Microsoft Fired Almost All Halo Studios Employees, Leaving Only 20 - Rumor

The studio was hit hardest by the latest layoffs.

Halo Studios was among the most affected divisions in Microsoft's latest wave of layoffs, related to the restructuring of the Xbox gaming business. At the same time, the company announced that the development of future Halo series games would be transferred to Activision's leadership.

According to unconfirmed reports, the studio's staff has shrunk to approximately 20 people after the layoffs.

Information about such a small number of remaining employees was spread by professional player aPureGangster. As Technical Halo reports, he claims to have received this information from “a very, very reliable source”.

At the same time, the scale of the cuts corresponds to other reports. Windows Central journalist Jez Corden previously stated that Halo Studios faced “massive layoffs” that could affect hundreds of employees. The exact figures will likely be known later