Xbox Strategic Overhaul Leads to Multiple Studio Divestments and Franchise Realignment

By Christopher Dring · The Game Business · 2026-09-24

Xbox Strategic Overhaul Leads to Multiple Studio Divestments and Franchise Realignment

The Game Business reports that Xbox is entering the second phase of a massive corporate reset involving 268 staff cuts and the divestment of five studios. Leadership is moving core properties like Halo and Age of Empires under Activision management while returning developers such

The Game Business reports that Xbox is entering the second phase of a massive corporate reset involving 268 staff cuts and the divestment of five studios. Leadership is moving core properties like Halo and Age of Empires under Activision management while returning developers such