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A column analyzing the current crisis at Microsoft's Xbox division, highlighting layoffs, studio closures, and the failure of the Game Pass subscription model to meet growth targets.
Microsoft's Xbox division is undergoing a major 'reset' with looming layoffs and studio closures, including the potential cancellation of a Blade game and shuttering of Arkane. The report also covers IO Interactive's layoffs after Microsoft pulled out of publishing its Project Fantasy RPG.
Microsoft is planning a wave of layoffs and studio closures in its Xbox division, including canceling the Blade game and potentially shuttering Arkane Studios, as part of a cost-cutting reset under new CEO Asha Sharma.