Microsoft is reportedly planned to have another round of job cuts in its Xbox division as part of large re -organization efforts in the company. The Xbox parents are said to be ready to laying a significant number of employees in their entire gaming division. This step will follow several rounds of trimmed in the Xbox last year after the acquisition of the call of duty maker activities.
Xbox asked to face trimming
According to a Bloomberg Report Published on Tuesday, Xbox The managers are expecting “enough” trimmed in the division next week. This will be the first round of trimming in Xbox this year, but fourth after 2024.
Microsoft shut down More than 1,900 Xbox employees, including newly acquired Activism icy storm Unit, in January last year – about eight percent of the overall gaming division staff. The company also canceled an undeclared survival game in development at Blazard at that time.
In May, Company shut down Its three Bethesda-Fi Rush developer Tango gameworks and redfall manufacturer Arcen Austin, game studio to focus on your “priority games”. The closure of the studio led to “significant trimmed”.
In September, Tech giant reduced 650 jobs Xbox Division To curb costs after $ 69 billion acquisition of activism.
This year, Microsoft shut down About three percent of their workforce, about 6,000 employees as company expenses on AI balloons. This year’s trimming did not affect the Xbox division.
The upcoming round of pruning will allegedly affect the entire Xbox group. Earlier this month, the Xbox organized its Games Shoches event, where it revealed the next call of duty and announced the Xbox-branded gaming handheld PC in collaboration with Asus.