The next console is also being projected to cost an arm and a leg, it's claimed

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Further rounds of layoffs as part of Xbox's ongoing efforts to eventually have fed 3200 people into the furnace are reportedly planned to take place during this month, November, and January. The company previously made clear more cuts, following on from two rounds of mass layoffs already this year, would be coming at some juncture.

Meanwhile, an overhaul of Xbox Game Pass is reportedly in the works and sounds aimed at offering subscribers more control of which individual aspects of the service they want to pay for as part of their deal.

Both of these claims come from a profile of Xbox CEO Asha Sharma by biz mag Fortune . Citing people familiar with the exec's layoff plans and noting that such plans can change, the magazine claimed that the next rounds of layoffs in Xbox's ongoing cull are pencilled in for this month, November, and January.…