Microsoft CEO Reaffirms Company Is Long On Gaming Amid Xbox Shakeup

Xbox is in tumultuous times. Within a week of the retirement of Phil Spencer and passing of the torch to former Windows AI head Asha Sharma, Microsoft announced the new Project Helix console. As early rumors stated, Project Helix is a high-end console-PC hybrid capable of running both Xbox-exclusive titles and PC games, though whether that involves a simple Windows FSE interface or a more custom OS has yet to be seen. In an internal Q&A session exclusively reported by Windows Central, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella reaffirmed Microsoft's commitment to Xbox, stating that "We're long on gaming. We'll continue to invest, and we'll always do so."

Combined with statements made by new Xbox CEO Asha Sharma, there's a lot of optimism in the air around the future of Microsoft's Xbox brand. "I'm spending a lot of time thinking about how I can empower ...