Will Microsoft announce ownership changes in July to their gaming biz (sale, JV, ??) after Xbox cuts?
71% of users predicted NO — the community got this one right. 35 predictions cast.
Microsoft cut roughly 3,200 Xbox jobs, about 20% of the division's headcount, starting July 6, 2026, as part of a broader restructuring under new Xbox chief Asha Sharma, who took over after Phil Spencer and Sarah Bond departed. As part of the shake-up, Microsoft sold studios Ninja Theory and Undead Labs and spun off Double Fine and Compulsion Games as independent entities, according to Bloomberg and CNBC.
Microsoft was also reported to be weighing options such as a full Xbox spinoff, a restructuring into a wholly owned subsidiary, or a joint venture, but no such ownership change was announced or finalized by the end of July. The moves that did occur were narrower: layoffs and the divestiture of a handful of individual studios, not a change in who owns the core Xbox business.
The community assigned this a 29% chance of 'yes,' correctly leaning toward 'no' as the layoffs and studio sales proceeded without a broader ownership announcement.