In a lengthy post on her LinkedIn page, Bond wrote that she committed to staying with Xbox and guiding it through "a critical period of change" following the Activision Blizzard buyout in 2022. She went on to share her belief that the moment has been "navigated" and Xbox's gaming division is ready for "what comes next."

Following the announcement of Asha Sharma as the new Xbox boss last night, she immediately took to social media and began replying to various fans and Xbox-related accounts with suggestions and acknowledgements.

Microsoft Gaming CEO Asha Sharma is making big promises for the future of Xbox, including new consoles and game made by humans.

Outgoing Xbox President Sarah Bond issues a formal statement following the confirmation that she will be departing from Microsoft.

Xbox fans are reacting to Microsoft appointing an AI executive with no gaming experience as the new head of Xbox.

“Hi Asha Sharma, as the new Xbox CEO I hope that you understand how important exclusive games are and how games like Halo, Forza, Gears. Fable… Created an identity for Xbox and its players becoming a key point for Xbox’s success,” wrote one player with a Gamerscore over 200,000. “Xbox games must be only on Xbox.” “Hear you,” she wrote back.

Microsoft's gaming service was having some issues

Heads up, Xbox gamers! Microsoft has rolled out a new Xbox system update on February 18, and this applies more than your standard stability upgrade. The latest firmware patch for the Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One addresses remote play issues, and of course, also dishes out some of that sweet stability we all know and love.