Xbox Layoffs May 2025 Usa. Today’s layoffs come just a few months after some big xbox leadership changes saw sarah bond promoted to xbox president, leading all xbox platform and hardware work. Microsoft said it is cutting 650 jobs in its xbox unit, the third such layoff this year as the company tries to rein in costs and integrate its $69 billion acquisition of activision.
Around 650 roles are being eliminated, months after microsoft made big cuts following its activision deal. Microsoft’s gaming layoffs are part of big xbox strategy shifts.