[galkk]

Good riddance. Unfortunately with the length of dev cycles his successor is inheriting such a mess that he’ll have target on his back from day one.

[fakedang]

Seems like his successor does not have much of a plan either.

> In another internal email addressing staff, the new Microsoft Gaming CEO Asha Sharma gave some hints as to how the future of Xbox will look.

She outlined three commitments: "First, great games." "Second, the return of Xbox." and "Third, future of play." She went on to say that the company will continue to invest in its franchises and studios, keep Xbox spreading across platforms to reduce barriers, while also inventing "business models and new ways to play."

[mamma_mia]

Reads like the standard Nadella special, they probably share the same copilot template

it's clear they are going to continue gutting the place and spin it off

[candiddevmike]

Sounds like a concept of a plan. I was always an Xbox person instead of PlayStation, I was part of the Xbox Live beta and had so many great memories from that era. After the lack of exclusives on the Xbox Series X, their game pass shenanigans, and the horrible UX decisions over the years, the Xbox brand is trash to me. Same with Halo, what a freaking waste of an IP.

[bombcar]

> keep Xbox spreading across platforms to reduce barriers

Read: we're not going to do console exclusives and instead we may not even make an Xbox anymore, and instead put the Xbox brand on PCs.

[throwaway85825]

AI slop. They're winding down the business.

[twilo]

His successor seems to have zero experience in the industry

[galkk]

It feels that they’ve finally got understanding that Xbox is total mess and try? To reboot completely. Because “Xbox president” seemingly is booted too

> Alongside him, Xbox President Sarah Bond is also exiting the company, who many suspected would be Spencer's successor in leading Xbox.

[MetaverseClub]

His successor looks like a mess to the gaming section.

[musicale]

At least Phil Spencer knew something about games.

[etempleton]

They promoted the person who was in charge of overseeing studios, so ostensibly not much will change on that front.