{
  "id": 15875412,
  "title": "Further Xbox layoff rounds reportedly planned for this month, November, and January, while a Game Pass overhaul is in the works",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/further-xbox-layoff-rounds-reportedly-planned-for-this-month-november",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-21T10:34:44.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Rock Paper Shotgun",
    "slug": "rock-paper-shotgun",
    "url": "https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/further-xbox-layoff-rounds-reportedly-planned-for-this-month-november-and-january-while-a-game-pass-overhaul-is-in-the-works"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Further rounds of layoffs as part of Xbox's ongoing efforts to eventually have fed 3200 people into the furnace are reportedly planned to take place during this month, November, and January. The company previously made clear more cuts, following on from two rounds of mass layoffs already this year, would be coming at some juncture. Meanwhile, an overhaul of Xbox Game Pass is reportedly in the…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Verge",
        "title": "Xbox CEO is reportedly planning three more rounds of layoffs",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/xbox-ceo-is-reportedly-planning-three-more-rounds-of-layoffs",
        "published": "2026-10-20T19:06:40.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}