The surprising appointment of Microsoft’s CoreAI president Asha Sharma as head of Microsoft Gaming at the weekend – in conjunction with Microsoft Gaming boss Phil Spencer retiring and former Xbox president Sarah Bond suddenly departing – may actually be a genuine attempt by the company to turn Xbox’s fortunes around. This slightly different read on the events of the past few days comes from The Verge, and a report compiled by long-time Microsoft reporter Tom Warren who spoke to “multiple” sources it sounds like were inside the company itself.
