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Report: Microsoft explored selling or spinning off Xbox division after Phil Spencer's exit

Microsoft explored selling or spinning off Xbox after Phil Spencer’s exit, according to a new report. Phil Spencer‘s exit in February 2026 left Xbox with a new CEO, Asha Sharma, and an expensive problem to solve. Fortune’s new investigation describes an approximately $21 billion gaming business whose current-generation consoles have sold little more than a […]

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