Asha Sharma

Chief executive, Microsoft Xbox

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Born: 1989, Racine

Education: University of Minnesota

Last updated Nov 1, 2026

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Microsoft cuts Xbox jobs and sells off game studios to fund AI

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As of July 2026: Leading the largest restructuring in Xbox history

Microsoft cut about 4,800 jobs on Monday, most of them in its Xbox gaming division. It also let go of four studios it had spent years buying: Compulsion Games, Double Fine, Ninja Theory, and Undead Labs.

Updated Jul 7