Microsoft Layoffs January 2024. Microsoft laid off nearly 2,000 employees in january in its gaming unit, three months after the tech giant completed its $69 billion acquisition of activision blizzard, the company’s. Microsoft is cutting 1,900 jobs from activision blizzard, xbox, and zenimax, which is approximately 8% of the total microsoft gaming division.

Despite these cuts, ceo satya nadella’s total compensation rose to $79.1. 1,900 employees are being cut by microsoft, the bulk of which are from activision blizzard, less so for xbox and zenimax/bethesda.