One of the biggest ever shake-ups of Microsoft's Xbox leadership came earlier this year in February, with Phil Spencer retiring after 38 years at the company and 12 serving as the head of the brand. He's been succeeded by the new Xbox CEO Asha Sharma, who previously served as CoreAI Product president. Game Content & Studios president Matt Booty was promoted to Microsoft Gaming's EVP and chief content officer, also.
Sharma's history with AI work immediately had many in the community fearing that Xbox would be flooded with AI slop under her wing, though she vowed that wouldn't happen when she was appointed, and as my colleague and Windows Central executive editor Jez Corden wrote, her expertise with integrating useful features and building social systems stands to benefit Xbox greatly.
