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Xbox lost $1.7 billion in FY2026 as hardware revenue collapsed 29% and content services declined, raising questions about the platform’s future strategy.

Dataminers reveal Microsoft’s Xbox Backward Compatibility emulator uses Xbox 360 architecture, meaning it can already execute Xbox 360 code on PC.

Xbox players who paid for Halo: Campaign Evolved early access were locked out on July 23 as authentication failures and an Xbox Live outage hit simultaneously.

CWA Canada says Bethesda Montreal union members were laid off in a three-minute call with no questions allowed, as Microsoft cuts 3,200 Xbox roles.

Over 50 Bethesda veterans lost to Xbox layoffs, with staff warning of a substantial and cascading effect on Elder Scrolls 6 development and quality.

Xbox CEO Asha Sharma confirms Game Pass sits at 30 million subscribers, nearly 47 million below the internal target tied to the Activision Blizzard deal.

Bethesda Game Studios union members are organizing a protest against Microsoft’s sweeping gaming layoffs, marking the boldest labor action yet inside Xbox’s restructuring.

With 1,600 Xbox jobs gone and 1,600 more cuts scheduled, remaining staff face heavier workloads, morale pressure, and uncertainty over studios like Bethesda and id Software.

OneBGS union members march across four Bethesda studios on July 15 to demand Xbox negotiate fairly after 440 union jobs were cut in the latest Microsoft layoffs.

Xbox is shedding 20% of its workforce and releasing five first-party studios as new CEO Asha Sharma dismantles the content-volume strategy built on Activision.