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Following Xbox's summer round of roughly 1,600 layoffs, Microsoft's gaming division carried out further job cuts and studio closures this week. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella addressed the fallout on the Sources Podcast, praising Xbox CEO Asha Sharma's handling of the situation as necessary 'streamlining' and saying he feels good about the direction of the division. The comments drew criticism from press and fans who see the remarks as tone-deaf given the scale of job losses and studio closures within Xbox's game-making operations this year. The controversy adds to a string of negative sentiment toward Xbox's corporate leadership amid ongoing restructuring.