Russian division of Xbox disbanded

US company Microsoft has disbanded its Russian division of the Xbox, firing all its employees.

It refused to sell the company's consoles in the country, GameMAG reports citing sources, Lenta.Ru reports.

At the same time, according to the agency's interlocutors, the Russian office of Microsoft in general has only a few employees, the rest have been laid off. Upcoming Microsoft games for Xbox Series X|S and PC announced for release in Russian will be localized. However, future projects have dim prospects, as the dissolution of the Russian team implies that there are no plans to sell new software and actual Microsoft hardware in Russia.

Microsoft President Brad Smith announced on June 23 the plans to severely cut the scale of Microsoft's business in Russia. The decision should affect more than 400 employees, who were promised "full support at this difficult time".