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Xbox layoffs: Jobs lost at Obsidian, Bethesda, Id and Zenimax Online Studios

Xbox’s July 2026 restructuring has hit multiple first-party studios, with layoffs confirmed at Obsidian, Bethesda, id Software and ZeniMax Online Studios. The cuts span production, design, community, QA and engineering, and the fallout is already reshaping live projects and roadmaps across the portfolio.

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Xbox layoffs: Jobs lost at Obsidian, Bethesda, Id and Zenimax Online Studios

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