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Added more information on recent developments on layoff.

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	Microsoft laid off 1,900 employees in its gaming division in January 2024. The layoffs primarily affected Activision Blizzard employees, but some Xbox and ZeniMax employees were also affected.<ref>{{Cite web\|language=en\|url=https://www.theverge.com/2024/1/25/24049050/microsoft-activision-blizzard-layoffs\|title=Microsoft lays off 1,900 Activision Blizzard and Xbox employees\|website=The Verge\|date=January 25, 2024 \|access-date=January 29, 2024\|archive-date=January 25, 2024\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240125153932/https://www.theverge.com/2024/1/25/24049050/microsoft-activision-blizzard-layoffs}}</ref> Blizzard [[President (corporate title)\|president]] Mike Ybarra and [[chief design officer]] [[Allen Adham]] also resigned.<ref>{{Cite web\|language=en\|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/video-games/microsoft-lay-1900-employees-gaming-division-rcna135652\|title=Microsoft to lay off 1,900 employees in its gaming division\|website=NBC News\|date=January 25, 2024 \|access-date=January 29, 2024\|archive-date=January 26, 2024\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240126082142/https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/video-games/microsoft-lay-1900-employees-gaming-division-rcna135652}}</ref>		Microsoft laid off 1,900 employees in its gaming division in January 2024. The layoffs primarily affected Activision Blizzard employees, but some Xbox and ZeniMax employees were also affected.<ref>{{Cite web\|language=en\|url=https://www.theverge.com/2024/1/25/24049050/microsoft-activision-blizzard-layoffs\|title=Microsoft lays off 1,900 Activision Blizzard and Xbox employees\|website=The Verge\|date=January 25, 2024 \|access-date=January 29, 2024\|archive-date=January 25, 2024\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240125153932/https://www.theverge.com/2024/1/25/24049050/microsoft-activision-blizzard-layoffs}}</ref> Blizzard [[President (corporate title)\|president]] Mike Ybarra and [[chief design officer]] [[Allen Adham]] also resigned.<ref>{{Cite web\|language=en\|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/video-games/microsoft-lay-1900-employees-gaming-division-rcna135652\|title=Microsoft to lay off 1,900 employees in its gaming division\|website=NBC News\|date=January 25, 2024 \|access-date=January 29, 2024\|archive-date=January 26, 2024\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240126082142/https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/video-games/microsoft-lay-1900-employees-gaming-division-rcna135652}}</ref>

			In May 2025, Microsoft announced that it is laying off more than 6,000 employees, around three percent of the company’s entire workforce.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Warren \|first=Tom \|date=2025-05-13 \|title=Microsoft is laying off more than 6,000 employees \|url=https://www.theverge.com/news/659401/microsoft-layoffs-three-percent-workforce \|access-date=2025-05-17 \|website=The Verge \|language=en-US}}</ref> In July 2025, Microsoft announced another round of layoffs, cutting approximately 9,000 employees in its largest workforce reduction in over two years. The cuts affected multiple divisions, including Xbox, with 830 positions eliminated at its Redmond, Washington headquarters.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2025-07-02 \|title=Microsoft's largest layoff in years hits Xbox, sales and other divisions \|url=https://apnews.com/article/microsoft-layoffs-xbox-f44079957b12370f72e24edebe9fcc6b \|access-date=2025-07-07 \|website=AP News \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=2025-07-03 \|title=Microsoft to cut up to 9,000 jobs as it invests in AI \|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cdxl0w1w394o \|access-date=2025-07-07 \|website=www.bbc.com \|language=en-GB}}</ref> Amid the layoffs, Microsoft also announced that it was quitting Pakistan after 25 years of operations.<ref>{{Cite web \|last= \|first= \|date=2025-07-04 \|title=Microsoft Pakistan shuts down operations after 25 years: Why is tech giant leaving the country? \|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/2554158/microsoft-shuts-down-operations-in-pakistan-after-25-years \|access-date=2025-07-07 \|website=The Express Tribune \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Malik \|first=Abdul Moiz \|date=2025-07-05 \|title=Microsoft closes office in Pakistan, lays off staff \|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1922163 \|access-date=2025-07-07 \|website=DAWN.COM \|language=en}}</ref> While the exit was part of shift in business strategies and preference for cloud based models, the company's exit from Pakistan was also reportedly attributed to "growing difficulties" with the country's business environment.<ref>{{Cite news \|date=2025-07-05 \|title=Why is Microsoft pulling out of Pakistan after 25 years: Reports \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/esports/news/why-is-microsoft-pulling-out-of-pakistan-after-25-years-reports/articleshow/122267606.cms \|access-date=2025-07-07 \|work=The Times of India \|issn=0971-8257}}</ref>
	In May 2025, Microsoft announced that it is laying off more than 6,000 employees, around three percent of the company’s entire workforce.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Warren \|first=Tom \|date=2025-05-13 \|title=Microsoft is laying off more than 6,000 employees \|url=https://www.theverge.com/news/659401/microsoft-layoffs-three-percent-workforce \|access-date=2025-05-17 \|website=The Verge \|language=en-US}}</ref>

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