The layoffs will affect 2.1% of Microsoft's global workforce, Amy Coleman, executive vice president and chief people officer, said in a public memo to employees.

此次裁员将影响微软全球员工总数的2.1%，执行副总裁兼首席人事官艾米·科尔曼在致员工的公开备忘录中表示。



Coleman attributed the layoffs in part to a shakeup in the tech sector wrought by artificial intelligence. None of the terminated roles will be replaced by AI, Coleman noted. At the same time, she acknowledged: "AI is changing how work gets done."

科尔曼将此次裁员部分归因于人工智能给科技行业带来的剧变。 科尔曼指出，被裁撤的职位不会被人工智能取代。 与此同时，她承认：“人工智能正在改变工作的完成方式。”

"Our business is changing because the world around it is changing. The way technology is built, deployed, and used is transforming faster than at any point in my time here," Coleman said.

“我们的业务正在发生变化，因为其周围的世界正在发生变化。 技术的构建、部署和使用方式的变革速度，比我在职期间的任何时候都要快，”科尔曼说。

In a separate statement, Microsoft said a large share of the job cuts would impact its Xbox department, which oversees the company's popular video game console.

在另一份声明中，微软表示，此次裁员的很大一部分将影响其Xbox部门，该部门负责管理该公司广受欢迎的视频游戏主机。

In all, Xbox would slash 1,600 jobs as part of the layoffs announced on Monday, as well as an additional 1,600 cuts through the end of fiscal year 2027, Xbox CEO Asha Sharma said in a public memo to employees.

总体而言，作为周一宣布的裁员计划的一部分，Xbox将裁减1600个岗位，并且在2027财年末之前还将额外裁减1600个岗位，Xbox首席执行官阿莎·夏尔马在致员工的公开备忘录中表示。

"We are beginning the most significant restructure in XBOX history," Sharma said, adding, "Our business today is not healthy."

“我们正在开启Xbox历史上最重大的重组，”夏尔马表示，并补充道，“我们当下的业务并不健康。”

Sharma pointed to weaker-than-expected performance for Xbox's subscription service, Game Pass, which charges a monthly fee for access to a collection of games. The company faced stiff competition in its efforts to increase output of new games, Sharma added.

夏尔马指出，Xbox的订阅服务Game Pass的表现不及预期，该服务按月收费，为用户提供一系列游戏的访问权限。 夏尔马补充说，该公司在增加新游戏产出方面面临激烈竞争。

"We now find ourselves competing not only with the largest publishers, but also with smaller independent studios," Sharma said.

“我们现在发现，自己不仅与最大的发行商竞争，还要与较小的独立工作室竞争，”夏尔马说。

Xbox will not cancel any of its first-party, publicly announced games or projects as part of the new plans, Sharma said. Shares of Microsoft fell about 1% in early trading on Monday.

夏尔马表示，作为新计划的一部分，Xbox不会取消任何其第一方已公开宣布的游戏或项目。 微软股价在周一早盘交易中下跌约1%。

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