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Microsoft’s Xbox Cuts 268 Jobs, Shifts Halo Development
Microsoft’s Xbox division is cutting 268 more jobs.
The cuts affect Halo Studios and other Xbox teams.
The next big Halo game will be made by a new team at Activision.
This team will work separately from the people who make Call of Duty.
A smaller Halo Studios team will support current games and players.
Xbox says these changes are part of a larger restructuring.
Microsoft also plans to close Ninja Theory after two attempted sales failed.
The company is still deciding what will happen to Arkane.
Employees are expected to discuss the changes at a company-wide meeting on October 6.
Xbox is eliminating 268 roles across Halo Studios, first-party teams, and central management functions.
Activision will develop the next mainline Halo game through a new team operating separately from Call of Duty.
Halo Studios will retain a smaller team focused on existing games and the Halo community.
Xbox says the cuts bring its restructuring roughly three-quarters of the way to completion.
Microsoft is proposing to close Ninja Theory, while consultations about Arkane’s future continue through 2026.
- Who
- Microsoft’s Xbox division, including Halo Studios, Activision, Ninja Theory, and Arkane.
- What
- Xbox is cutting 268 jobs, shifting mainline Halo development to Activision, and proposing to close Ninja Theory.
- Where
- Across Xbox’s global workforce and studios.
- When
- The changes were announced in an internal memo; a company-wide town hall is scheduled for October 6, and Arkane consultations may continue through the end of 2026.
- Why
- The changes are part of Xbox’s ongoing, multi-phase corporate restructuring and reset.
Key facts
- Jobs cut
- 268 roles
- Halo developer
- A new purpose-built team within Activision
- Halo Studios role
- Supporting the existing Halo community and games already released
- Restructuring progress
- Xbox says it is roughly three-quarters complete
- Earlier restructuring target
- Approximately 3,200 roles through fiscal year 2027
- Ninja Theory
- Xbox is proposing to close the studio after two attempted sales failed
- Arkane
- Consultations about its future are expected to continue through the end of 2026
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