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Xbox reportedly planning more layoffs as CEO calls for "Xbox reset"

Xbox is reportedly preparing another round of layoffs as its new CEO pushes a broad reset around costs, content, and infrastructure. For devs, the bigger signal is a shift toward tighter budgets, more in-house engineering, and less tolerance for slow, vendor-heavy pipelines. That usually means pressure on marketing, ops, and any team tied to platform efficiency.

First reported 4 months ago • xbox microsoft layoffs budget cuts
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