Relax, Xbox Owners: Copilot's Not Invading Your Game Console
- On Tuesday, Microsoft Xbox CEO Asha Sharma announced a leadership overhaul, appointing new executives from the CoreAI division to help return the gaming unit to growth.
- Microsoft reported its fourth consecutive gaming revenue decline last week, with Xbox hardware sales falling 33% and overall gaming revenue dropping 7% in the quarter ending March 31, 2026.
- Sharma is integrating four leaders from her former CoreAI team, including Jared Palmer and Tim Allen, to focus on "developer tooling, taste and infrastructure" for the platform.
- Microsoft will wind down Gaming Copilot on mobile and stop development on consoles, retiring features that "don't align with where we're headed."
- Sharma aims to "evolve how we work" to address player frustration, as the company seeks to improve the platform's developer experience and connection with the community.
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Asha Sharma Ended Copilot on Console, Admits Microsoft's AI 'Doesn't Align' With Xbox
Asha Sharma is back again with another major win for Xbox. And this time, she’s going after one feature that has a lot of gamers frustrated about. News just released that Asha Sharma ended Copilot on console, and will be winding down AI on mobile as well. New boot up coming next Wednesday. Sound on! pic.twitter.com/9HHrZHwjpH— Asha (@asha_shar) May 6, 2026 The new CEO is on a roll lately, and this just adds to the amazing changes. Sharma has bee…
Microsoft to Stop Developing Copilot for Xbox Console, ‘Winding Down’ on Mobile (Gaming News Roundup)
New Xbox CEO Asha Sharma has confirmed that Microsoft has stopped development of Copilot on console and to begin “winding down” use of the AI service for mobile gaming.Sharma took to X to reveal that Microsoft will retire features “that don’t align with where we’re headed.”Gaming Copilot, which was still in the beta phase, was created to be “your personal gaming sidekick with Xbox,” which players could use for assistance any time or place while …
The brand is discontinuing development of its AI assistant for consoles and removing it from its mobile app. Following a wave of criticism regarding the integration of AI into the Windows operating system, Microsoft has begun reconsidering the presence of Copilot in its other products. New Xbox head Asha Sharma announced the closure of the Copilot gaming assistant project on consoles and the beginning of the phasing out of similar features in th…
Microsoft kills Gaming Copilot for Xbox consoles and mobile
It was only two months ago at GDC 2026 when Sonali Yadav, Xbox's Gaming AI partner group product manager, said Gaming Copilot would be coming to current-gen Microsoft consoles, with the rollout expected to take place this year.Read Entire Article
Microsoft’s new Xbox chief nixes Gaming Copilot for mobile and console, shakes up leadership
Asha Sharma was named Xbox CEO in February after leading Microsoft’s CoreAI group. (Microsoft Photo) Microsoft is pulling the plug on its AI-powered Copilot assistant for Xbox, winding down the feature on mobile and canceling its planned launch on consoles. The pullback, announced Tuesday by new Xbox CEO Asha Sharma, comes barely a year after the company debuted the gaming chatbot as a centerpiece of its AI push into gaming, demonstrating the li…
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