Microsoft cuts 4,800 jobs and shrinks Xbox in 'significant restructure'
mmarian
16 points
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July 06, 2026
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Discussion Highlights (3 comments)
ChrisArchitect
Source: https://blogs.microsoft.com/blog/2026/07/06/the-latest-in-ou... Xbox division post: https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2026/07/06/resetting-xbox/ ( https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48804993 )
not_your_vase
The next decade of gaming will be [...] more creative than anything we’ve seen before. In the AI era? Lol. Lmao, even.
Oras
> Asha Sharma, who recently took over as Xbox's chief executive, said in a note to staff it was "beginning the most significant restructure in Xbox history". She makes it sound like an achievement