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"We have found ourselves over extended", new Xbox CEO says amid reports of plans for major job cuts

The new Xbox CEO Asha Sharma and head of Xbox Game Studios Matt Booty are reportedly planning major job cuts across the gaming business next month. This marks a new chapter for Sharma, in which she plans to "reset the business". A barely-coded term for 'lay off a lot of people'. Read more

The new Xbox CEO Asha Sharma and head of Xbox Game Studios Matt Booty are reportedly planning major job cuts across the gaming business next month. This marks a new chapter for Sharma, in which she plans to "reset the business". A barely-coded term for 'lay off a lot of people'.

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