Xbox Issues Are Worse Than Microsoft Admits 🎮

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Phil Spencer and Sarah Bond are both out at Xbox. Microsoft's new pick? The President of their AI division. Here's all we know so far.

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00:00 Microsoft Just Gutted Xbox's Leadership
01:26 Why Friday Afternoon?
02:02 Meet The New Boss
06:19 Two Leaders Gone, Zero Explanation
09:47 Spencer Wasn't Great... This Is Worse?
13:15 The Question That Decides Xbox's Future

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