Asha Sharma reportedly tells rattled Xbox employees: "We have to find new ways, and courage, to have invention on new IP"
UPDATE 4.20PM BST: Eurogamer understands that this meeting took place and the transcription is correct, with the exception of the word "revive".
UPDATE 4.20PM BST: Eurogamer understands that this meeting took place and the transcription is correct, with the exception of the word "revive".
The short version
- The transcript should read: "We will not survive if we only rely on the past."
- But according to Sharma: "We will not survive if we only revive on the past." Sharma apparently made those comments during a company-wide 'town hall' meeting last week, which Windows Central claims to have seen transcripts of.
- Sharma reportedly said this in addition to dropping more information about Xbox's next-gen console Project Helix and while reflecting on Xbox's "return to growth" after "an all-time low" .
What happened
"We're backing our strongest franchises," Sharma allegedly said. "I want our great games to become great global billion-dollar franchises.
Why it matters
I would also like to see us continue to create enduring new IP.
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