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Primarily impacts Xbox, but cloud workers also hit

Microsoft has announced it is cutting 4,800 jobs, including many in its Xbox division. This represents about 2.1% of its global workforce.

Microsoft announced plans to lay off 4,800 employees on Monday, confirming Business Insider's earlier report.

Microsoft announced plans to lay off around 4,800 employees on Monday. Of those, 1,600 come from Xbox layoffs and studio spinouts. More will follow.

"Our business today is not healthy," Xbox CEO Asha Sharma warned in a memo to staff Monday.

Microsoft plans to cut around 4,800 jobs, nearly 2% of its workforce, as part of a restructuring effort. | World News

Xbox CEO Asha Sharma has announced a year-long plan to reduce the division's staff by over 3,000, with 1,600 being laid off today. Five studios are leaving Xbox.

Two-thirds of all the positions being cut are at Xbox, within the company’s struggling gaming division.

Microsoft cut around 4,800 roles, or 2.1% of its global workforce, on Monday — the latest in a series of layoffs that’s stoking fears of AI replacing jobs. The layoffs will hit…

Microsoft moves to slash costs as the video game industry faces what the tech giant calls the "most severe hardware crisis in its history."

Microsoft eliminated approximately 2.1% of its global workforce

Microsoft said Monday it was eliminating about 4,800 jobs -- roughly two percent of its global workforce -- in a cost-cutting move that will deliver a sweeping restructuring of…

A third of Microsoft's global layoffs were Xbox employee as the company reduced its workforce by 2.1% globally.

Microsoft is eliminating 4,800 jobs, or 2.1% of its workforce, with its Xbox gaming unit among the hardest hit, the company said Monday.

About 3,200 gaming jobs are set to be cut at Xbox over the coming fiscal year.

Microsoft announces 4,800 job cuts, with its Xbox division reducing staff by 20% and planning to spin off four gaming studios into independent entities.

The job cuts amount to 2.1% of Microsoft's global workforce.

Microsoft announced significant job cuts affecting approximately 4,800 employees globally. The Xbox gaming division will experience the deepest reductions, with around 3,200 roles…

Microsoft is cutting 4,800 jobs globally, including 1,600 at Xbox, as the gaming business restructures amid rising hardware costs and weak margins.

Xbox CEO Asha Sharma addressed staff following the decision to lay off 3,200 employees, citing financial challenges and strategic restructuring to stabilize the company's future.