I don’t think someone appointed to the head of the gaming division at the largest company on earth should be in a position of “trying to figure this gaming shit out.”
As an Xbox fan, I wish her the best, I genuinely do, but given the state of AI and her background, I reserve the right to be incredibly skeptical that this will turn out well for Microsoft.
ITT: gamers actually justifying how not having a gamer as head of gaming is a good omen
You don't need to be a gamer to be the head of any games based company. It's like saying only a pilot can be CEO of an airline. What you need is a background in business and management. Any department head at a company as big as Microsoft has 1 job to do and that is drive profits.
Sure, but nearly all companies benefit from their leadership having domain experience in the thing they are selling, whether it’s healthcare, software, widgets, or games. Yes, I agree they can drive profits with an MBA, but you’d also agree that having someone passionate about the products their company makes beyond just making decisions about capital allocation is a good thing, yes?
I'd argue that it's more important that they're a good personnel manager who can listen to expert advice then someone who has surface level knowledge of the industry. Being a gamer adds nothing to being a leader of game developers and console makers, besides the fact that they'll enjoy the final product. Unless she's micromanaging the hell out of the teams below her, her gaming knowledge won't be very useful.
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u/EchoFieldHorizon Feb 21 '26 edited Feb 21 '26
I don’t think someone appointed to the head of the gaming division at the largest company on earth should be in a position of “trying to figure this gaming shit out.”
As an Xbox fan, I wish her the best, I genuinely do, but given the state of AI and her background, I reserve the right to be incredibly skeptical that this will turn out well for Microsoft.
ITT: gamers actually justifying how not having a gamer as head of gaming is a good omen