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Microsoft is doing a hard reset of its XBOX gaming division

KUOW | By Monica Nickelsburg
Published July 9, 2026 at 4:03 PM EDT

This week, Microsoft announced they were laying off over 3,000 staff at Xbox. What will the impact be on the company? And what do these layoffs say about the gaming industry right now?

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Monica Nickelsburg
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