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Abandon ship!
- Thread starter Entropi
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Xbox
I feel like there is a war going on between Xbox and Microsoft right now, and that's why we are seeing so many experiments.
Amy Hood / Satya are like "OK, we'll try making Gears exclusive to sell Xbox consoles, but we also have to try day and date exclusives with Fable, and timed exclusives with Forza"
So the experiment with Gears failed spectacularly. That's pretty much ammunition to not go forward down that path. And now with Xbox sales declining by double digits again with exclusives, it shows they have nowhere to go but multiplatform.
It was a sent to die test.
YIKES!
But why over leaking budget numbers? its not even the 1st leak from xbox, about their budgets.
No COO anymore means the Xbox organization is downsizing. Asha is ruthless AF
July 2026
"For the first time, we are establishing a Chief Operating Officer with end-to-end P&L responsibility across content, hardware, platform, and services. Helen Chiang has been promoted to this role and will report directly to me."
November 2026
"Xbox is losing its first chief operating officer (COO) after creating the new role just a few months ago. Helen Chiang is leaving Microsoft today"
"For the first time, we are establishing a Chief Operating Officer with end-to-end P&L responsibility across content, hardware, platform, and services. Helen Chiang has been promoted to this role and will report directly to me."
November 2026
"Xbox is losing its first chief operating officer (COO) after creating the new role just a few months ago. Helen Chiang is leaving Microsoft today"
Evilnemesis8
Veteran
Xbox gets P&L from MS veteran of 21 years and she lasted 3 months.
Helen must've thought that they don't pay her enough for her to deal with all that shit lmao.
Helen must've thought that they don't pay her enough for her to deal with all that shit lmao.
Asha is running Xbox like an erratic startup. It does seem like Satya is happy to let her do whatever the hell she wants to do.
I do wonder how much of this Amy Hood and MS board members are gonna tolerate.
I do wonder how much of this Amy Hood and MS board members are gonna tolerate.
Women and executive roles don't mix well, and that includes Asha...here I said it
I feel like there is a war going on between Xbox and Microsoft right now, and that's why we are seeing so many experiments.
Amy Hood / Satya are like "OK, we'll try making Gears exclusive to sell Xbox consoles, but we also have to try day and date exclusives with Fable, and timed exclusives with Forza"
So the experiment with Gears failed spectacularly. That's pretty much ammunition to not go forward down that path. And now with Xbox sales declining by double digits again with exclusives, it shows they have nowhere to go but multiplatform.
It was a sent to die test.
2nd big rat to leave recently
Wonder when Ball is out so Timdog can take his place
Wonder when Ball is out so Timdog can take his place
Because tribalism is a helluva drug.
YIKES!
Looks like Chiang may have leaked out the Eday budget stuff. So it looks like these crazy budget numbers are likely true after all lmao
https://www.eurogamer.net/xbox-coo-helen-chiang-leaves-microsoft
https://www.eurogamer.net/xbox-coo-helen-chiang-leaves-microsoft
So she was fired.
But why over leaking budget numbers? its not even the 1st leak from xbox, about their budgets.