Incoming Microsoft Gaming CEO Asha Sharma used her first internal memo to declare “the return of Xbox” and signal a renewed focus on console hardware, a sharp rhetorical shift from the company’s recent push to make every screen an Xbox.

Microsoft Gaming's new CEO Asha Sharma has made a clear commitment to Xbox console hardware following record low hardware sales throughout holiday 2025.

Seamus Blackley, one of the co-founders of the original Xbox console, is worried that Xbox is now on its deathbed following last week’s major leadership change.

In a lengthy post on her LinkedIn page, Bond wrote that she committed to staying with Xbox and guiding it through "a critical period of change" following the Activision Blizzard buyout in 2022. She went on to share her belief that the moment has been "navigated" and Xbox's gaming division is ready for "what comes next."

Microsoft's new top gaming exec has the trust of Satya Nadella, a track record running platforms at Facebook, Instacart, and Microsoft's AI division, and a goal to restore Xbox's "renegade spirit." What she doesn't have is gaming industry experience — and the community is watching closely.

New reporting indicates Microsoft is still exploring a first-party Xbox handheld, a development that matters for the company’s hardware roadmap. Windows Central reported that an Xbox handheld console

In case you weren't keeping tabs on gaming news the past week, you might not know that Xbox division boss Phil Spencer has retired, and will be replaced by new Xbox CEO and former CoreAI boss Asha Sharma.

Amazon is giving gamers a fresh opportunity to pick up the Xbox Series X at a meaningful discount. Microsoft’s most powerful console is currently marked down by $80, taking its $650 retail price and bringing it to $570. In a market where console prices have trended upward instead of down, that reduction is nothing to sneeze at.

Microsoft Gaming CEO Asha Sharma is making big promises for the future of Xbox, including new consoles and game made by humans.

One of the key figures behind the original Xbox has claimed that Microsoft will be winding down its support for the brand moving forward.

The console war just got a lot more interesting after Xbox's shocking announcement