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Xbox CEO ends Copilot AI development & overhauls leadership
Asha Sharma confirmed Xbox will wind down Copilot on mobile and halt console development entirely, as the new CEO also outlined sweeping leadership changes in a memo to staff on Tuesday aimed at reversing a run of declining revenue.
Sharma took over as Xbox CEO in February following Phil Spencer’s retirement. She joined Microsoft in 2024 after executive roles at Meta and Instacart, and had been serving as president of product in the CoreAI engineering group before moving to Xbox.
Xbox CEO Asha Sharma announces Copilot cuts and leadership overhaul
In the memo, reported by CNBC, Sharma said Xbox needs to move faster and get closer to its community. “Right now, it is too hard to ship impact quickly. We spend too much time inward instead of with the community, and we lack the depth we need in some of the fundamentals,” she wrote.
Through X, she described the Copilot cuts as features that no longer align with the company’s current direction.
“Xbox needs to move faster, deepen our connection with the community, and address friction for both players and developers. Today, we promoted leaders who helped build Xbox, while also bringing in new voices to help push us forward,” she said.
“This balance is important as we get the business back on track. As part of this shift, you’ll see us begin to retire features that don’t align with where we’re headed. We will begin winding down Copilot on mobile and will stop development of Copilot on console.”
Xbox needs to move faster, deepen our connection with the community, and address friction for both players and developers.Today, we promoted leaders who helped build Xbox, while also bringing in new voices to help push us forward. This balance is important as we get the business…— Asha (@asha_shar) May 5, 2026
Xbox needs to move faster, deepen our connection with the community, and address friction for both players and developers.Today, we promoted leaders who helped build Xbox, while also bringing in new voices to help push us forward. This balance is important as we get the business…
Four executives from CoreAI are joining Xbox as part of the shake-up. Jared Palmer, formerly a CoreAI vice president and GitHub senior vice president, moves into a member of technical staff role covering product, engineering, developer tools, and infrastructure.
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Tim Allen, who led design and research at CoreAI and GitHub, takes over Xbox design. Jonathan McKay, previously head of growth for ChatGPT at OpenAI, becomes Xbox’s head of growth. Evan Chaki, a CoreAI general manager, will lead a forward-deployed engineering team. David Schloss, senior director of product and growth at Instacart, takes charge of Xbox’s subscription and cloud business.