Xbox Reboot After Major Cuts | Dublin News

Microsoft is slashing 6,500 jobs in Ireland, not due to AI replacing roles but because AI is reshaping how work gets done. Xbox head Asha Sharma admits the business is struggling with thin profit margins, calling for a major overhaul. With gaming sales cooling after pandemic highs, rising game development costs, and AI-driven chip prices, the company is selling off four studios—including Activision, Blizzard, and Minecraft’s team—and cutting elsewhere, losing 64 cents for every dollar invested. Just three years after spending $75 billion on Activision Blizzard, Xbox’s gaming ambitions aren’t delivering the growth Microsoft hoped for. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/37568fd41b650e75