Xbox prepares big changes: more features, review of exclusives and a much more powerful console

Asha Sharma is already making moves to initiate the "return of Xbox".

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Xbox is going through one of the most important moments in recent years, and within Microsoft, there’s already talk of the “return of Xbox”. This is revealed in an extensive report focused on the new era led by Asha Sharma, who would be driving significant changes in consoles, PC, services, and hardware, as explained by Tom Warren.

According to the published information, Sharma recently gathered hundreds of Xbox employees to present a new internal plan based on four pillars: hardware, games, platform, and services. The goal would be to regain the trust of many players after several years marked by doubts about consoles, exclusives, and the pace of innovations within the Xbox ecosystem.

Xbox promises more features, reviews exclusives, and accelerates Project Helix

One of the most important points of the plan involves quickly improving the current console and PC experience. Sharma would have internally acknowledged that many players feel that Xbox has not evolved enough in recent years, especially in consoles and PC integration. Therefore, Xbox now promises console updates every two weeks until the end of the year, recovering the pace of new features that the brand had in other stages.

Another particularly sensitive aspect that was also addressed is that of exclusive games. Sharma confirmed that Xbox will “re-evaluate” its current strategy, although there are still no definitive decisions on which franchises will remain exclusive or which may continue to arrive on other platforms.

Meanwhile, the future of hardware is still centered on Project Helix, the new Xbox console that will combine console and PC games under one platform. The first developer versions will arrive in 2027, and Microsoft is working on a more open ecosystem with manufacturers like Asus.

Additionally, the new Xbox leadership has already canceled some Copilot-related initiatives and has strengthened internal teams with new technical and design leaders to accelerate platform development. Everything points to Microsoft wanting to refocus Xbox on what its most loyal community has been asking for over the years.