MSFT Layoffs: Microsoft Cuts 268 Xbox Jobs As Gaming Reset Deepens

MSFT Key points: Microsoft is cutting roles across Halo Studios, first-party studios, and Xbox Game Studios management and central teams. Microsoft has completed about three-quarters of the gaming division restructuring it announced in July. The tech giant plans to cut about 3,200 Xbox jobs during fiscal 2027 Microsoft (MSFT) was in focus on Tuesday, after the technology giant announced another round of workforce reduction in its Xbox business, eliminating 268 roles as it moves ahead with a major restructuring of its gaming division.

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The cuts affect Halo Studios, other first-party studios and Xbox Game Studios’ management and central teams. Microsoft has now completed about three-quarters of the restructuring it announced in July, including studio sales.