{"id":310536,"date":"2026-02-21T22:42:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-21T22:42:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/310536\/"},"modified":"2026-02-21T22:42:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-21T22:42:09","slug":"new-microsoft-gaming-ceo-asha-sharma-says-hear-you-to-complaints-about-a-lack-of-xbox-exclusives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/310536\/","title":{"rendered":"New Microsoft gaming CEO Asha Sharma says \u201chear you\u201d to complaints about a lack of Xbox exclusives."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Posted Feb 21, 2026 at 9:45 PM UTC<\/p>\n<p>New Microsoft gaming CEO Asha Sharma says \u201chear you\u201d to complaints about a lack of Xbox exclusives.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"kqz8fh1\" href=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-21-at-4.17.14%E2%80%AFPM.png?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0,0,100,100\" data-pswp-height=\"1006\" data-pswp-width=\"1176\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\"><img alt=\"Post on X that reads \u201cHi @asha_shar, as the new Xbox CEO I hope that you understand how important exclusive games are and how games like Halo, Forza, Gears. Fable\u2026 Created an identity for Xbox and its players becoming a key point for the Xbox\u2019s success. 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