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[Raik]

Surely the diverse woman will save the business!

She reminds me of Zosia from Pluribus, and that is probably the only redeeming thing about her if she's made it this high up at Microsoft.

 

[LordCBH]

Actual photos of Jez right now on reading the news

Jez when he finds out Phil blocked his number on his personal phone:

 

[spons]

The absurd part is that Mattrick had an extremely clear vision and wasn't holding back on exclaiming it, dumb as it might have been.
I still don't have a clue on what Phil wanted.

 

[Gamer_By_Proxy]

Sarah Bonds tenure basically amounts to

Exactly. She had the best gig ever. Knew nothing. Said nonsense. Now she can retire.

 

[kazuyamishima]

Hermen needed to get all the $hit this and next month and MS comes with this…

 

[splattered]

I feel like AI has already taken over our reality and we are all matrix style human batteries slowly being shown the buildup of AI at a pace that our feeble brains can handle it... but the reality is we already lost.

Bow down to your computer overlords boys, the game is already over we just don't know it yet.

 

[Freelance Yakuza]

Crazy week. Who needs gaming when you have gaming news?

This is me since 2010 lol

 

[Goliath77]

Great stuff. Wanker Phil single handedly decimated the entire brand and the green rats still cheered him. I do fear whats coming next though.

 

[WoodyStare]

This is the part where Microsoft somehow tops the idiocy here by announcing they're also closing another beloved studio.

Well, I was half right.

 

[Danny Dudekisser]

Lol, the new boss lady has zero gaming experience. This is 100% nepotism.

 

[Baki]

So Phil and Sarah likely forced out. Probably a good call. Let's see what Asha can do. She's an outsider, so seems like MS wants to see if an outsider can reimagine the business.

 

[Varteras]

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

That division is cooked.

 

[Plague Doctor]

That division is cooked.

I disagree.

The Copilot Gaming Division will be amazing!

 

[LordCBH]

So Phil and Sarah likely forced out. Probably a good call. Let's see what Asha can do. She's an outsider, so seems like MS wants to see if an outsider can reimagine the business.

She's not an outsider. She's Indian like Satya.

 

[SneakersSO]

Yeah, Spencer and Bond out - basically puts a pin in Xbox HW.

 

[ExtendEmbraceExtinguish]

Seeing the series sales numbers this gen, copilot is probablt telling them to can the device.

Don't really care about the device as long as they can slap a sticker on a pc. Notice the memo from sharma says various devices. Aka windows absorbs Xbox.

 

[Germuso]

You made kinect, you became Xbox third party, you lied a lot.

We miss you.

Sony

 

[Ass of Can Whooping]

RIP queen

 

[TheMan]

fuuuuuck they shit the bed. New CEO has no experience with games and admitted as much. Xbox to be reduced to a phone app that runs solitaire

 

[ReBurn]

I hope they put Phil's face on a cookie.

 

[FalconPunch]

Surely the diverse woman will save the business!

How is someone with a bachelor's degree from a whatever uni getting this position? That's wild....

Also bringing in someone unfamiliar with the industry to lead this transition?

 

[Ellis]

Can say goodbye to any hardware they were previously looking at releasing. Had a feeling Magnus wouldn't get out of R&D. No chance now.

 

[splattered]

Yeah, Spencer and Bond out - basically puts a pin in Xbox HW.

A pin or a dagger?

 

[TheLikou]

Xbox is so dead now. AI dude in his place? They are cooked.

 

[SEGAvangelist]

It's so over. You can't convince me this new lady has ever played a video game. She is 100% a suit to come in and be a yes-man to kill Xbox.

 

[Revolutionary]

Phil Spencer:
"My work here is done"

 

[DeepEnigma]

"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?

 

[DreamcastSkies]

I'm happy for Phil that he is retiring. I'm not saying he doesn't deserve any share of the blame for the current state of Xbox but I do question how much freedom he truly had in doing what he may have wanted to do.

 

[spookyfish]

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

"We'll release it on Friday. No one will notice."

 

[Fake]

I disagree.

The Copilot Gaming Division will be amazing!

Just like excel:

 

[LectureMaster]

Sony's best CEO is retiring, OOF. End of an Era.

Indeed.

 

[Baki]

She's not an outsider. She's Indian like Satya.

What? Lol.

She's an outsider in the sense that she's not from gaming, and has barely been at MS for 2 years. Her other stints (Instacart COO, Meta VP) show a very different product/marketing dna.

 

[Iced Arcade]

I mean it can't get any worse for Xbox.

 

[SneakersSO]

A pin or a dagger?

Yeah, dagger seems far more apt. The division being handed to an AI exec - there is literally no worse scenario that could've happened. Sarah resigning is the biggest tell on whats going on BTS. She was basically Spencer's disciple.

 

[StreetsofBeige]

So Spencer out one business day before leaving. In other words, here's your pink slip Phil. LOL

As for Asha, she sure has lots of gaming industry experience. LOL

 

[jm89]

I want the story of why bond resigned at the same time. That's sound juicy.

 

[spons]

She's not an outsider. She's Indian like Satya.

I know threads like these get the best and worst out of people but come on man.

 

[SegaSnatcher]

His greatest accomplishment as head of Xbox was 360 BC and that is about it.

 

[Baki]

Indeed.

LOL. This is so true.

 

[Gamer_By_Proxy]

Hermen needed to get all the $hit this and next month and MS comes with this…

every. single. time.

 

[Danny Dudekisser]

The generation of the managers. This is what is killing videogames. Herman is also a pure manager.

The people in charge are always going to be managers, but that doesn't necessarily mean that they're an idiot. That said, Xbox was run by idiots. It's now run by a presumable idiot of the right race for Satya.

 

[DeepEnigma]

Jez is outside with adamsapple atm and can not be reached

I feel for our bro adamsapple

Phil retiring was always going to be a thing, he was radio silent for a while. I did not expect Bond to be gone and their devision replaced by an actual BOT.

 

[FIREKNIGHT2029]

Xbox is so screwed lol. AI Exec heading the division, WTF?!

 

[UltimaKilo]

Best thing Microsoft has done in a long time.

 

[Emedan]

Lmao in what way would that be better than Spencer, at least the man actually liked video games.

 

[semiconscious]

So Spencer out one business day before leaving. In other words, here's your pink slip Phil. LOL

As for Asha, she sure has lots of gaming industry experience. LOL

so: confirmation of xbox transformation into 3rd party developer/publisher?...

 

[SneakersSO]

This now squarely puts Xbox division into one of the biggest rounds of layoffs they'll ever see, all under the guise of 'restructuring' under new exec leadership.

 

[mayham2199]

I want the story of why bond resigned at the same time. That's sound juicy.

Because plans have changed and they need the old guard gone. Spencer and Sarah's plan didn't work.

 

[DAHGAMING]

Goodbye my king, thanks for all the power you have given us, you powered our dreams and we thank you for that

 

[Memati187]

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 looks hot, I will buy an xbox for the first time just to support her.