07-01-2025, 02:08 AM
New 'Substantial' Layoffs Incoming for Xbox Gaming Division
Microsoft appears to be planning a new round of layoffs, according to anonymous sources who spoke to Bloomberg. This time around, the layoffs appear to be targeting the Xbox gaming division, although the tech giant has yet to announce layoffs and declined to comment when Bloomberg reached out for confirmation.
Supposedly, the upcoming round of layoffs will affect workers across the entire Xbox group, as opposed to specific roles, departments, or subdivisions, and they will come alongside an internal reorganization at Microsoft. This news comes days after 1047 Studios, the developer behind Splitgate and Splitgate 2, announced a round of layoffs that affected an unknown number of staff, illustrating the continued strain on the gaming industry as a whole. It also follows the recent reveal of the ASUS ROG Xbox Ally. According to Gaming Layoffs, a site that tracks annual gaming layoffs, 2025 has seen an estimated 2,422 workers in the gaming industry be laid off in 2025 so far. Microsoft itself announced a round of layoffs in the Microsoft Gaming division in January this year. In response to the recent uptick in gaming layoffs, a new union has come about. The United Video Game Workers Union announced earlier this year that one of its main goals was to pressure companies in the gaming industry to put people over profits.
https://www.techpowerup.com/338311/new-s...g-division
Microsoft appears to be planning a new round of layoffs, according to anonymous sources who spoke to Bloomberg. This time around, the layoffs appear to be targeting the Xbox gaming division, although the tech giant has yet to announce layoffs and declined to comment when Bloomberg reached out for confirmation.
Supposedly, the upcoming round of layoffs will affect workers across the entire Xbox group, as opposed to specific roles, departments, or subdivisions, and they will come alongside an internal reorganization at Microsoft. This news comes days after 1047 Studios, the developer behind Splitgate and Splitgate 2, announced a round of layoffs that affected an unknown number of staff, illustrating the continued strain on the gaming industry as a whole. It also follows the recent reveal of the ASUS ROG Xbox Ally. According to Gaming Layoffs, a site that tracks annual gaming layoffs, 2025 has seen an estimated 2,422 workers in the gaming industry be laid off in 2025 so far. Microsoft itself announced a round of layoffs in the Microsoft Gaming division in January this year. In response to the recent uptick in gaming layoffs, a new union has come about. The United Video Game Workers Union announced earlier this year that one of its main goals was to pressure companies in the gaming industry to put people over profits.
https://www.techpowerup.com/338311/new-s...g-division