{"id":361665,"date":"2026-02-24T14:45:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T22:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/es\/?p=411413"},"modified":"2026-02-25T01:12:01","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T09:12:01","slug":"xbox-is-relieved-that-sarah-bond-is-no-longer-president-of-the-company","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/xbox-is-relieved-that-sarah-bond-is-no-longer-president-of-the-company\/","title":{"rendered":"Xbox is relieved that Sarah Bond is no longer president of the company"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Microsoft Gaming is in a moment of transition following the announcement of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/the-next-xbox-cloud-gaming-plan-will-change-everything\">the departure of Phil Spencer, its CEO<\/a>, and Sarah Bond, president of Xbox. <strong>While Spencer is stepping down, Bond has submitted her resignation, allowing Asha Sharma to take over as CEO of the gaming division<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This change has sparked a wave of reactions among Xbox employees, some of whom express <a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/xbox-is-relieved-that-sarah-bond-is-no-longer-president-of-the-company\">relief at Bond&#8217;s departure due to her leadership style<\/a> being perceived as difficult.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A Questionable Leadership<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>According to reports from The Verge, the &#8216;This is an Xbox&#8217; campaign, implemented under Bond&#8217;s direction, was poorly received by many developers and created an atmosphere of internal discontent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Employees highlighted that working with Bond was complicated and that his approach did not encourage open or creative dialogue. <strong>Bond&#8217;s decision to design teams that strictly depended on his vision was not well received, contributing to <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/it-marks-25-years-since-the-launch-of-one-of-the-best-consoles-in-history-the-original-xbox\">the perception that his leadership was restrictive<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"ROG Xbox Ally \u2013 Dancing in the Dark \u2013 Launch Trailer\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/b6EJxjdRPAw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>With the arrival of Asha Sharma, coming from Microsoft CoreAI, concerns arise about her lack of experience in the entertainment industry and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/the-new-ceo-of-xbox-would-like-to-prioritize-ai-over-video-games\">her potential focus on artificial intelligence<\/a><\/strong>. Despite this, <strong>Sharma has made it clear in her cover letter that her goal is not to prioritize short-term efficiency at the expense of the quality of art in video games<\/strong>. Her three key objectives include developing great games, revitalizing the Xbox brand, and exploring new business models.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As the gaming community reacts to these changes, Xbox employees are contemplating a future where the company is expected not to repeat past mistakes and avoid unethical practices, such as the exploitation of intellectual properties. <strong>The outlook is uncertain, but hope is placed in Sharma&#8217;s ability to lead Xbox into a new era of innovation and growth<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"Xbox Game Pass\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/8b773de5-0b20-429f-a535-c159557192df\/2791990695\/xbox-game-pass-Xbox%20Game%20Pass%20for%20PC-logo.png\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">Xbox Game Pass<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/xbox-game-pass.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/xbox-game-pass.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Microsoft Gaming is in a moment of transition following the announcement of the departure of Phil Spencer, its CEO, and Sarah Bond, president of Xbox. While Spencer is retiring, Bond has submitted her resignation, allowing Asha Sharma to take over as CEO of the gaming division. This change has sparked a wave of reactions among Xbox employees, some of whom express relief at Bond&#8217;s departure due to her leadership style being perceived as difficult. Questionable leadership According to reports from The Verge, the campaign &#8216;This is an Xbox&#8217;, implemented under the [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9265,"featured_media":361677,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":0},"categories":[1018,1015],"tags":[22629,19747,4701,3885,22630,9188,5094,13270,1404],"usertag":[],"vertical":[],"content-category":[6823],"class_list":["post-361665","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gaming","category-news","tag-asha-sharma","tag-desarrollo-de-videojuegos","tag-industria-del-entretenimiento","tag-inteligencia-artificial","tag-liderazgo-en-videojuegos","tag-microsoft-gaming","tag-phil-spencer","tag-sarah-bond","tag-xbox","content-category-games"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/361665","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9265"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=361665"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/361665\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":361755,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/361665\/revisions\/361755"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/361677"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=361665"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=361665"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=361665"},{"taxonomy":"usertag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/usertag?post=361665"},{"taxonomy":"vertical","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vertical?post=361665"},{"taxonomy":"content-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/content-category?post=361665"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}