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fromEngadget
9 hours ago

Engadget Podcast: Xbox's leadership shakeup and Samsung's Galaxy S26

Phil Spencer retires as Xbox leader and is replaced by Asha Sharma, raising questions about Microsoft's gaming division's future direction and strategy.
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fromWGB
1 week ago

Phil Spencer And Sarah Bond Are Exiting Xbox In Massive Shake-Up

Phil Spencer and Sarah Bond are departing Xbox; Asha Sharma named CEO while Matt Booty becomes Chief Content Officer amid unclear presidential role.
fromArs Technica
1 week ago

Microsoft gaming chief Phil Spencer steps down after 38 years with company

Spencer, who got his start at Microsoft as an intern in 1988, served as a manager and executive at Microsoft Game Studios in 2003. In 2014, he took over as Head of Xbox, guiding the company through the aftermath of the troubled, Kinect-bundled launch of the Xbox One. More recently, he helped shepherd the company's 2020 purchase of Bethesda Softworks and its $68.7 billion merger with Activision Blizzard, including the many regulatory battles that followed that latter announcement.
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