Home

News

通稿头条 I PR Headlines

微软 | Microsoft

Date: July 7, 2026

Microsoft Resets Xbox: 3,200 Jobs, Five Studios and a Historic Overhaul as CEO Sharma Declares the Business ‘Not Healthy

Summary :

Microsoft Corporation on July 7 announced a company-wide reduction of approximately 4,800 positions — about 2.1% of its 220,000-strong global workforce — with the single-largest concentration falling on its Xbox gaming division. In an employee memo, Xbox CEO Asha Sharma disclosed that Xbox will cut roughly 1,600 roles immediately and an additional 1,600 across fiscal 2027, bringing total Xbox headcount reductions to around 3,200. The company will simultaneously divest four studios — Compulsion Games, Double Fine Productions, Ninja Theory and Undead Labs (with France’s Arkane Studios under separate strategic review) — with Compulsion and Double Fine returning to independent operation and Ninja Theory and Undead Labs transferring to new owners.

Why Selected:

Microsoft’s Xbox reset simultaneously ignites five high-share audiences on a single news cycle: mainstream tech media (Microsoft is a Fortune Global 500 top-15 name), the global gaming community (players and streamers reposting studio-divestiture lists), the future-of-work discourse (a 3,200-role cut at a marquee employer), enterprise leadership readers (a rare CEO memo openly labeling the business ‘not healthy’), and consumer entertainment coverage.

Views:168,400

Unique Clicks :24,200

SHARE

Let's Team Up and
Expand Your Reach

We collaborate with newswires, PR agencies, SEO firms, advertising agencies, event marketers, and industry peers worldwide.