New Xbox CEO Has No Immediate Plans To Change Multi-Platform Strategy

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Published Feb 24, 2026, 10:33 PM EST

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In case you weren't keeping tabs on gaming news the past week, you might not know that Xbox division boss Phil Spencer has retired, and will be replaced by new Xbox CEO and former CoreAI boss Asha Sharma.

For Xbox fans hoping this will be a new era where we'll see Xbox games appear exclusively on Microsoft's platform, that doesn't seem to be part of the plans -- at least initially.

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This is something Sharma confirmed recently, though it was nothing definite that couldn't change in the future.

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While it's a given now that every Xbox-published game is fair game to appear on competing platforms (ie. the PS5), that's something that could potentially change under Xbox's new stewardship.

Sharma was recently asked about this in a recent interview, and her answer was straight-to-the-point, though it did leave a lot of wiggle room to change in the future.

Speaking to Windows Central, Sharma mentioned that nothing was off the table when it came to revising Xbox's strategy, but finalizing that strategy will take time and a lot of data crunching.

Regarding Xbox's release strategy, Sharma noted, "the plan's the plan until it's not the plan," which really sounds like they are going to evaluate this multi-platform release thing to see if it's something they should continue or not.

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With Microsoft pursuing a new Xbox console, fans of the brand are most likely leaning on Xbox-published games to be Xbox-exclusive once again. I mean, Microsoft might be raking in money with Xbox games appearing on competing platforms, but if you really want to gain a foothold in the market, having your own stable of platform exclusives is the way to go to drive consumers to choose your console.

Sharma and the rest of Xbox's execs will undoubtedly talk about this, and if there are any changes to the company's release strategy, expect to hear about it.