Asha Sharma admits "Xbox needs to move faster", as new CEO begins "winding down Copilot on mobile" and ceases its development on consoles
The story
Xbox's newly-appointed head Asha Sharma is sunsetting the company's Copilot initiative, which was once envisioned as an AI-driven "personal gaming sidekick", designed to offer real-time advice in games such as Minecraft . Read more
From the source
Writing on social media platform X, Sharma admitted Xbox "needs to move faster", and "deepen [its] connection with the community, and address friction for both players and developers".
Sharma noted the company had recently announced a wave of promotions within Xbox, along with "new voices" to push the company forward. This includes four of Sharma's former colleagues from Microsoft's CoreAI division . "This balance is important as we get the business back on track," Sharma said.
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Key names and topics in this story: Asha Sharma, Xbox, Copilot.
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