{
  "id": 12647175,
  "title": "What Xbox CEO told staff in first townhall since layoffs at Microsoft's gaming unit",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/what-xbox-ceo-told-staff-in-first-townhall-since-layoffs-at",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-07T13:48:50.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/technology/tech-news/what-xbox-ceo-asha-sharma-told-employees-in-first-townhall-since-hundreds-of-layoffs-at-microsofts-gaming-division/articleshow/134767858.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Asha Sharma, the CEO of Xbox, has presented a strategy to stabilize the gaming division after layoffs. The focus will be on traditional console players as well as developing next-generation hardware options. Xbox aims to improve player engagement by investing in first-party games and current-gen features. A new console platform, internally known as Xbox Helix, is in the works to enhance user…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Eurogamer",
        "title": "Undead Labs speaks about its split from Xbox, revealing it has to \"make some changes\" to State of Decay 3 following layoffs",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/undead-labs-speaks-about-its-split-from-xbox-revealing-it-has-to-make",
        "published": "2026-10-07T13:56:05.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}