In a big overhaul, Microsoft is reportedly planning to downsize by 4,800 people, approximately 3,200 gaming jobs from Xbox among them. | World News

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

Xbox will cut about 3,200 jobs and offload five studios, including the UK’s Ninja Theory and France’s Arkane, in its biggest-ever restructure.

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

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…