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As former Xbox CEO Phil Spencer prepares to exit, we caught up with incoming CEO Asha Sharma and newly promoted CCO Matt Booty to learn about what the future holds for Microsoft's gaming operation.

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[–] garretble@lemmy.world 3 points 5 hours ago
[–] sirico@feddit.uk 3 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

Hi I hope this interview finds you well. We have great plans for Xbox 💪

Such classics as Mario and jet set radio with talented studios like Arkane austin we will make gaming history

[–] Tronn4@lemmy.world 1 points 5 hours ago
[–] qarbone@lemmy.world 12 points 12 hours ago (2 children)

You can't force engagment by picking a guy whose name is Matt Booty, Microsoft.

[–] Beetschnapps@lemmy.world 1 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago)

Together they are the great BootySharma to you… spiritual Guru-as-a-Service…

[–] actionjbone@sh.itjust.works 3 points 12 hours ago

It worked for Nintendo with Bowser.

[–] Lfrith@lemmy.ca 22 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

What does the future hold?

Well Microsoft started shoving in copilot into more and more of their software from browser to even their notepad. And gamebar on Windows has...you guessed it...copilot.

And then they go and hire an AI affiliated person who likely hasn't written anything themselves relying on copilot to churn out scripts.

The future is copilot gaming.

[–] athatet@lemmy.zip 2 points 5 hours ago

Copilot gaming will inevitably crash and burn. aaa corposlop games are out.

The future is indie gaming.

[–] digitalFatteh@lemmy.ca 9 points 15 hours ago

It felt like Higby lost control once Gamepass started getting popular. He did great work getting the Xbox series launched but dropped the ball on the ‘both systems need to run the same.’ Concept.

But once gamepass started raising prices and gutting itself into different tiers on both systems and they went hard into acquisitions I was done.

She uses the same CEO speak of our team “family” will bring it back trying to insert herself into the group but when it goes to shot it’ll be the workers fault not hers as it is with any Corperate drone put in to place. I expect more downward spiral and studio closures from them. I left the ecosystem some time ago with the writing on the wall.

[–] imetators@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 12 hours ago

Cmon guys. make a statement with your wallet.

[–] MentalEdge@sopuli.xyz 11 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

She actually used the word "slop" when asked about AI.

Huh.

[–] Lfrith@lemmy.ca 14 points 15 hours ago

No not she. The copilot prompt told her to say that when she asked copilot make me a script that will make people think I'm not pro AI despite my background. Wouldn't be surprised if she is a glorified newscaster reading copilot generated teleprompter.