Xbox's Deep Job Cuts Raise Questions About GTA 6's Launch Balance
GTA BOOM reports that Xbox's admission of a 'not healthy' business and major layoffs could push GTA 6 sales even harder toward PlayStation.
GTA 6 still arrives November 19 on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S, but GTA BOOM notes that Xbox's own leadership has painted a bleak picture of the platform heading into launch. Newly installed CEO Asha Sharma reportedly told staff the business is "not healthy," citing the worst hardware crisis in industry history, while confirming roughly 3,200 job cuts over the coming fiscal year and a flattened management structure.
According to the outlet, Sharma's memo acknowledged Xbox entered this generation with a smaller install base, rising costs, and underperforming bets on Game Pass and multi-platform releases. GTA BOOM points out that PS5 has reportedly outsold Xbox Series consoles more than 2-to-1, and with Xbox's player base shrinking further, GTA 6's console split could lean even more heavily toward PlayStation.
The piece argues Take-Two's $8-8.2 billion FY27 projection likely survives regardless, since demand for GTA 6 is expected to offset a softer Xbox showing.
With one of GTA 6's only two launch platforms openly struggling, Xbox may need this release to keep its console relevant far more than Rockstar needs Xbox to hit its sales targets.