{"id":23822,"date":"2026-07-06T17:37:19","date_gmt":"2026-07-06T15:37:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/06\/microsoft-cuts-4800-jobs-as-it-revamps-xbox-in-latest-wave-of-mass-layoffs\/"},"modified":"2026-07-06T17:37:19","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T15:37:19","slug":"microsoft-cuts-4800-jobs-as-it-revamps-xbox-in-latest-wave-of-mass-layoffs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/06\/microsoft-cuts-4800-jobs-as-it-revamps-xbox-in-latest-wave-of-mass-layoffs\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft cuts 4,800 jobs as it revamps Xbox in latest wave of mass layoffs"},"content":{"rendered":"

Thousands of gaming jobs will be shed over the coming fiscal year as Microsoft continues to invest heavily in AI<\/p>\n

Microsoft said on Monday it was eliminating about 4,800 jobs \u2013 roughly 2% of its global workforce \u2013 in a cost-cutting move that will deliver a sweeping restructuring of its struggling Xbox gaming division.<\/p>\n

The cuts include the deepest overhaul in Xbox\u2019s history, with approximately 3,200 gaming jobs to be shed over the coming fiscal year, four game studios being spun off or sold, and a fifth entering a review process that could lead to closure, the company said.<\/p>\n

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\nThousands of gaming jobs will be shed over the coming fiscal year as Microsoft continues to invest heavily in AI
\nMicrosoft said on Monday it was eliminating about 4,800 jobs \u2013 roughly 2% of its global workforce \u2013 in a cost-cutting move that will deliver a sweeping restructuring of its struggling Xbox gaming division.
\nThe cuts include the deepest overhaul in Xbox\u2019s history, with approximately 3,200 gaming jobs to be shed over the coming fiscal year, four game studios being spun off or sold, and a fifth entering a review process that could lead to closure, the company said. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Thousands of gaming jobs will be shed over the coming fiscal year as Microsoft continues to invest heavily in AI Microsoft said on Monday it was eliminating about 4,800 jobs \u2013 roughly 2% of its global workforce \u2013 in a cost-cutting move that will deliver a sweeping restructuring of its struggling Xbox gaming division. The …<\/p>\n

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