Asha Sharma
Role in each timeline
- The Road to PlayStation 6: PS5 Pro, Project Amethyst, Two Price Hikes and the Memory Crunch
Xbox CEO reported to have described Project Helix at an employee town hall.
- Xbox Game Pass: The Price Rise, the Reversal and the Metered Cloud
Xbox chief executive who has said the previous Game Pass strategy contributed to declines and announced the 2026 cuts and studio divestitures.
Asha Sharma across every timeline
Every dated entry that names Asha Sharma, from all 2 timelines, newest first.
- Asha Sharma says prior Game Pass strategy caused declines Report
Windows Central reported that Xbox CEO Asha Sharma said the previous Xbox Game Pass strategy sent Xbox into balance-sheet declines. The report linked her statement to effects on Call of Duty and Xbox Game Pass.
on Xbox Game Pass: The Price Rise, the Reversal and the Metered Cloud - Helen Chiang is promoted to chief operating officer Update
Asha Sharma said Helen Chiang was promoted to chief operating officer. Chiang would report directly to Sharma.
on Xbox Game Pass: The Price Rise, the Reversal and the Metered Cloud - Xbox cuts up to 3,200 staff and sells four studios, and says the Game Pass bet underdelivered Response
Asha Sharma told staff the division would shed up to 3,200 people, about 20 percent of headcount, over the following year, and that Ninja Theory, Undead Labs, Compulsion Games and Double Fine would be spun out or sold. Her memo said the bet on Game Pass, multi-platform publishing and a broader content portfolio had created meaningful value but had not grown at the pace the company expected.
on Xbox Game Pass: The Price Rise, the Reversal and the Metered Cloud - Microsoft: 4,800 jobs, 2.1% of staff, with Xbox losing a fifth of its people Announcement
After a voluntary retirement programme Microsoft eliminated 4,800 jobs immediately, with Xbox cutting 3,200 in total, half at once and half through fiscal 2027, and spinning off four studios, as the stock trailed its megacap peers on AI spending. It was Microsoft's fourth large round in fourteen months.
on Who Cut Jobs When: A Register of Major U.S. Layoffs, 2025 to 2026 - Matt Booty is elevated to chief content officer Update
Matt Booty was elevated to executive vice president and chief content officer. He would report to Asha Sharma.
on Xbox Game Pass: The Price Rise, the Reversal and the Metered Cloud - Phil Spencer retires as Microsoft reorganizes gaming leadership Update
Microsoft announced a reorganization of its gaming division. Windows Central reported that Phil Spencer was retiring.
on Xbox Game Pass: The Price Rise, the Reversal and the Metered Cloud