07/03/2025

Tech Leader Microsoft Cuts 9,000 Jobs

The actions forced Xbox to make layoffs and game cancellations

Mass layoffs are rolling across Microsoft, impacting game developers within Xbox across several studios and the projects they’re working on, even as an executive at the company told staff more gamers are playing Xbox than ever before.

According to The Seattle Times, 9,000 employees, or 4 percent of Microsoft’s workforce, are affected by the cuts, which started Wednesday morning. The full scope of layoffs within Microsoft's gaming divisions are still unknown.

"We continue to implement organizational and workforce changes that are necessary to position the company and teams for success in a dynamic marketplace," Microsoft spokesperson Jeff Jones said to WIRED. The company says that although gaming is impacted, it does not make up the majority of layoffs, and these cuts will affect people in different regions, tenure and teams.

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