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Microsoft cuts 4,800 jobs and resets Xbox, eliminating 3,200 gaming roles and spinning off four studios as tech layoffs continue.
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Yahoo Finance Tech Editor Dan Howley breaks down Microsoft's sweeping restructuring of its gaming division, outlining how a severe hardware slump and disappointing returns on multi-platform and Game Pass expansions forced Xbox to cut 3,200 jobs and divest five major development studios.
Shares of Microsoft fell almost 1% after the company said it’s cutting 4,800 jobs, or 2.1% of its global workforce.
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Microsoft is cutting 4,800 jobs - impacting 20% of the staff of its gaming division Xbox, which is expected to be fully restructured, according to a company memo.
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Microsoft is cutting 3,200 Xbox gaming unit jobs, selling four game studios and reshaping the struggling business as part of a broader restructuring announced Monday.
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Microsoft (MSFT) plans to lay off about 4,800 employees amid an evolving industry backdrop, as its X

<body><p>STORY: Microsoft is cutting more than 2% of its workforce, or roughly 4,800 jobs, joining other tech titans in a wave of layoffs as they shift investments to AI infrastructure.</p><p>:: Microsoft</p><p>In a memo to employees, Microsoft's Chief People Officer said the roles being eliminated won't be replaced by AI, but are part of a broader effort to realign resources as AI changes how the company works.</p><p>Booming AI demand has powered growth at Microsoft's Azure cloud-computing business, which was the exclusive seller of OpenAI's models until April.</p><p>But the mounting cost of building data centers to run those services is squeezing the company's cash flows.</p><p>To help offset that, Microsoft is restructuring parts of its lagging gaming unit, described by its division head last month as needing a "reset" as profit margins have dropped.</p><p>A report in The Information last month said the company is considering a potential spinoff of its Xbox unit, or restructuring it as a wholly owned subsidiary.</p><p>Big Tech's historic AI outlays, set to top $700 billion this year, are putting pressure on companies across the sector to show returns on AI and offset the rising costs of rolling it out across their businesses.</p><p>Amazon and Meta Platforms have also laid off thousands of employees this year.</p><p>:: Microsoft</p><p>Microsoft announced the cuts on Monday following a nearly 23% slump in its shares in the first six months of 2026, their worst first-half performance since 2022.</p><p>Shares fell further on Monday, dropping more than two percent at one point in morning trading.</p></body>
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About 3,200 gaming jobs are set to be cut at Xbox over the coming fiscal year.View on euronews