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Microsoft affirms its commitment to Xbox hardware with new partnerships like the ASUS Xbox Ally handheld, while also exploring future first-party Xbox handhelds, despite recent consumer trust issues and market challenges. The company emphasizes ongoing investment in gaming hardware and cloud infrastructure, aiming to innovate and expand options for gamers.
Sarah Bond, a Black female executive, has rapidly risen to become President of Xbox at Microsoft, leading with a leadership style rooted in love and risk-taking, and driving significant growth including the successful acquisition of Activision Blizzard and expanding Xbox Game Pass.
Xbox has established a new team focused on game preservation and forward compatibility, led by president Sarah Bond, to ensure the availability of old games on modern platforms and future Xbox ecosystems. The team aims to future-proof digital game libraries across evolving hardware paradigms, building on Xbox's history of delivering backwards compatibility and commitment to bringing forward the library of Xbox games for future generations. This move reflects Xbox's dedication to preserving games and addressing the ongoing impact of the industry's challenges, while also catering to long-time gamers who want all their games, including retro ones, in one place.
Xbox President Sarah Bond has established a new team dedicated to game preservation and forward compatibility, aiming to future-proof the digital Xbox game libraries across hardware paradigms. Microsoft's plans include building new Xbox hardware for a significant technological leap and integrating Activision-Blizzard games into Xbox Game Pass. Bond also emphasized Microsoft's commitment to delivering player-first, developer-first value through gaming AI innovations and ensuring the accessibility of Xbox games for future generations.
A 'special edition' of the Official Xbox Podcast is set to air on February 15, featuring Phil Spencer, Sarah Bond, and Matt Booty, who will provide updates on the Xbox business following recent discussions about the future of the Xbox brand, including the possibility of Xbox-exclusive games appearing on competing platforms. This comes after Phil Spencer's promise to share more details about the vision for the future of Xbox in response to the widespread discussions.
Xbox has announced leadership changes, with Sarah Bond being promoted to Xbox president, overseeing hardware and software platforms. Matt Booty has been promoted to president of game content studios, Takeshi Numoto has become Microsoft's CMO, and Yusuf Mehdi will take over Numoto's role as consumer CMO. Marketing boss Chris Capossela is stepping down after 32 years at the company. These changes will result in more women than men in leadership positions on Microsoft's gaming team once Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick leaves his role.
Xbox's corporate vice president of gaming, Sarah Bond, revealed that Xbox Cloud Gaming is not a popular feature compared to other Game Pass Ultimate features and is running at a loss. She explained that it is mostly used as a console feature, allowing players to start playing a game while it's downloading in the background. Bond also admitted that it's not always the best player experience as the games being streamed to devices were built for next-generation consoles.