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Michael Hoglund

Xbox's CEO just defined her mission: "My mandate is not 30% accountability margins, it’s to be the number one."

Asha Sharma, chief executive officer of Xbox,, during the Bloomberg Tech conference in San Francisco, California, US, on Thursday, June 4, 2026.

Let’s not sugarcoat it: XBOX has been taking it on the chin these past few years. Hardware sales have nosedived by 30% year-over-year, studios have been shuttered left and right, and layoffs have become the new normal. You don’t need a crystal ball to see that the brand has been stumbling, and a lot of folks are pointing fingers at some truly head-scratching decisions over these past few years.

In a recent interview with Bloomberg Tech, Asha said, “My mandate is not 30% accountability margins, it’s not enterprise software margins, it’s to be the number one gaming and entertainment company, and that’s what we’re going to go do.”

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