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Matt Booty
Coverage of Matt Booty in the Nexus archive.
- Xbox warns of a ‘reset’ as it prepares for layoffs
Microsoft's Xbox division is preparing for significant layoffs next month, with Xbox CEO Asha Sharma hinting at 'hard choices.' Sources suggest potential studio closures or changes to the Xbox studio lineup, and rumors of 1,000 layoffs were mentioned by Giant Bomb, while Bloomberg reported the cuts would be 'major.'
- ‘We Are Xbox’: read the memo defining Microsoft’s gaming future
Microsoft's new Xbox CEO Asha Sharma and Xbox Chief Content Officer Matt Booty have outlined a strategy for Xbox's 'return,' emphasizing daily active players and priorities like hardware, content, experience, and services. The memo acknowledges player frustrations with infrequent console updates, weak PC presence, pricing challenges, and fragmented core experiences.