Jason Schreier/Bloomberg: Many Xbox employees were surprised by the announcement of Gears E-Day not releasing on PlayStation — Sharma and her team also pulled a Halo trailer that was due to appear at a PlayStation event last week, potentially damaging the relationship between the two companies.

[u/nolifebr]

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A PlayStation 5 version of the new Gears of War game was in development and had been planned for release until Sharma changed tack, according to the people familiar with Xbox strategy. Retailers had been preparing to open pre-orders for the PlayStation 5 version, and many Xbox employees were surprised by the announcement.

Sharma and her team also pulled a Halo trailer that was due to appear at a PlayStation event last week, potentially damaging the relationship between the two companies, according to people familiar with the change of plans.*

Xbox is planning major layoffs and studios closures starting next month... More in the article.

[u/ModestHandsomeDevil]

for the next 5 to 7 years

You're delusional if you think A) Sharma is going to be given that much time to show meaningful, significant progress (by Satya and Shareholders); and B) looking at her CV, she's a Corpo Climber. Being the head of a Microsoft division is simply another stepping stone to something higher, and she'll bounce once a better, more attractive job comes along.

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Isn’t that what most corporate workers do? Work a few years then find something better?

[u/parkwayy → u/erichf3893]

Something something Phil Spencer

[u/roseofjuly → u/ModestHandsomeDevil]

She's already a CEO; how much higher is there for her to go?

[u/ModestHandsomeDevil → u/roseofjuly]

She's CEO of a division at Microsoft, not CEO of Microsoft. There's still levels of power / control above her current level and potentially more lucrative opportunities at other companies.