# Xbox layoffs Published articles for Xbox layoffs. This is one page of public article previews, not the complete archive. Follow Next page to continue. Summaries are not the original full articles. ## 'Xbox Is Not For Sale,' Says Microsoft's Gaming Chief DevFeed: ['Xbox Is Not For Sale,' Says Microsoft's Gaming Chief]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: BeauHD Published: 2026-09-30T22:00:00Z Content type: news Language: en Sources: [Slashdot]() Topics: [Xbox](), [Microsoft]() Tags: [layoffs](), [microsoft](), [satya-nadella](), [xbox](), [xbox-layoffs]() ### AI overview Microsoft gaming chief Asha Sharma says the company has no plans to sell Xbox and will take a long-term view. The report describes layoffs and restructuring across Xbox studios, including closures and divestitures, amid discussion of partnerships and the business's future. ### Source excerpt Xbox CEO Asha Sharma says Microsoft has no plans to sell the gaming business, telling The New York Times that "Xbox is not for sale" and that the company intends to take a long-term view. Windows Central reports: Microsoft's vast layoffs across the summer have hit Xbox in their thousands, with studios like Ninja Theory on the path to being closed, and others like Double Fine being divested completely. Microsoft has effectively shut down Halo Studios itself and handed off the franchise to Call of Duty showrunners instead, as Xbox aggressively seeks to restructure for its next decade. [...] The NYT interviewed (paywall) Sharma recently covering the Xbox layoffs generally. The outlet said that Asha "did not stall" in declaring Xbox not-for-sale. "Xbox is not for sale. [...] We will do whatever it takes to set the company up for success, and we will look at the right partnerships, the right operating model and everything needed to achieve that. [...] We've got a long way to go with Microsoft and we're going to take the long-term view." The NYT quite patronizingly called the comment a "bob and weave" seemingly unwilling to let go of the idea of divestiture. It's great shareholder bait; Xbox has long been an aspirational type of product, and it has been a loss leader in some regards. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has remarked in the past about how, despite the fact Xbox isn't a huge profit generator, fandom of the brand has led to lucrative deals for Azure on the business side of things. Yet, shareholders would love nothing more than for Microsoft to quit the difficult and risky game industry to dive all-in on AI psychosis products instead... Read more of this story at Slashdot. ## Microsoft cuts 260 Xbox roles as gaming restructuring continues: Report DevFeed: [Microsoft cuts 260 Xbox roles as gaming restructuring continues: Report]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Tech Desk Published: 2026-09-23T09:50:50Z Content type: news Language: en Sources: [Technology | The Indian Express]() Topics: [Microsoft](), [Xbox](), [Job]() Tags: [activision-halo-franchise](), [asha-sharma-xbox-ceo](), [compulsion-games](), [double-fine-independent](), [job-cuts](), [management](), [matt-booty-xbox](), [microsoft](), [microsoft-gaming-restructuring](), [ninja-theory-closure](), [report](), [teams](), [tech](), [technology](), [technology-tech](), [undead-labs-sell-off](), [xbox](), [xbox-game-studios-restructuring](), [xbox-layoffs]() ### AI overview Microsoft is cutting around 260 Xbox roles as part of a broader restructuring of its gaming business. The changes include studio closures or divestitures, with Ninja Theory facing a proposed closure while other studio plans remain under consultation. ### Source excerpt In July this year, over 1,600 Xbox employees were fired in what Xbox CEO Asha Sharma called "the most significant restructure in Xbox history."