Under the leadership of the new CEO, the Xbox division may undergo one of the largest "reorganizations" in history, which will entail layoffs.
Insider SneakerSO stated on the NeoGAF forum that recent personnel changes could seriously affect Xbox's "hardware" plans. According to him, Sarah Bond's departure from the post of president of Xbox – is an important sign of what is happening behind the scenes. Bond was a student of former Microsoft Gaming head Phil Spencer, who headed the division since 2014 and left the company this year.
The new CEO of Microsoft Gaming, Asha Sharma, previously headed Core AI at Microsoft and is an advocate of artificial intelligence, considering it a tool for solving demographic problems. In August 2025, she stated: "I'm thinking about whether my son will have classmates in the future. The birth rate is declining." Sharma cited the example of a London clinic where AI improves pregnancy rates, reducing costs, and believes that such technologies can expand access to treatment and improve its effectiveness.
