Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer, who has led the company’s gaming efforts and its Xbox division for 12 years, has resigned. Spencer had spent over 38 years at the company, according to his LinkedIn profile, and had overseen deals like the tech giant’s $68.7 billion acquisition of Call of Duty and Overwatch publisher Activision Blizzard.
Spencer is set to be replaced by Asha Sharma, who currently leads Microsoft’s CoreAI division and has had stints in senior roles at Meta and Instacart.
In her introductory note, Sharma promised the “return of Xbox,” though she didn’t give a date for when any new physical hardware may be released. Sharma also announced a renewed commitment to multi-platform gaming, saying gaming “now lives across devices, not…