### [2026-07-6](/feed/2026/07/6/index.md)

##### 2022–2026 video game industry layoffs
#  Microsoft cuts roughly 4,800 jobs, primarily within its Xbox and commercial sales divisions, while divesting game studios Compulsion Games, Double Fine, Ninja Theory, and Undead Labs. 




### Sources:

1. [Reuters](https://www.reuters.com/business/world-at-work/microsoft-joins-ai-driven-tech-layoff-wave-with-4800-job-cuts-2026-07-06/)
2. [The Verge](https://www.theverge.com/news/961528/microsoft-layoffs-july-2026-sales-xbox)

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