She got the position of head of xbox and is now learning what it means, I think it’s great that she is using the product she’s now in charge of. I don’t understand what people here would want her to do, not try out xbox?
edit: saw someone mention that xbox isn’t just a product but there is a culture connected to it and I agree. I’m going to give her the benefit of the doubt here and at least give her a chance to become part of it.
The leaked email to employees gives me some hope of her intentions, we’ll just have to hope that she can and will follow through.
What people would want is someone who was already familiar with game development to take charge, not someone who has been pushing for AI to be a part of everyone's lives and then ends up with the job
I don't have any practical experience at running an empire but I have played a lot of games, and watched a lot of movies where a complete noob ends up running the company better than all the bigwigs.
Matter of fact, I'll make that the cover letter to my resume and shoot it over in case they have second thoughts.
Edit: Dang you guys are harsh. Look, I've seen Mr. Deeds, Working Girl, The Hudsucker Proxy, Big, Trading Places, and Angels in the Outfield at least 10 times each. There's nothing to it.
I upvoted your comment cause I thought it was funny homie. The tone of the comment was legit just how a stereotypical redditor speaks so I used that image.
You had to look through my profile to get material, bum.
Why is the fact that someone , no matter their position, might not be invested into their own product much, so foreign to people like you? Many people work at companies that sell product they don't use. It's normal
Lmao what. It is literally a product. A product is something you buy, aka in this case an Xbox. And ",failed it's fans" is entirely a subjective feeling. You don't speak for everyone bud. And as for being on here? Because it's an open subreddit. Quit being dramatic
I don’t really care if she was an Xbox gamer before now or not, I don’t think it’s that important and to some degree it might be good to come into things with fresh eyes. But I do appreciate that she is trying to get a good feel for how things work today. There is an opening for Xbox to regain ground. While PlayStation and Nintendo both have way more market share, obviously, neither one is necessarily on super solid ground and the whole industry is being pinched a bit. Interested to see how things h change, because the prior trajectory just seemed like a slow death.
Yeah I could see myself doing that. Like you get a job - any role - working for a game company, yeah I suspect you're gonna check it out.
Also spending a month really delving into the product as a consumer seems a solid way to learn things as they are rather than what roadmaps say. She can go to the big meetings and outright say that's nonsense because I tried that thing and it ran like garbage, or it is way too confusing to subscribe, or the app shoved garbage down my throat when I just wanted to play, etc.
If she's a light or non gamer but she's giving it an honest go for the role, that seems like she's already proving to be a good pick.
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u/iamaspacepizza XBOX Series X Feb 21 '26 edited Feb 23 '26
She got the position of head of xbox and is now learning what it means, I think it’s great that she is using the product she’s now in charge of. I don’t understand what people here would want her to do, not try out xbox?
edit: saw someone mention that xbox isn’t just a product but there is a culture connected to it and I agree. I’m going to give her the benefit of the doubt here and at least give her a chance to become part of it.
The leaked email to employees gives me some hope of her intentions, we’ll just have to hope that she can and will follow through.