{"id":2377,"date":"2026-02-21T01:29:01","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T21:29:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.actutech.app\/xbox-shakeup-phil-spencer-and-sarah-bond-are-leaving-microsoft\/"},"modified":"2026-02-21T01:29:01","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T21:29:01","slug":"xbox-shakeup-phil-spencer-and-sarah-bond-are-leaving-microsoft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.actutech.app\/en\/xbox-shakeup-phil-spencer-and-sarah-bond-are-leaving-microsoft\/","title":{"rendered":"Xbox shakeup: Phil Spencer and Sarah Bond are leaving Microsoft"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Xbox ex boss Phil Spencer seated on a coach with new Xbox CEO Asha Sharma\" data-caption=\"Xbox ex boss and new Xbox boss | Image: Microsoft\" data-portal-copyright=\"Image: Microsoft\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/image-7.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0,0,100,100\" \/><figcaption>\n\tXbox ex boss and new Xbox boss | Image: Microsoft\t<\/figcaption><\/p><\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">After nearly 40 years at Microsoft, Xbox chief and Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer is leaving the company, along with Xbox president Sarah Bond. Spencer\u2019s retirement was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/news\/882241\/microsoft-phil-spencer-xbox-leaving-retirement\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">announced in a memo<\/a> from Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella on February 20th, stating, \u201cLast year, Phil Spencer made the decision to retire from the company, and since then we\u2019ve been talking about succession planning.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Last summer, Microsoft responded to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/news\/696922\/phil-spencer-xbox-microsoft-gaming-retiring\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">rumors of Spencer\u2019s retirement<\/a>, saying at the time that he was \u201cnot retiring anytime soon.\u201d Microsoft\u2019s CoreAI president, Asha Sharma, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/games\/882326\/read-microsoft-gaming-ceo-asha-sharma-first-memo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">will be moving into Spencer\u2019s former role as Microsoft Gaming CEO<\/a>, while Matt Booty is being promoted to EVP and chief content officer.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\"><em>Follow along below for the latest updates on Microsoft\u2019s Xbox leadership change<\/em>s<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/games\/882377\/microsoft-says-todays-xbox-shakeup-doesnt-mean-game-studio-layoffs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Microsoft says today\u2019s Xbox shake-up doesn\u2019t mean game studio layoffs<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/games\/882380\/xslop\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Xslop?<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/games\/882326\/read-microsoft-gaming-ceo-asha-sharma-first-memo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Microsoft gaming CEO Asha Sharma\u2019s first memo on the future of Xbox<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/news\/882340\/xbox-phil-spencer-microsoft-retirement-memo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Xbox chief Phil Spencer\u2019s memo about leaving Microsoft<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/news\/882241\/microsoft-phil-spencer-xbox-leaving-retirement\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Xbox chief Phil Spencer is leaving Microsoft<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/games\/882281\/xbox-sarah-bond-leaving-microsoft\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sarah Bond is leaving Xbox<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Xbox ex boss and new Xbox boss | Image: Microsoft After nearly 40 years at Microsoft, Xbox chief and Microsoft 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