Phil Spencer’s Retirement and the Future of Xbox – Unlocked 730

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🗓️ 26 February 2026

⏱️ 112 minutes

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Longtime Xbox executive Greg Canessa, aka the Creator of Xbox Live Arcade, joins us to react to, analyze, and quite honestly just process this week's seismic news about Xbox boss Phil Spencer retiring, Xbox President Sarah Bond leaving, and the appointment of new Microsoft Gaming CEO Asha Sharma. We discuss Phil's legacy, give our unsolicited advice to Asha for what we'd like to see in her era of Xbox, and more in this extra-long episode! 00:00:00 - Intro & Phil Spencer's Legacy 00:31:56 - Game Pass & Xbox's studio acquisitions 00:47:09 - Asha Sharma 01:13:35 - Sarah Bond Leaves 01:23:57 - Our Advice to Asha & Outro #xbox #ashasharma #philspencer #gaming Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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