Key facts
- Microsoft is laying off approximately 4,800 employees globally.
- The layoffs represent 2.1% of Microsoft's global workforce.
- The majority of cuts affect the sales and Xbox divisions.
- Four Xbox game studios are being spun off.
- Xbox is laying off 3,200 employees.
- The Xbox layoffs impact approximately 20% of its workforce.
- The move aims to simplify the Xbox division and refocus on major franchises.
Microsoft is undertaking a substantial workforce reduction, with approximately 4,800 employees being laid off across the company. This figure represents 2.1% of Microsoft's global workforce. The majority of these job cuts are concentrated in the sales and Xbox divisions. As a direct consequence of this restructuring, four Xbox game studios are being spun off.