In a strategic move following the acquisition of Activision Blizzard, the news came down from Xbox and Microsoft that they are shifting some roles and moving some departments around. The alteration is designed around game preservation, leveraging on user experiences, as well as the competition in hardware and platforms.
Internal reorganization
By a recently released internal Xbox email from president Sarah Bond, via Windows Central, the company set up a couple of teams tasked with the work of experiences and platforms, as well as game preservation. These downsizings also accompany significant layoffs and reorganization in the gaming business.
Leadership changes
Kareem Choudhry, who made a CVP from the Xbox Emerging Technology group, left the company after 26 years in the company. The AI team prior to will now be part of the Hardware Team led by Roanne Sones and will now concentrate on getting along very fast in the field of AI applications.
Xbox consoles and teams related to Global Platforms.
Changing from the previous team, a new team composed of Ashley McKissick and Kevin Gammill, will be responsible for improving Xbox consoles and Windows experience for users. This team aims to upgrade and simplify the user interfaces, designs and services, so the players can find it easier and enjoy their games.
Dedication to game preservation
The second new team consisting of Bond and other specialists at ACR collaborates on the theme of game preservation. The main principle with which this team works is backward functionality compatibility, and that helps to make your previous games playable on much more powerful devices of the future Xbox. Bond said that preserving the gaming history world is indispensable so that, people in the future can play it easily and have the opportunity to benefit from the vast catalog of Xbox games.
Integration of activision blizzard
Integration Activision Blizzard presented some major alternations to Suma and the city. Catherine Gluckstein (who was the former workspace strategist) now leads the Strategy and Regulatory team. Jennifer Creegan taking on the role of analytics and business planning over Microsoft Gaming from Microsoft Advertising. These elements attest to the company of Microsoft reaching its purpose of improving the persistent gaming division after the acquisition.
Adapting to industry trends
Unlike the past gaming industry with competitors like Sony and Nintendo having their place and firm perspectives, in modern times, it is moving with the flow of the times. The issue in Xbox though is keeping hardware and game features updated, resulting in murmurs about instability. Nevertheless, the company itself takes those challenges in a personal manner and meets them.
Range extension on the cutting edge of next-generation technology.
The company has an ethos of pushing the limits and creating the most advanced hardware in next-gen tech devices. With awarding innovation, Xbox to be remains competitive within wide fast evolving in the game’s environment. Phil Spencer pronounced the end to exclusivity on Xbox games and the speculation about the possible handheld console development from the company shows its intent to dig new, wide canals.
Amid the gaming industry landscape changing rapidly, restructuring the organizations and choosing new leadership reflects their new main focus that covers innovation, the user’s experience and game preservation. The involvement of Activision Blizzard for Xbox results in some problems that also have challenges and opportunities that drive Xbox for innovation and development in the market. If an increasingly customer-centric and tech-savvy world is the direction each generation of gamers is trying to go, Xbox with its wish to leap forward and adopt new technology is well-positioned for a potential expansion and success in the gaming industry.
