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title: "Xbox Layoffs 2026: 268 Jobs Cut (Latest: Sep 2026)"
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# Xbox Layoffs 2026: 268 Jobs Cut

Latest announcement (Sep 22, 2026): Xbox announced a September restructuring cutting 268 roles across Halo Studios, other first-party studios, and XGS management and central functions. The tracker lists 1 announcement for Xbox since 2026, with 268 jobs reported affected. [Source(opens in new tab)](https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2026/09/22/continuing-our-reset/)

Last updated Nov 4, 2026

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_From our coverage, Sep 22, 2026: [Xbox Staff Face Reported Layoff Waves in October, November and January](/blog/xbox-layoff-waves-october-november-january-2026)_

Xbox at a glance

**Announcements tracked**
: 1

**Jobs affected (reported)**
: 268

**Layoffs**
: 1

**Store closures**
: 0

**Return-to-office mandates**
: 0

Jobs affected are as reported by each source, summed over the 1 of 1 announcements that state a number.

Latest announcement Sep 22, 2026

## 2026

1 announcement · 268 jobs reported affected

1. Sep 22Sep 22Layoff ### Cuts 268 jobs Xbox announced a September restructuring cutting 268 roles across Halo Studios, other first-party studios, and XGS management and central functions. - [Source(opens in new tab)](https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2026/09/22/continuing-our-reset/) - Our coverage:[Xbox Staff Face Reported Layoff Waves in October, November and January](/blog/xbox-layoff-waves-october-november-january-2026)![](https://cdn.metaintro.com/rs:fill:640:480/q:80/plain/images/xbox-layoff-waves-october-november-january-2026-hero.jpg)

## More Xbox coverage

Metaintro articles about this company

- [268 More Xbox Staff Lose Jobs, and What the Halo Handover Means for Game Developers](/blog/xbox-268-job-cuts-halo-activision)Sep 23, 2026

## Data and archives

Free to reuse with attribution to Metaintro

Every published announcement, all years, one row per event. Column names are stable, and jobs affected are blank where no source states a number.

[Download the dataCSV](/layoffs/data.csv)[Download the dataJSON](/layoffs/data.json)
Jobs affected are counted only when a source states a number; “Not stated” means none was disclosed. [Methodology, sources and how to cite](/layoffs#methodology)

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