‘Xbox is not for sale’ says Microsoft’s gaming chief
The Information reported in June that Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and CFO Amy Hood had been considering spinning out Xbox, and then reported earlier this month that both execs have “more recently supported Sharma’s plans to overhaul the unit.““Xbox is not for sale,” says Sharma in an interview with The New York times. “We will do whatever it takes to set the company up for success, and we will look at the right partnerships, the right operating model and everything needed to achieve that.”It appears that Nadella and Hood have favored the giant Xbox “reset” as the plan for Microsoft’s gaming unit instead. Sharma announced her Xbox restructuring in June, calling it a reset for the division.
- ▪The Information reported in June that Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and CFO Amy Hood had been considering spinning out Xbox, and then reported earlier this month that both execs have “more recently supported Sharma’s plans to overhaul the uni
- ▪“We will do whatever it takes to set the company up for success, and we will look at the right partnerships, the right operating model and everything needed to achieve that.”It appears that Nadella and Hood have favored the giant Xbox “rese
- ▪Sharma announced her Xbox restructuring in June, calling it a reset for the division.
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