Microsoft Layoffs 2024

Microsoft Layoffs 2024. Microsoft will lay off 1,900 employees at activision blizzard and xbox, the latest tech company to announce cuts so far in 2024. Microsoft said thursday that it is cutting 650 roles at its xbox gaming division, in the latest major round of layoffs to hit the video game industry.

Microsoft’s new fiscal year has started with a round of layoffs and some changes in its partner program, especially around requirements for specializations. The website layoffs.fyi reports that in 2024 so far, tech firms have laid off almost 90,000 people, at a time when the us economy is adding jobs.