One of the biggest leadership shifts Microsoft and Xbox have seen in recent years came two months ago in February, with Phil Spencer stepping down as Microsoft Gaming CEO and CoreAI Product president Asha Sharma succeeding him as head of Xbox.
Initially, many reacted negatively to her appointment to the position, with widespread fears that she wouldn't know how to steer Xbox in the right direction given her distinctly non-gaming background working with CoreAI and leading Meta's Messenger team. Since then, however, Xbox Achievements have been upgraded and other sweeping improvements have come too, culminating in a huge Xbox Game Pass price drop last week.
