Xbox plans layoffs, even after Microsoft CEO said company is ‘long on gaming’ (opens in new tab)

In July, According to marketing and some other areas of the business.” Fast Company reached out to Xbox for comment regarding details about the layoffs and budget cuts. This would mark Asha Sharma’s first round of layoffs since she joined the company as CEO in February. Since the former Instacart COO and Microsoft CoreAI president took on the role of CEO, she has made some major changes, like removing Microsoft’s Copilot AI from gaming consoles and lowering prices of Xbox Game Pass. (Enthusia...