Xbox Redirects Investment Toward Core Studios in Major Restructuring

Microsoft's Xbox is shifting investment toward high-priority studios—Activision, Bethesda/ZeniMax, Blizzard, King, Mojang, and Xbox Game Studios—as part of a sweeping restructuring that includes 1,600 layoffs now (3,200 total), a 50% cut in vendor spend, and a push to accelerate development of big-budget titles while continuing to support mobile games; no first-party titles are being canceled.