Xbox CEO Sharma Triggers 100-Day Reset Plan Amid Component Crisis

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It's fair to say that even as beloved by fans as Phil Spencer was at the helm of Xbox, his replacement after leaving Microsoft in Feburary, Asha Sharma, inherited a mess. Many would argue that Xbox lost its way over the years, from focusing too heavily on game streaming and not enough on exclusives. Both are issues Sharma has promised to resolve, but the problems run much deeper, and so she is sharing some candid remarks about a major Xbox reset that will take place over the next 100 days.

In a blog post on Xbox Wired, Sharma highlights recent successes of the Xbox brand, such as now having more active partners than ever before, the re-introduction of exclusives with Gears of War: E-Day and Clockwork Evolution, and signs of growth to Game Pass after over eight months of decline.

Those successes aside, Sharma also highlighted a need to...

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