New Xbox CEO Asha Sharma has already suggested that some major changes are expected within Microsoft’s gaming division over the next 100 days, and some new reports have clarified what some of those plans might be. These new goals range from refocusing on Xbox’s biggest franchises to becoming an autonomously-operated subsidiary of Microsoft, rather than part of Microsoft proper.
On June 12, a report from Windows Central explained how many games published by Xbox over the past couple of years — including Avowed, Forza Motorsport, Keeper, Kiln, Minecraft Legends, Ninja Gaiden 4, Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2, and South of Midnight — did not meet expectations in terms of sales or Game Pass retention. With the rising costs of hardware, bloated development timelines, and several canceled projects also eating away at Xbox’s bottom line, that report establishes why Asha Sharma is making extensive changes to Xbox.
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