Xbox is not for sale, CEO Asha Sharma tells The New York Times

Asha Sharma was asked whether her endgame at Xbox was divestiture, Zachary Small reported for The New York Times. The question came in a profile of Microsoft’s gaming chief published on Wednesday.

“Xbox is not for sale,” Sharma said. “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.”

Sharma, 38, became Xbox CEO in February with no prior experience in video games. She was previously president of product in Microsoft’s CoreAI division and chief operating officer at Instacart.

“We’ve got a long way to go with Microsoft, and we’re going to take the long-term view,” she said.

Spin-off talk

In June, The Information reported that Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and CFO Amy Hood had considered spinning out Xbox entirely, Tom Warren noted for The Verge. This...

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