The new Xbox CEO Asha Sharma and head of Xbox Game Studios Matt Booty are reportedly planning major job cuts across the gaming business next month. This marks a new chapter for Sharma, in which she plans to “reset the business”. A barely-coded term for ‘lay off a lot of people’.
It’s always a significant moment when leadership changes and major decisions are on the horizon. It will be interesting to see how these developments shape the future of Xbox and its gaming community.