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Asha Sharma-appointed Xbox VP of engineering leaves just three months after moving over from Microsoft's CoreAI team
Eurogamer.net • • technology
Key Points:
- Jared Palmer, former Xbox VP of engineering, has left Microsoft to join AI company Cognition as head of engineering, after a brief tenure at Xbox following his move from Microsoft's CoreAI team.
- Palmer was brought to Xbox by new Xbox leader Asha Sharma, who recruited several colleagues from CoreAI to focus on developer tools, engineering, product, and infrastructure.
- Palmer's departure comes amid significant restructuring at Xbox, where Sharma has initiated layoffs totaling 3,200 employees and is divesting or closing multiple studios.
- The changes raise uncertainty about the future direction of Xbox, especially regarding the development of the next-gen console Project Helix, as critical platform work typically intensifies in the lead-up to a new console launch.
