Microsoft to lay off 1,900 Activision Blizzard, Xbox staff

Activision games "Call of Duty" are pictured in a store in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., January 18, 2022. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri/ File Photo

(Reuters) -Microsoft will let go of 1,900 employees at Activision Blizzard and Xbox this week, it said on Thursday, the latest cuts in the technology sector that has extended massive layoffs over the past years into 2024.

The cuts represent about 8% of the overall Microsoft Gaming division and will mostly happen at Activision Blizzard.