… Following the installment of her own leadership team and the dismissal of some of the old guard left behind from Phil Spencer's time, Sharma has now brought in an industry-leading analyst, Matthew Ball , to be the platform's chief strategy officer, and Scott Van Vliet to be chief technology officer… …
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… Exclusive games are part of that strategy, as we officially learned during the Xbox Games Showcase , and Ball also added further clarification on Xbox's strategy with exclusives going forward. …
… " We're asking Xbox to treat layoffs as the failure of leadership they are. …
… After sunsetting the "Everything is an Xbox" strategy, the company has launched an Xbox Player Voice initiative , a sort of digital box where fan feedback is gathered and made more visible. …
… That may well include studio closures and/or major layoffs soon, but reducing these expensive third-party deals may be part of the strategy, too. …
… It will take some time before the new leadership's actions can actually affect the bottom line. …
… Whereas Xbox CEO Phil Spencer respected Bethesda's wishes, the new Xbox leadership under CEO Asha Sharma and Chief Strategy Officer Matthew Ball has made it crystal clear they will reduce funding for minor projects possibly leading to layoffs and at least one studio closure soon to funnel more inve… …