Why Microsoft’s $80 Billion Xbox Bet Backfired
Microsoft spent more than $80 billion buying its way to the top of the games industry. In July 2026, it started dismantling the machine it built. Xbox is cutting roughly 3,200 jobs, divesting five…
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Microsoft cuts 4,800 jobs as it revamps Xbox in latest wave of mass layoffs
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Xbox will bear the brunt of broader job losses at Microsoft, with approximately 3,200 positions to be eliminated through fiscal 2027.
thedesk.net·11d agoMicrosoft cuts 4,800 jobs, with Xbox gaming division losing 3,200 positions
Xbox will bear the brunt of broader job losses at Microsoft, with approximately 3,200 positions to be eliminated through fiscal 2027.
TheDesk·11d ago
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Arkane, Compulsion, Double Fine, Ninja Theory, and Undead Labs deserve better. Ever since Microsoft’s near-$70 billion acquisition of Activi
Xbox Is ‘Not Healthy’, But Losing All of This Talent Isn’t the Cure
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