Microsoft Readies Fresh Layoffs Including Xbox Studios as New Fiscal Year Begins
- Microsoft is preparing a new round of layoffs expected to affect under 2.5% of its global workforce, with the Xbox gaming division — including studios like Double Fine and Ninja Theory — reportedly in the crosshairs as the company's new fiscal year starts July 1.
- The cuts would follow a series of 2025 reductions and would be among the first major strategic moves by Microsoft's gaming leadership since the Activision Blizzard integration.
- Analysts say the move signals a deeper cost-discipline push across big tech as AI capex demands collide with softer consumer spending. (Bloomberg, Verge)