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Di seguito un estratto sulla parte iniziale, ma trattano anche altre cose come l'hardware, il tour dei team (che partirà presto) e l'IA.
In her opening letter, Asha Sharma said she wanted to bring about a "return" to Xbox. I asked exactly what that means, since it effectively implies that Xbox has begun to stray from what Xbox "is." Sharma volunteered an emphasis on Xbox's core, and specifically, its beleaguered console platform, which has seen a few fiscals of near-constant decline.
"For me, the spirit of 'Return to Xbox' is about returning to the spirit that the team was founded on," Sharma explains. "It's that spirit of surprise, it's the spirit of building something nobody else was willing to try — I've heard 'renegade,' 'rebellion,' and 'fun.' used. That's what I was thinking about when I wrote that."
Sharma acknowledged the investment Xbox fans and customers have poured into the ecosystem over the years, and seemed genuinely keen to emphasize her commitment to console hardware.
"I think that our core Xbox fans and players have invested up to 25 years of themselves in these universes and our console. I want to make sure everybody knows I'm committed to Xbox, starting with the console. We're going to keep meeting players where they are — the world continues to evolve and change. We're going to make sure Xbox is a great place for developers and players. We want to invest in reducing the artificial divide between different types of devices that they want to use with us. I think that's going to mean a lot more investment in breaking down the barriers, in helping developers build once and show up across different hardware experiences. For me, I believe Xbox starts with its fans, and we'll grow from there. That's what I wanted to signal with the "return" to Xbox."
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Di seguito un estratto sulla parte iniziale, ma trattano anche altre cose come l'hardware, il tour dei team (che partirà presto) e l'IA.
In her opening letter, Asha Sharma said she wanted to bring about a "return" to Xbox. I asked exactly what that means, since it effectively implies that Xbox has begun to stray from what Xbox "is." Sharma volunteered an emphasis on Xbox's core, and specifically, its beleaguered console platform, which has seen a few fiscals of near-constant decline.
"For me, the spirit of 'Return to Xbox' is about returning to the spirit that the team was founded on," Sharma explains. "It's that spirit of surprise, it's the spirit of building something nobody else was willing to try — I've heard 'renegade,' 'rebellion,' and 'fun.' used. That's what I was thinking about when I wrote that."
Sharma acknowledged the investment Xbox fans and customers have poured into the ecosystem over the years, and seemed genuinely keen to emphasize her commitment to console hardware.
"I think that our core Xbox fans and players have invested up to 25 years of themselves in these universes and our console. I want to make sure everybody knows I'm committed to Xbox, starting with the console. We're going to keep meeting players where they are — the world continues to evolve and change. We're going to make sure Xbox is a great place for developers and players. We want to invest in reducing the artificial divide between different types of devices that they want to use with us. I think that's going to mean a lot more investment in breaking down the barriers, in helping developers build once and show up across different hardware experiences. For me, I believe Xbox starts with its fans, and we'll grow from there. That's what I wanted to signal with the "return" to Xbox."
Xbox CEO Asha Sharma — "This team has brought it back before, and I'm here to help us do it again."
We caught up with incoming CEO Asha Sharma and newly promoted CCO Matt Booty to learn about what the future holds for Microsoft's gaming operation.
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