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Microsoft is getting ready for another round of job cuts next week as part of a major internal shake-up. This time the company plans to make big changes in its Xbox division which will be hit hard. It will be the fourth round of layoffs for the Xbox team in the last year and a half. Just a few days ago various reports suggested that Microsoft was planning to cut jobs in its sales and customer service teams. Over the past two months alone nearly 7000 employees have already lost their jobs across different departments. Microsoft reason for layoff As per Bloomberg managers in the Xbox division have been asked to be ready for major job cuts. The team has been facing growing pressure to reduce spending and increase profits. This push comes in the wake of Microsoft’s massive USD 69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard in 2023. In 2023 the Xbox group also faced several rounds of layoffs and saw some of its smaller studios shut down. These latest changes are part of Microsoft’s effort to reshape its business and focus on making its gaming division more profitable. Microsoft previous layoffs Back in January 2024 Microsoft had already laid off around 1900 employees from its Activision Blizzard and Xbox teams. Later that year in September another 650 jobs were cut from the Xbox gaming unit. Over the past few years the gaming division has been part of several rounds of layoffs affecting thousands of workers. This latest news comes just days after various reports saying that Microsoft is preparing to cut thousands more jobs in July. This follows the 6000 layoffs that took place in May. According to Bloomberg the next wave of cuts will mostly impact the sales department and customer-facing roles. Earlier in April Microsoft shared its intention to rely more on third-party companies to manage software sales for small and mid-sized businesses — a move that likely contributes to the upcoming job reductions.