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Like many modern tech companies, Microsoft is gambling a lot on consumers embracing an AI-powered future. Recent moves have seen Microsoft’s AI, dubbed Copilot, integrated into numerous products like Windows 11–to not entirely enthusiastic reception. With AI fatigue among consumers seeming to set in and Xbox’s gaming division making some large-scale changes, an executive decision has been made: Copilot for consoles and mobile is officially dead.
Microsoft’s recently promoted Xbox division CEO Asha Sharma officially dropped the news today in a post on X.
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
The quick, ignoble death of console Copilot falls in line with all of the recent moves we’ve seen the Xbox division of Microsoft making–trimming the fat while refocusing on high-quality games. We don’t really know what plans existed for console Copilot beyond the already-extant Gaming Copilot app, but whatever they were, they’ve now been abandoned–and it’s possible that Gaming Copilot will follow suit.
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