliminated because of AI, her letter to employees emphasized how automation is fundamentally changing work.

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