""Over 38 years at Microsoft, including 12 years leading Gaming, Phil helped transform what we do and how we do it," Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella wrote in the email. "He expanded our reach across PC, mobile, and cloud; nearly tripled the size of the business; helped shape our strategy through the acquisitions of Activision Blizzard, ZeniMax, and Minecraft; and strengthened our culture across our studios and platforms," Nadella wrote."
""Gaming has been part of Microsoft from the start. Flight Simulator shipped before Windows, and you can practically ray‑trace a line from DirectX in the '90s to the accelerated‑compute era we're in today. As we celebrate Xbox's 25th year, the opportunity and innovation agenda in front of us is expansive. Today we reach over 500 million monthly active users, are a top publisher across all platforms, and continue to innovate across gaming hardware, content and community, in service of creators and players everywhere.""
Phil Spencer is retiring after 38 years at Microsoft, including 12 years leading Microsoft Gaming. Asha Sharma will become executive vice president and CEO of Microsoft Gaming, reporting directly to Satya Nadella. Sharma joined Microsoft in 2024 from CoreAI and previously served as chief operating officer at Instacart and vice president of product and engineering at Meta. Under Spencer, Microsoft transformed gaming into a subscription- and services-driven business, nearly tripled the gaming business, and completed major acquisitions including Activision Blizzard, ZeniMax, and Minecraft. Xbox president and chief operations officer Sarah Bond is leaving, and Matt Booty will become executive vice president and chief content officer reporting to Sharma.
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