Game Over for 20% of Xbox Staff as Microsoft Hits Reset The recent layoffs at Xbox, which will affect approximately 20% of its staff – roughly 3,200 people – mark a significant shift in Microsoft's approach to gaming.
According to Asha Sharma, the company's CEO, this reset is a necessary correction after years of spreading itself too thin across various initiatives.
"We didn't focus on the core business," Sharma acknowledged candidly. "We simply spread ourselves too thin. " This admission comes as no surprise, given the sheer scale of Microsoft's endeavors in recent years.