Xbox executive Phil Spencer announced that approximately 650 people were being let go from Microsoft’s gaming division in a company email, as reported by news outlets like Game File. According to an inside source, most of these layoffs include corporate and support positions at Activision Blizzard, though Spencer stated in his email that no projects will be impacted. Additionally, a source claims that no business unit leaders at Xbox or any of its affiliated studios are being cut.
In his announcement email, Phil Spencer stated that this latest round of Microsoft layoffs is part of a corporate restructuring brought on by the Activision Blizzard purchase, which cost Microsoft roughly $69 billion.
In his announcement email, Phil Spencer stated that this latest round of Microsoft layoffs is part of a corporate restructuring brought on by the Activision Blizzard purchase, which cost Microsoft roughly $69 billion.
