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Xbox Game Studios announces the departure of long-time head Craig Duncan and chief of staff Louise O’Connor, with studios to report to Matt Booty until replacements are named, amid a broader push by CEO Asha Sharma to reset the business and consider job cuts.
Craig Duncan is stepping down as head of Xbox Game Studios, with his teams reporting to Microsoft gaming chief Matt Booty until a replacement is named. The move comes as Xbox faces a public memo describing a 'reset' after revenue declines and signals another wave of layoffs after previous rounds totaling thousands. Nadella said the company must balance hardware innovation with a sustainable, economically viable games business, following earlier cuts in 2024 and 2025 that affected Xbox and related studios.