Xbox is currently in the middle of a “reset” under new CEO Asha Sharma. This so-called corporate reset has mainly consisted of a lot of layoffs, with more to come, as well as Microsoft divesting from many studios and shuffling franchises and teams around, like moving Halo under Activision. And Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella seems pretty pleased with all the cuts and with Sharma’s plans for the brand.
On the newest episode of the Sources Podcast with Alex Heath, Nadella briefly talked about Xbox and how gaming has been a part of Microsoft since 1982’s Microsoft Flight Sim. As for the current state of Xbox, the Microsoft CEO feels “fantastic” about the various franchises it owns, but seems less happy about how much money Xbox is making.
“I feel fantastic about the IP we have right now,” said Nadella on the podcast. “If I look at the studios, the IP portfolio we have, and our ability to then take that and produce great games going forward, I feel fantastic.”
And as for the layoffs which have led to over 1,600 Xbox employees being cut from the company this year with plans for another 1,600 cuts before the fiscal year ends, Nadella offers up no empathetic statement or even a fake apology. It’s just dandy, really, that people are out of work as part of a larger plan to ensure Xbox grows, grows, grows.
“There’s some amount of streamlining the team is doing, and Asha is doing, which is great to see,” said Nadella.
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