{
  "id": 9772448,
  "title": "The Xbox reset doesn't have an end date | Opinion",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/the-xbox-reset-doesnt-have-an-end-date-opinion",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-25T13:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "GamesIndustry",
    "slug": "gamesindustry",
    "url": "https://www.gamesindustry.biz/the-xbox-reset-doesnt-have-an-end-date-opinion"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In Asha Sharma's concluding remarks as Xbox CEO, she called for a \"reset\" of the business, highlighting the company's financial struggles and macro challenges. The reset has led to hundreds of layoffs across Xbox studios and business units, as well as the shuttering or divestment of several entire studios. Despite the purpose of a reset being to press the button once and move on, neither certainty nor stability are being felt within Xbox. Another 268 jobs were cut this week, bringing the total lost to 1,600 since the reset began. Xbox plans to cut 3,200 more jobs, but the timeframe for completion remains unclear. The lack of a clear vision for Xbox's post-reset structure has added to the confusion and uncertainty.",
  "summary": "Asha Sharma marked the conclusion of her first hundred days as Xbox CEO with a public blog post in which she called for the next hundred days to be a \"reset\" of the business. Highlighting the division's low \"accountability margin\" and declining revenues, along with macro factors like the hardware component crisis, Sharma's post was a fairly obvious omen of layoffs to come – corporate executives…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "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."
}