{"id":966432,"date":"2026-01-03T16:43:19","date_gmt":"2026-01-03T16:43:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/microsoft-lays-off-further-650-xbox-staff-no-games-cancelled-or-studios-closed"},"modified":"2026-01-03T16:43:19","modified_gmt":"2026-01-03T16:43:19","slug":"microsoft-lays-off-further-650-xbox-staff-no-games-cancelled-or-studios-closed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/microsoft-lays-off-further-650-xbox-staff-no-games-cancelled-or-studios-closed\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft lays off further 650 Xbox staff, no games cancelled or studios closed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/microsoft-lays-off-further-650-xbox-staff-no-games-cancelled-or-studios-closed.jpg\" \/> <\/p>\n<p>Microsoft has laid off a further 650 Xbox staff, though no games have been cancelled or studios have been closed this time.<\/p>\n<p>The news was shared by CEO of Microsoft Gaming <a data-keyword=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/personas\/phil-spencer\">Phil Spencer<\/a> in an internal memo obtained by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/microsoft-lays-off-another-650-staff-from-its-video-game-workforce-xbox-boss-phil-spencer-sends-memo-to-staff\">IGN<\/a>, with changes made to &#8220;organise our business for long term success&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>The layoffs <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/microsoft-to-lay-off-1900-people-across-xbox-and-activision-blizzard\">follow the 1900 people who lost their jobs at the company in January<\/a> this year. 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