Overview
- Phil Spencer will retire as CEO of Microsoft Gaming on February 23 after 38 years at the company and will advise through the summer.
- Asha Sharma, previously president of Microsoft CoreAI and a former Instacart and Meta executive, is appointed Executive Vice President and CEO, Microsoft Gaming.
- Matt Booty is promoted to Executive Vice President and Chief Content Officer, consolidating oversight of first‑party content and reporting to Sharma.
- Xbox president Sarah Bond is departing, according to company statements and reports from multiple outlets.
- In her first message to staff, Sharma set three priorities—great games, a renewed focus on console and core fans, and the future of play—pledging not to “flood our ecosystem with soulless AI slop.”