{
  "id": 9122878,
  "title": "Xbox reportedly set to lay off hundreds more staff and \"consolidate\" several game studios in second round of major cuts this year",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/xbox-reportedly-set-to-lay-off-hundreds-more-staff-and-consolidate",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-22T09:34:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Rock Paper Shotgun",
    "slug": "rock-paper-shotgun",
    "url": "https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/xbox-reportedly-set-to-lay-off-hundreds-more-staff-and-consolidate-several-game-studios-in-second-round-of-major-cuts-this-year"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "After laying off around 1600 people and parting ways with a number of studios back in July, Microsoft-owned Xbox are reportedly set for another round of job cuts and internal upheaval this week. Read more",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Techmeme",
        "title": "Source: Xbox plans to lay off hundreds of employees this week in its second major staff cut in 2026, as it also plans to consolidate several of its game studios (Aaron Holmes/The Information)",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/source-xbox-plans-to-lay-off-hundreds-of-employees-this-week-in-its",
        "published": "2026-09-22T03:15:01.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Eurogamer",
        "title": "Second wave of Xbox cuts reported to be happening this week, with \"several\" studios apparently facing consolidation",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/second-wave-of-xbox-cuts-reported-to-be-happening-this-week-with",
        "published": "2026-09-22T08:36:03.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}