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The studio layoffs tag on WindowsForum.com covers discussions about workforce reductions and executive departures within Microsoft's gaming division, particularly Xbox Game Studios. Recent threads highlight the departure of key leaders like Craig Duncan and Louise O'Connor in mid-2026, framed as part of a broader "Xbox reset" aimed at streamlining an overextended studio portfolio following years of acquisitions. The content explores how these layoffs and reshuffles signal a shift toward cost discipline and integration after the Phil Spencer era, with implications for Microsoft's gaming strategy and the stability of its first-party studios.
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    Xbox Reset Looms as Craig Duncan and Louise O’Connor Depart Microsoft

    Xbox Game Studios head Craig Duncan and chief of staff Louise O’Connor are leaving Microsoft’s gaming division in mid-June 2026, according to multiple reports, just days after new Xbox leaders Asha Sharma and Matt Booty outlined a broad “Xbox reset” aimed at an overextended studio empire. The...
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