Microsoft has finally realized what most of us knew all along: nobody actually wanted Copilot on Xbox

• Microsoft is stopping the development of Copilot for Xbox consoles
• The functionality is also being wound down in the Xbox mobile app
• Xbox CEO Asha Sharma says it's to "deepen" the brand's connection with players and developers

Xbox CEO Asha Sharma has confirmed that the gaming brand is abandoning its integration of Microsoft's Copilot AI assistant.

In a recent X post, the CEO wrote that Xbox needs to "deepen" its connection with both players and developers and, as part of this, is sunsetting Copilot in the Xbox mobile app and halting development of Copilot for console.

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