Microsoft reports sinking Xbox revenue as its cloud business climbs
… Along with declining Xbox hardware revenue, Microsoft reported a 5 percent drop in Xbox content and services as well. …
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Xbox hires game industry analyst Matthew Ball to lead strategy
… Xbox also has a new chief technology officer. “Scott Van Vliet is joining as our CTO,” says Sharma. “Scott has spent more than two decades building technology and consumer platforms across cloud, commerce, gaming, and entertainment.” Scott Van Vliet led Azure AI infrastructure at Microsoft before j… …
Microsoft is giving its Xbox employees an Xbox email address
… The email changes are all part of the renewed “We are Xbox” effort. In a joint memo with Xbox chief content officer Matt Booty, Sharma and Booty laid out their vision for the future of Xbox last week. …
Microsoft’s new Xbox shake-up is all about platform changes
… Kevin Gammill, corporate vice president of Xbox user experience, is also stepping down after nearly 20 years at Microsoft. “He has dedicated more than 15 years to Xbox and will support the transition,” says Sharma. “I’m grateful for his leadership and everything he has built here.” Jason Ronald, vi… …
Inside the return of Xbox
… Microsoft is getting ready to ship a new Xbox boot animation and slightly tweaked boot-up sound next week. Xbox CEO Asha Sharma revealed the new boot animation in a post on X this week, just a day after the first major organizational changes at Xbox. …
‘We Are Xbox’: read the memo defining Microsoft’s gaming future
Microsoft’s new Xbox CEO Asha Sharma has laid out a new strategy for what she describes as a “return of Xbox.” In a joint memo with Xbox chief content officer Matt Booty, Sharma and Booty lay out their vision for the future of Xbox that will be judged on daily active players and the priorities of h… …
Microsoft’s new Xbox chief starts making her mark
… I’m told the ads were deeply unpopular inside of Xbox, and outside of the company, hardcore fans hated them too. “Asha retired ‘This is an Xbox’ because it didn’t feel like Xbox,” said an unnamed Microsoft spokesperson in a statement to Windows Central. “She is personally leading a reset of how we … …