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[archangelmorph]

For all of Phil's failures, he's been a gamer since jump.

New CEO probably doesn't even know what an Xbox is.

All kinds of fucked…

 

[Seomel]

Phil was genuienly good guy and now they are putting some no name retard in charge of xbox and without Sarah too? Lmao, what a fucking shitshow

 

[Simpdimples]

and for a brief moment, i created alot of value for the shareholders

 

[LordCBH]

Matt booty chief content officer. Has there EVER been a more undeserved promotion in the history of this planet?

 

[Hero_Select]

This has been a hell of a week lol

 

[Dacvak]

adamsapple on suicide watch

 

[Joe Cool]

Surely the diverse woman will save the business!

$20 says she isn't even real. She's probably just AI lol

 

[HeisenbergFX4]

 

[Topher]

Microsoft couldn't let Sony's shit show dominate the news

 

[Bry0]

Wow, so Phil is suddenly retired, Sarah bond RESIGNED and the coreai president is running gaming?

You can deduce what may be going on…

 

[Haint]

LOL Xbox now led by AI woman who probably thinks Halo is an artisinal shampoo and Forza is a fruit drink.

*Edit* I was half joking, but seems she really is just a flighty career executive bouncing between unrelated companies she deems to be promotions into more prestigious roles. She has legit very likely never touched a console or "core" videogame in her entire life before Nutella started grooming her for the role.

 

[Draugoth]

Good ridance.

 

[Plague Doctor]

Now we wait with our popcorn and drinks at the ready until people who defended Phil for every dumb fucking thing for over a decade toss him name and legacy to the wolves to defend the new CEO.

Are you ready for the whiplash?

 

[Ellis]

I'm amazed it took so long for him to be pushed into "retirement".

 

[PatientGamer]

 

[Gambit2483]

 

[SEGAvangelist]

What a mighty answer that will wash away all Sony's BluePoint woes.

I can't even. Somebody, help Jez.

Sony has great timing for this kind of thing.

 

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Surely the diverse woman will save the business!

This is the new Xbox chief? You cannot be serious .

 

[Mr_JPF]

Total Gamer Victory, it's celebration time Gaf bros. :

 

[Kilau]

 

[splattered]

I can't help but wonder if A.I. is just going to COMPLETELY ruin gaming as we know it... seems like all companies are putting themselves through the meatgrinder hoping to find a way to make more money with A.I. Such a fucking curse.

 

[Coloress_Kafka]

Damn Microsoft really told Phil to take the weekend to figure it out but don't come back on Monday. That's some str8 up Mad Men shit.

 

[Kacho]

RIP adamsapple

 

[bighugeguns]

Here comes the cowboys, awesome.

 

[StereoVsn]

Asha Sharma - Microsoft | LinkedIn

Experience: Microsoft · Education: University of Minnesota - Carlson School of Management · Location: United States · 500+ connections on LinkedIn. View Asha Sharma’s profile on LinkedIn, a professional community of 1 billion members.

www.linkedin.com

Zero experience in gaming but all in on AI. This will end well I am sure…

 

[PSFore]

wrong thread

 

[LordCBH]

PlayStation: "we've made the worst decision this week!"
Microsoft: "Hold my copilot generated beer!"

 

[Draugoth]

I can't help but wonder if A.I. is just going to COMPLETELY ruin gaming as we know it... seems like all companies are putting themselves through the meatgrinder hoping to find a way to make more money with A.I. Such a fucking curse.

It already is. Have you seen NAND and RAM prices?

 

[PauloRoberto]

If zealots still need to be convinced that MS is giving no fu**s about gaming... just look who is in charge now (im talkign about the AI stuff, of course)

 

[Bernardougf]

LoL wtf is this week ...

Btw Asha as lead for the Xbox ??? Looooollll

Holy fuck MS you had Sony being shit on big time and felt jealous?

 

[ShaiKhulud1989]

Sony has great timing for this kind of thing.

That's what corporate espionage is for

 

[Celcius]

Phil is finally gone. But xbox is still cooked.

 

[Windom Earle]

Full emails from Nadella, Spencer, Sharma, and Booty

 

[Saber]

Phil and Sarah be like "my job here is done"



People will probably think things will change but its probably under new bad management lol

 

[RoboFu]

WOW. That's a quick turnaround on that "retirement."

it wasn't quick at all. its par for the course for these things. If you take notice that exactly 1 year ago is when things started changing rapidly at Xbox. Upper management always stays on a year during transition. So really his going out was planned since at least a year or more.

 

[Durin]

You know, I'm not even mad or sad about it.

Picking an AI person, when their Copilot is a shitshow vs other AI options, to run your gaming department...is great news for Linux.

 

[Fake]

Asha Sharma - Microsoft | LinkedIn

Experience: Microsoft · Education: University of Minnesota - Carlson School of Management · Location: United States · 500+ connections on LinkedIn. View Asha Sharma’s profile on LinkedIn, a professional community of 1 billion members.

www.linkedin.com

Zero gaming experience. This will end up well.

 

[Tobimacoss]

No, not like this, wow.

 

[Sintoid]

AI will play Microsoft Games
Not me

 

[diffusionx]

Asha Sharma - Microsoft | LinkedIn

Experience: Microsoft · Education: University of Minnesota - Carlson School of Management · Location: United States · 500+ connections on LinkedIn. View Asha Sharma’s profile on LinkedIn, a professional community of 1 billion members.

www.linkedin.com

she cute

 

[PSFore]

Bond sounded too corporate, so they replaced her with another robot.

 

[Topher]

"As monetization and AI evolve and influence this future, we will not chase short-term efficiency or flood our ecosystem with soulless AI slop. Games are and always will be art, crafted by humans, and created with the most innovative technology provided by us."

We like the word "slop" now?

 

[Moriarty1889]

Phil retiring is actually a good thing. He drove the brand into the ground imho. Sarah out too is a big plus as she knew fuck all about gaming. Let's see where this goes now…..between this and Sony killing off Bluepoint Studio this is turning out to be one hell of a way to get this new year started. Who knows what will happen next.

 

[Kacho]

Bond was a bad spokeswoman, to be honest. Not denying she is smart, but they don't need that corporate image right now.

She lined up the chicken job over at Tyson's months ago

 

[Knight of the Round]

At this point the western gaming development sphere should just turn around, bend over, stretch their assholes long and wide for China to pound them till Kingdom Come.

Or, in the words of every single YouTuber clickbaiter,

IT'S OVER.

 

[BlueManifest]

What does a instacart exec know about gaming?

 

[Mownoc]

Sarah running from the Titanic already.

Phil leaving soonish I expected, Sarah making for the door this soon I did not.

 

[spons]

The bigger news here is that IGN has an actual scoop.

 

[StereoVsn]

Xbox division as a whole:

 

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