On today’s episode, Variety’s Jennifer Maas details Microsoft’s massive overhaul of its Xbox unit with 3,200 layoffs and a realignment of operations coming under newly appointed Xbox CEO Asha Sharma.

On today&rsquo;s episode, Variety&rsquo;s Jennifer Maas details <a href="https://variety.com/2026/gaming/news/xbox-layoffs-3200-4-studios-sold-1236802326/">Microsoft&rsquo;s massive overhaul of its Xbox unit with 3,200 layoffs</a> and a realignment of operations coming under newly appointed Xbox CEO Asha Sharma.

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Daily Variety -- What’s Driving Microsoft’s Massive Overhaul of Xbox?

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