Microsoft's Xbox plans for major layoffs next month, Bloomberg News reports
The memo cites a 3% accountability margin and more than $20 billion spent over five years as the division prepares a broad reset.
- Microsoft's Xbox division plans major layoffs next month, according to a Bloomberg News report.
- The job cuts would be the first major restructuring under new Xbox CEO Asha Sharma, who took over in February.
- Sharma said Xbox needs to rebuild its platform infrastructure and rethink its portfolio, citing declining revenue and high costs over the past five years.
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