Data Center Dynamics · Jul 6, 2026 16:01 UTC Microsoft plans to cut 4,800 jobs Read full story on Data Center Dynamics Share AI disclosure Summary <p>Primarily impacts Xbox, but cloud workers also hit</p> Original reporting Open original source Related coverage Former Xbox studios Double Fine and Compulsion will keep games after going indie The Verge | Jul 6, 2026 16:22 UTC Microsoft cuts 4,800 jobs with Xbox facing its biggest shake-up Euronews | Jul 6, 2026 16:16 UTC 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' Tom's Hardware | Jul 6, 2026 15:39 UTC Microsoft lays off nearly 5,000 employees across Xbox, commercial sales TechCrunch | Jul 6, 2026 15:32 UTC Microsoft cuts 4,800 jobs, as Xbox unit downsizes and plans to spin off four gaming studios CNBC Markets | Jul 6, 2026 14:56 UTC The incredible shrinking Xbox: Five studios, 3,200 employees let go Ars Technica | Jul 6, 2026 16:01 UTC Read full article on Data Center Dynamics Get the AFBytes Brief Major stories, AI-assisted analysis, and what to watch next. Free, monthly, unsubscribe anytime. Subscribe
Former Xbox studios Double Fine and Compulsion will keep games after going indie The Verge | Jul 6, 2026 16:22 UTC
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' Tom's Hardware | Jul 6, 2026 15:39 UTC
Microsoft lays off nearly 5,000 employees across Xbox, commercial sales TechCrunch | Jul 6, 2026 15:32 UTC
Microsoft cuts 4,800 jobs, as Xbox unit downsizes and plans to spin off four gaming studios CNBC Markets | Jul 6, 2026 14:56 UTC
The incredible shrinking Xbox: Five studios, 3,200 employees let go Ars Technica | Jul 6, 2026 16:01 UTC
