New Xbox CEO Asha Sharma: "Return to Xbox" Means Console First, Hardware Focus Ahead

New Xbox CEO Asha Sharma has been under plenty of scrutiny recently. She had a chance to clear the air and establish her vision for the future of Xbox during an interview with Jez Corden and Windows Central. Sharma, who officially took over for Phil Spencer two days ago, had stated in her opening letter she wanted a ‘return’ to Xbox.

"For me, the spirit of 'Return to Xbox' is about returning to the spirit that the team was founded on," Sharma explains. "It's that spirit of surprise, it's the spirit of building something nobody else was willing to try — I've heard 'renegade,' 'rebellion,' and 'fun.' used. That's what I was thinking about when I wrote that."

While the Xbox console has had a tough go in recent years, and some believing that Sharma was coming in to give the Xbox its final days before shutting it down for good, Sharma for now said that is not in the cards.

"I think that our core Xbox fans and players have invested up to 25 years of themselves in these universes and our console. I want to make sure everybody knows I'm committed to Xbox, starting with the console.”

The biggest change of all is Xbox slowly ending its exclusives on some of its biggest titles, with Halo set for a PlayStation release this year and Sharma seemed to elude the fact that it is not going to change with her at the helm

"I am committed to 'returning to Xbox,' and that starts with console, that starts with hardware. You will hear more about that soon, we'll have some announcements coming up. You will see us collectively investing here. We also know that there are a lot of players who aren't on console or our hardware, and I want to deliver great games to them too.”

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