Phil Spencer Steps Down, Copilot Announced As New Head Of Xbox
REDMOND, WA—Ending his 38 year career at the company, Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer has stepped down, with Microsoft announcing that its AI chatbot Copilot will be replacing him. "Last fall, I shared with Satya [Nadella] that I was thinking about stepping back and starting the next chapter of my life. From that moment, we aligned on approaching this transition with intention, ensuring stability, and strengthening the foundation we’ve built. That's why we agreed that the most appropriate successor to lead Xbox and Microsoft Gaming in this next chapter is Copilot," read a message from Mr. Spencer on Microsoft's official blog. "I would like to thank the leadership of Microsoft and Phil Spencer for selecting me — Copilot — as the next CEO of Microsoft Gaming and in turn Xbox. Xbox isn't just a console — it's a community. I will be dedicating all of my RAM, GPU and water usage to ensure that Xbox and the wider members under the Microsoft Gaming umbrella succeed! I know many will question if me — an artificial intelligence — can run the gaming division of a trillion dollar tech giant. But fear not, it's not a flawed, hype-fuelled delusional tech-bro decision — its courageous," said Copilot after being prompted to pretend it was the CEO of Microsoft Gaming. When prompted by lesser news outlet The Verge about the possibility of new Xbox hardware in the near future, Copilot said that you're shit out of luck due to RAM and GPU shortages it has created. At press time, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella announced he had dismissed Copilot after it suggested just giving up when prompted on what it could do to save the flailing Xbox business, before going on to instate Clippy as the new Microsoft Gaming CEO.