Xbox gamers and business observers had been shocked final week when Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer introduced his retirement, with Xbox president Sarah Bond additionally asserting plans to depart the corporate. Now, Bond has shared her causes for stepping away from the corporate.
In a prolonged publish on her LinkedIn web page, Bond wrote that she dedicated to staying with Xbox and guiding it by means of “a crucial interval of change” following the Activision Blizzard buyout in 2022. She went on to share her perception that the second has been “navigated” and Xbox’s gaming division is prepared for “what comes subsequent.”
“With that, I’ve determined that is the precise time for me to take my subsequent step, each personally and professionally,” wrote Bond. “We’re residing by means of a transformative technological period that can form the following era of our business, and I am energized by what’s forward. This second additionally presents a singular alternative for contemporary eyes and new management to information the group into its subsequent chapter.”
