# Report paints a picture of brutal cord-cutting inside Xbox layoffs: 'Many of us did not know what was happening for weeks'

> Xbox's 1,600 layoffs last week were brutal on the developers impacted, and will have uncertain ripples on the industry for years to come—however, a recent report from Game Developer states that the "reset" itself was…

- **Source:** [Pcgamer](https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/report-paints-a-picture-of-brutal-cord-cutting-inside-xbox-layoffs-many-of-us-did-not-know-what-was-happening-for-weeks/?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=6a58f6e7e298cccf621f945e)
- **Published:** 2026-07-16
- **Category:** Gaming
- **Tags:** #microsoft #xbox
- **Canonical:** http://localhost:4321/a/6a58f6e7e298cccf621f945e

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