It
looks
look
a
fourth
round
of
layoffs
are
going
to
hit

Xbox
next
with,
resulting
in
“substantial
cuts”,
according
to
a
new
report.

The
reliable
gaming
journalist
Jason
Schreier
broke
the
news
in

a
brief
article
on
Bloomberg.
According
to
his
sources,
“major
layoffs”
are
going
to
hit
Xbox
next
week.
This
confirms

Bloomberg’s
earlier
reporting
from
this
month
which
stated
Microsoft
is
planning
on
cutting
thousands
of
jobs,
primarily
in
the
sales
sector.

“Managers
within
Xbox
are
expecting
substantial
cuts
across
the
entire
group,”
said
Jason,
before
dramatically
ripping
off
his
shirt
to
reveal
a
gleaming
S
and
flying
off
into
the
distance.
That
last
part
may
have
been
an
exaggeration,
but
surely
it
isn’t
coincidence
that
his
last
name
is
Schreier
and
Superman
has
a
giant
S
on
his
chest?
I
think
not.

Jokes
aside,
this
is
yet
another
major
hit
to
the
industry
which
has
already
suffered
blow
after
blow.
It’s
a
very
unstable
place
to
have
a
career
right
now.

Tom
Warren
of
The
Verge,
who
also
previously
reported
on
the
planned
cuts,

has
published
a
new
article,
stating
that:
“One
source
tells
me
Microsoft
is
restructuring
Xbox
distribution
across
central
Europe,
resulting
in
some
Xbox
operations
ceasing
in
some
regions.”

Tom
also
confirms
that
the
cuts
are
expected
to
mainly
hit
the
sales
division,
right
as
a
new
financial
year
kicks
off.

It’s
a
very…confusing
time
at
Xbox
right
now.
These
cuts
come
at
a
time
when
Xbox
finally
seems
to
be
getting
the
actual
games
part
of
the
whole
videgames
thing
sorted
out.
It
has
launched
quite
a
few
exclusives
this
year,
bolstered
Game
Pass
with
huge
titles
and
is
aiming
for
a
hell
of
a
2026,

if
Phil
Spencer’s
teases
about
Halo,
Forza
and
Gears
come
to
fruition.
When
Microsoft
started
buying
up
studios
like
it
was
a
hungry,
hungry
hippo,
the
promise
was
big
exclusives
one
after
the
other,
but
that
didn’t
happen.
It
seems
like
they’re
finally
getting
their
ducks
(hippos?)
in
a
row.

On
the
other
hand,
Xbox
has
turned
into
a
multi-platform
publisher,
already
announced
a
its
next-gen
machines
are
being
worked
on
and
are
doing
things
like

integrating
other
PC
storefronts
into
the
Game
Pass
PC
App.
I
mean,
we’re
getting
Gears
of
War
on
a
PlayStation
in
a
few
months.
What
the
hell
is
even
going
on,
anymore?