Shaw also said most of the positions affected by the Xbox restructuring were based outside the United States, while describing the gaming division as both the industry's largest employer of American workers and its largest U.S.-based company. The claim further challenged the outsourcing allegations, as positions located abroad could not represent domestic jobs being moved overseas. Microsoft has not released enough position-level data to independently compare every eliminated role with its H-1B applications, but no evidence has emerged showing that the two groups correspond on a position-for-p
Xbox Addresses Accusations of Outsourcing Thousands of Positions… How Many American Jobs Is Xbox Really Cutting? Shaw also said most of the positions affected by the Xbox restructuring were based outside the United States, while describing the gaming division as both the industry's largest employer of American workers and its largest U.S.-based company. …
… In addition to the job cuts, Microsoft is also cutting ties with four Xbox studios, while working with the French government on the future of Arkane. …
… Sanders concluded his post by writing, "Please don't tell me corporate tax breaks create jobs. …
… Sign in to your GameRant account Ubisoft is reportedly shutting down its Winnipeg and Belgrade studios, while at least one other subsidiary faces a major restructuring. The organizational changes are expected to result in hundreds of job losses across Ubisoft offices spanning two continents. …
… The strike is a direct response to the early June 2026 restructuring that resulted in 51 Ubisoft Barcelona employees losing their jobs. …
… Restructuring efforts at Xbox remain the subject of controversy, as the publisher continues to reevaluate its investments after a major leadership shake-up. …
… At the moment, all gamers can do is wait and see how Xbox's restructuring decisions affect the company down the road.
… Microsoft's embattled gaming business announced another major restructuring on July 6, when Xbox CEO Asha Sharma confirmed plans to eliminate about 3,200 jobs, or roughly 20% of the division's workforce. …
… The ongoing effort calls for about 3,200 job cuts at Xbox by mid-2027 , with roughly half carried out in July 2026 at the start of Microsoft’s FY2027. …
… The same restructuring that conjured this new Fallout game also snatched jobs away from over 3,000 people, including developers from Obsidian itself. …