… Last week, Xbox CEO Asha Sharma published a memo called “ Next 100 Days: Xbox Reset ,” hinting at incoming layoffs as the company plans to “reset for a stronger Xbox.” The memo noted that costs are increasing due to the ongoing component crisis and that the company’s current studio system is “over … …
Microsoft is set to announce a wave of layoffs for its Xbox studios and employees next week. Sources familiar with Microsoft’s plans tell The Verge that the layoffs will lead to studio closures or spinoffs, potential mergers of studios, and canceled games. …
… Imminent Xbox Layoffs Could Result In Studio Closures While Xbox CEO Asha Sharma hasn't outright confirmed that she and her team will be putting potentially thousands of people out of work this July, she did admit that things need to change. …
… This follows earlier rumours that Compulsion Games would be included in a wave of Xbox studio closures expected to be finalised in July, ahead of Microsoft's next quarterly earnings report. …
… At this year's GDC Festival of Gaming , Meta's director of games Chris Pruett discussed how the company continues to invest in VR despite studio closures and layoffs. …
Amid reports that Microsoft is planning massive layoffs in its Xbox gaming division, first-party studios like Double Fine, Compulsion Games, and Ninja Theory have been rumored to be in talks to avoid total closure. …
Assassin's Creed Layoffs Ubisoft By Ethan Gach Published June 10, 2026 | Comments 2 The upheaval at Assassin’s Creed maker Ubisoft continues as it faces a new round of studio closures and mass layoffs. …
Avowed 2 could escape the fallout from anticipated Xbox Game Studios closures and layoffs. …
… If the studios under Xbox that are at risk of being shut down aren't able to negotiate terms for a buyout, then these layoffs could be some of the worst we've seen from Xbox yet, which is an incredibly high bar that Xbox continues to surpass, to everyone's great disappointment and chagrin. …
… "Xbox is also planning to significantly slash budgets for marketing and some other areas of the business, the people said." In a follow-up article, The Verge mentioned that a studio closure or "changes to the Xbox studio lineup" could be involved in the cuts according to their own sources. …
