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… …
… 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. …
… Xbox content and services revenue was also down 5 percent year-over-year, which CFO Amy Hood blamed on a stronger quarter the year prior, likely from much stronger momentum around Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 than Black Ops 7 . …
… YouTube has a massive ad business built around creators making content around games, many of which were shipped by Microsoft RIP Mixer . …