Microsoft responds to racist Xbox layoff conspiracy theory, says CEO Asha Sharma is ‘American born, raised, and educated’

I’ve seen a lot of complaints and concerns about the layoffs at Xbox that put 3,200 people out of work and resulted in the spinoff of four studios—eventually five, once the Arkane situation is sorted. One I haven’t run across is a claim that it’s all part of an effort to take jobs away from…