Phil Spencer has revealed he is retiring from his leadership role overseeing Xbox in a message posted to his LinkedIn account today. Microsoft will hand control of its gaming division to Asha Sharma, who currently serves as President of the company's CoreAI product.

  • Spencer has been the public face of Xbox since 2014, having previously run Xbox Game Studios before rising to broader responsibility within Microsoft Gaming.
  • Asha Sharma, who will assume leadership, presently heads Microsoft’s CoreAI product and is moving from AI product leadership into the gaming business.
  • The change comes after a period of organisational shifts tied to major industry moves, including Spencer’s promotion during the Activision Blizzard acquisition era.
  • Microsoft’s gaming strategy now heads into a new phase under Sharma, blending AI leadership experience with a division long associated with platform and studio stewardship.
  • The announcement was delivered directly by Spencer on his personal LinkedIn; full transition details, including timing and transitional leadership arrangements, have not been outlined in the message.

Source: Pure Xbox

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