Microsoft Gaming has a new CEO, with Asha Sharma taking over for Phil Spencer as the top boss for the company’s gaming team. The founder of Xbox, Seamus Blackley, has now weighed in with his thoughts on the news, saying Sharma becoming CEO makes “perfect sense” given Microsoft’s big AI push. At the same time, Blackley said a younger version of himself would have been very upset about Sharma getting the job, adding that Sharma has a challenging road ahead of her. Blackley also advised Sharma to leave the job today if she’s not genuinely passionate about games.

Speaking to GamesBeat, Blackley said pointed out that Microsoft’s massive bet on AI is “unprecedented” in terms of the money Microsoft is investing and the company’s vision for an AI-powered future.

“That’s not the same as Sega deciding how to gracefully go out of business. This is a company that’s trying to recontextualize the way we think about technology in its entirety. They’ve decided that the lever point that’s going to do that is generative AI models. They’re looking to fit everything into a generative AI model,” he said.

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