--- title: Xbox CEO declares priorities after 'reset' | daily.dev description: Xbox CEO Asha Sharma has outlined a strategic plan for FY27 following a major restructuring that included 1,600 layoffs in early July and another 1,600 planned... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/xbox-ceo-declares-priorities-after-reset--gryu7huio twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Xbox CEO declares priorities after 'reset' | daily.dev og:description: Xbox CEO Asha Sharma has outlined a strategic plan for FY27 following a major restructuring that included 1,600 layoffs in early July and another 1,600 planned... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/xbox-ceo-declares-priorities-after-reset--gryu7huio og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/gRyU7hUiO.png og:image:alt: Xbox CEO declares priorities after 'reset' og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Xbox CEO declares priorities after 'reset' **[Game Developer](https://daily.dev/sources/gamedeveloper)** · 2 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Xbox CEO Asha Sharma has outlined a strategic plan for FY27 following a major restructuring that included 1,600 layoffs in early July and another 1,600 planned for the next fiscal year, along with several studio divestments. The plan centers on a 'four C's' framework: core (console-first focus), content (prioritizing major franchises), creation (investing heavily in Minecraft as a creator platform), and connection (transmedia expansion into film, TV, mobile, and global partnerships including China). Three Xbox franchises reportedly generate over $1 billion annually each. The announcements come amid legal action from unions over alleged mishandling of the layoffs. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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