Asha Sharma Exclusive Games Microsoft Xbox By Zack Zwiezen Published April 23, 2026 | Comments 13 Today during an all-hands meeting and as part of a company-wide memo, recently appointed Xbox CEO Asha Sharma told employees that she and chief content officer Matt Booty are “reevaluating” exclusive g… …
… It teased initiatives around new console features, affordability, and even a re-evaluation of Microsoft’s shift away from exclusive games. …
… In order to be a platform, you must have exclusive content and services. …
… Console is core but it’s no longer enough Where does this leave Xbox, a console turned multi-device platform whose meaning has been diluted by constant strategy pivots and a recent shift from exclusives to multiplatform releases that makes Microsoft feel more like a third-party publisher than one o… …
… This new meta-defining shift has already spread all across YouTube as users like Wudijo via GameSpot and others show how to optimize around it and make higher difficulty content almost trivial. …
… Will Saros get a similar Steam port or remain a console exclusive amid Sony’s new reported shift away from PC? …
… But if Game Pass, hardware revenue, and game sales are still struggling in a couple of years from now, the strategy could shift back away from exclusives. …
Exclusive Games Microsoft Xbox By Ethan Gach Published May 30, 2026 | Comments 21 Ahead of the big Xbox summer showcase in June, chief content officer Matt Booty gave fans a sense of what to expect from the event. …
… As team members finished up their work on the main game, they’d shift over to Legends to help get it completed. …
… This meant stylistic shifts like the brooding and dark fantasy of The Witch Queen expansion followed by the neon-tinged, sci-fi-heavy Lightfall expac as well as changes in content. …