Asha Sharma
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Xbox CEO lays out priorities in memo after major ‘reset’
Xbox CEO Asha Sharma announced a strategic 'reset' involving thousands of layoffs and the spin-off of four studios, framing it as a necessary step to return Xbox to player and revenue growth by June 2027.
Jul 31, 2026
A profile of Asha Sharma, an outsider elevated by Satya Nadella to lead Xbox, where she made sweeping job cuts and shed game studios within her first few months (Financial Times)
Asha Sharma, an outsider appointed by Satya Nadella to lead Xbox, implemented rapid job cuts and studio closures in her first months to restructure Microsoft’s underperforming gaming division.
Jul 13, 2026
Microsoft Xbox CEO Asha Sharma appointed to US Federal Reserve task force on ... - The Times of India
A Microsoft Xbox CEO was reported as appointed to a US Federal Reserve task force, but the article provides no details about the task force's mandate, scope, timing, or relevance to AI or technology policy.
Jul 10, 2026
If Microsoft sold off Xbox, who would even buy it?
Microsoft announced major Xbox layoffs and studio closures amid strategic refocusing toward AI investments, citing the Xbox business as 'not healthy' and overextended.
Jul 9, 2026
Xbox’s bold plan for the future sounds nearly impossible
Xbox announced massive layoffs and a historic restructuring while simultaneously declaring an ambitious goal to entertain over one billion people daily and enable universal creation and connection.
Jul 9, 2026
Microsoft layoffs: Read the email Xbox CEO Asha Sharma sent employees - Fast Company
Microsoft announced layoffs affecting Xbox employees, and Xbox CEO Asha Sharma sent an internal email to staff explaining the decision.
Published Jul 6, 2026 · Analyzed Jul 8, 2026
Former Xbox studios Double Fine and Compulsion will keep games after going indie
Microsoft is spinning off four Xbox studios—including Double Fine and Compulsion Games—as part of a corporate restructuring, with the latter two retaining ownership of their intellectual property and game catalogs.
Jul 8, 2026
Microsoft is selling off four Xbox studios as part of significant gaming cuts
Microsoft is laying off 4,800 employees globally, with over 1,600 — more than 30% of total layoffs — concentrated in Xbox, and spinning off four studios as part of a multi-phase 'reset' concluding by July 2027.
Published Jul 6, 2026 · Analyzed Jul 8, 2026
Related Claims
01 Microsoft Xbox CEO Asha Sharma appointed to US Federal Reserve task force
02 By the end of fiscal year 2027, Xbox will return to player and revenue growth.
03 Compulsion Games and Double Fine Productions will return to management and transition to independent studios with their IP, catalog, and runway for their next games.
04 Asha Sharma was elevated by Satya Nadella to fix Microsoft's struggling gaming division and made sweeping job cuts and shed game studios within her first few months.
05 Today's layoffs, which are being described as an Xbox 'reset' moment, will impact around 1,600 Xbox employees, according to an internal memo from Xbox CEO Asha Sharma.
06 I want Xbox to be one of the few companies that entertains more than a billion people each day and gives everyone the opportunity to create and connect.
07 Xbox is 'not healthy' and the company 'spread itself too thin'
08 Xbox CEO Asha Sharma sent an internal email to employees about Microsoft layoffs.
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