VERIFIEDBy Xavier Rivera· ·1.5 min read
Xbox Winds Down Copilot AI on Mobile and Console
Xbox is winding down Copilot on mobile and halting console development under new CEO Asha Sharma. The move follows a reorganization incorporating CoreAI executives and reverses earlier plans to launch the feature on consoles this year.
Source:The Verge
TL;DRAI · 60 sec read
New Xbox CEO Asha Sharma has decided to wind down the company's Copilot AI efforts in gaming. The company will begin winding down Copilot on mobile and will stop development of Copilot on console.
Sharma made the announcement on Tuesday following a reorganization of the Xbox platform team. The changes added executives from Microsoft’s CoreAI team to the Xbox organization. Sharma had worked in the CoreAI team prior to taking over Xbox.
In a post on X, Sharma explained the rationale behind the decisions. She wrote that Xbox needs to move faster, deepen its connection with the community, and address friction for both players and developers. Today, leaders who helped build Xbox were promoted while new voices were brought in to help push the company forward. This balance is important as the business gets back on track.
As part of this shift, features that do not align with the direction will be retired. Specifically, Copilot on mobile will be wound down and development of Copilot on console will stop.
Sharma took over from former Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer in February. Since assuming the role, she has scrapped the Microsoft Gaming brand and cut the price of Xbox Game Pass.
Microsoft made a big deal about Copilot for Gaming last year. The company said in March that the gaming-focused Copilot would be coming to current generation consoles sometime this year. Now, however, that will not be happening.
Sharma made the announcement on Tuesday following a reorganization of the Xbox platform team. The changes added executives from Microsoft’s CoreAI team to the Xbox organization. Sharma had worked in the CoreAI team prior to taking over Xbox.
In a post on X, Sharma explained the rationale behind the decisions. She wrote that Xbox needs to move faster, deepen its connection with the community, and address friction for both players and developers. Today, leaders who helped build Xbox were promoted while new voices were brought in to help push the company forward. This balance is important as the business gets back on track.
As part of this shift, features that do not align with the direction will be retired. Specifically, Copilot on mobile will be wound down and development of Copilot on console will stop.
Sharma took over from former Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer in February. Since assuming the role, she has scrapped the Microsoft Gaming brand and cut the price of Xbox Game Pass.
Microsoft made a big deal about Copilot for Gaming last year. The company said in March that the gaming-focused Copilot would be coming to current generation consoles sometime this year. Now, however, that will not be happening.
HELP US IMPROVE
Reader-supported
The Circuitry is a passion project I've always wanted to build, and I love the work behind it.
Running it costs real money. APIs, hosting, time. To keep improving the site and growing this into something useful for everyone, those costs have to be covered.
Any contribution is appreciated. If not, no pressure. Thanks for reading.