Shannon Loftis, formerly of Microsoft 29 years with the company and director edge of the worldcriticized decisions made by Xbox, particularly those of CEO Asha Sharma.
Let’s read his words.
Words from former Microsoft
In a since-deleted Threads post, Loftis harshly criticizes Xbox CEOAsha Sharma Some may consider this a “two-sided management approach.”
“It’s really interesting, Asha Sharma told the Wall Street Journal last week, ‘clarity is kindness‘Then today he made cuts. I guess the Sword of Damocles is a clear form, what do I know? Asha, please post more “cool” photos of your trip to Japan with Kojima. This is exactly the kind of leadership game developers need. ”
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Later, Shannon Loftis spoke via LinkedIn about the Xbox layoffs affecting employees edge of the worldas well as many other participating studios. “I was shocked to hear today’s news from Xbox,” Loftis said. “I’m not sure how these actions constitute ‘clarification,’ but to those affected by this, especially those on the fringes of the world: you are worth so much more.”
Finally, we would like to remind you that Sony and Microsoft do not compensate players for their obligations: you choose to pay more.










