Microsoft has announced another round of layoffs in its gaming division, affecting 650 employees primarily in corporate and support roles. This move is part of the company's ongoing restructuring efforts following its $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard.

A beleaguered Xbox had more bad news to share with its employees today, after the company laid of 1,900 Xbox and Activision-Blizzard workers in January 2024,

Redmond-based Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq: MSFT) has laid off about 650 employees from its gaming division, or 3% of the department.

Microsoft is laying off around 650 employees in its gaming division today. The latest cuts come months after Microsoft laid off 1,900 Activision Blizzard and Xbox employees, and after the closure of several game studios, including Redfall developer Arkane Austin.

Microsoft has undertaken another round of gaming layoffs, this time cutting 650 employees from their Xbox and Activision Blizzard divisions.

Microsoft is laying off 650 more employees in its gaming division. This is the second round of layoffs to hit Microsoft’s gaming arm this year following 1,900 job cuts in January.

Microsoft continued the cost-cutting in its Xbox and video games division Thursday morning, laying off another 650 employees.

Xbox has lost 2,550 employees this year—and the overall industry number is much higher.

Xbox owner Microsoft is to cut about 650 staff from its gaming division in a new round of job losses after its $69bn (£54.3bn) merger deal. The software giant said staff working in "mostly corporate and supporting functions" worldwide would be affected.