Xbox CEO Asha Sharma confirms 4 studios are leaving Microsoft, with a fifth, Arkane Studios, fate uncertain amid mass layoffs.

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Microsoft is selling and spinning off several Xbox studios while cutting thousands of jobs, signaling a major shift away from its long-running acquisition strategy.

The Xbox restructuring will involve divestment of four studios, Xbox's new head, Asha Sharma, said in a note to employees.

Xbox CEO Asha Sharma said the division's business "is not healthy" and will cut roughly 20% of its staff through fiscal year 2027 ...

Double Fine and Compulsion Games are going independent, and Microsoft is also selling Ninja Theory and Undead Labs.

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Microsoft is cutting jobs in its commercial business and its Xbox gaming group, where revenue has been shrinking.