# Xbox Boss Asha Sharma Announces 3,200 Layoffs, Including 1,600 Today, With 4 Studios Leaving for New Management — Read the Email to Staff in Full

> Microsoft has announced 3,200 staff are set to lose their jobs at Xbox across the current financial year, with 1,600 of those layoffs happening today, July 6.

- **Source:** [Ign](https://www.ign.com/articles/xbox-boss-asha-sharma-announces-3200-layoffs-including-1600-today-with-4-studios-leaving-for-new-management-read-the-email-to-staff-in-full?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=6a4bc2e0254f0da55deb5660)
- **Published:** 2026-07-06
- **Category:** Gaming
- **Tags:** #microsoft #xbox
- **Canonical:** http://localhost:4321/a/6a4bc2e0254f0da55deb5660

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