Broussard Warns Xbox Faces Gaming’s Biggest Layoff, Potentially Exceeding 1,900 Jobs
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Updated · VICE · Jun 30
Broussard Warns Xbox Faces Gaming’s Biggest Layoff, Potentially Exceeding 1,900 Jobs
3 articles · Updated · VICE · Jun 30
Summary
George Broussard said upcoming Xbox cuts could become the largest single layoff event in gaming history, with losses potentially running into the thousands.
His posts on X said he had heard of a list of Xbox studio closures from an internal source and that layoffs would also hit active studios that remain open.
The warning points to cuts larger than Microsoft’s January 2024 Xbox layoffs, which eliminated 1,900 jobs after the Activision Blizzard merger.
Jason Schreier previously reported the layoffs would come at the end of Microsoft’s gaming fiscal year, putting the likely window at June 30 or July 1, though some expect action after July 29 results.
Reports in May had already described the planned cuts as a “bloodbath” and “catastrophic,” suggesting another major contraction for Microsoft’s gaming business.