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Microsoft Xbox Lays Off Hundreds, Consolidates Studios in Major Restructuring

Microsoft's Xbox division is cutting 268 jobs and consolidating several game studios, signaling significant changes for its gaming business and raising concerns about the future of key developers.

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Reports surface of planned Xbox layoffs and studio consolidation

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  1. Microsoft CEO says Xbox's "streamlining" is "great to see" despite cuts and layoffs
    Eurogamer.net Gaming
  2. Microsoft Xbox layoffs: Halo Cinematic Director fired days after promotion — ‘Pretty wild’
    Mint

3 articles

  1. "It genuinely breaks my heart"- Confusion and frustration reign as gaming communities react to Xbox's drastic restructuring this week
    Eurogamer
  2. The Xbox reset gets ugly
    The Verge - All Posts Tech
  3. Microsoft Cuts 268 Xbox Jobs, Moves Halo Development to Activision
    Technology

4 articles

  1. Microsoft cuts 260 Xbox roles as gaming restructuring continues: Report
    Indian Express
  2. Halo Moves to Activision as Xbox Cuts 268 More Jobs
    Escapist Magazine Gaming
  3. Difficult day for those leaving: Xbox lays off employees, read full memo here
    India Today
  4. Activision will make the next Halo game as Xbox cuts 268 more jobs
    The Next Web

24 articles

  1. Xbox’s Latest Restructuring Puts Call of Duty Developer Activision in Charge of Halo
    CNET News Tech
  2. Halo Studios Cinematic Director Promoted and Laid Off Within the Same Week as Xbox's Brutal Restructuring Continues
    IGN
  3. Xbox Is Eliminating 268 More Jobs. The Changes Will Affect Some of Its Biggest Franchises
    Inc.com Startups
  4. Xbox continues its "reset" with dramatic restructuring
    Hacker News: Front Page Startups
  5. Xbox lays off more than 250 employees amid studio restructurings
    Mashable Tech