Xbox strategy chief reaffirms belief in consoles

Matthew Ball, Xbox's new chief strategy officer, has voiced strong support for traditional console gaming in his first public comments since joining the leadership team. He described the platform as important, durable, and still growing.

Ball shared his views with Bloomberg on May 21, shortly after stepping into the role under Xbox CEO Asha Sharma. A longtime fan of Halo and Gears of War, he said reviving those franchises was an irresistible mission and recalled thousands of personal memories playing the titles in basements during their Xbox 360 heyday.

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Xbox CEO Asha Sharma and chief content officer Matt Booty announced the gaming division is reverting from 'Microsoft Gaming' to simply 'Xbox.' In a memo shared on Xbox Wire following an all-hands meeting, they addressed player frustrations and pledged to reevaluate the approach to game exclusivity. The move signals a renewed focus on console as the foundation amid broader platform ambitions.

Microsoft's Xbox division has hired Matthew Ball as chief strategy officer and Scott Van Vliet as chief technology officer, continuing the leadership adjustments under gaming boss Asha Sharma.

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Microsoft has seen further departures from its Xbox leadership, with corporate vice president Lori Wright and gaming AI general manager Haiyan Zhang both leaving after over a decade each. Zhang is joining Netflix's gaming team. These exits follow Xbox CEO Phil Spencer's recent retirement and other high-level changes announced last month.

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Xbox chief executive Asha Sharma apologized after fans criticized the company's plan to display PS5 and Switch 2 logos during its upcoming games showcase. The move followed comments from chief content officer Matt Booty about maintaining transparency on multiplatform titles.

Former PlayStation Studios chairman Shawn Layden described the future of Xbox Game Pass as having a 'grim prognosis' on LinkedIn. His comments follow signals from Xbox head Asha Sharma that the subscription service is too expensive and requires an overhaul. Microsoft has not updated subscriber figures since reporting 34 million paying users two years ago.

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Asha Sharma, CEO of Xbox, has announced that the brand is now XBOX in all capital letters. The change follows a poll on X that favored the uppercase version by a two-to-one margin.

 

 

 

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