Rumors are swirling that Phil Spencer has been asked to leave due to his failures in recent years.

New Microsoft Gaming Boss Poses as a Gamer, But the Internet Instantly Sees Through the Primitive Ruse

The new CEO of Xbox, Asha Sharma, had barely taken office before becoming the subject of intense scrutiny from internet detectives. The trigger was her personal Xbox profile, which Sharma herself revealed on social media.

Inquisitive minds instantly dug up curious details: the account was created just a month ago, yet in that time it managed to rack up over 10,000 Gamerscore points across a wide variety of games. However, the pattern raises questions—for example, 43 hours in just Ball x Pit in one week and rare achievements in Minecraft.

A theory instantly emerged in the community: the profile is being artificially boosted to give the new CEO "validity" in the eyes of skeptical gamers. The achievements seem to be easy picks, and in Minecraft, they are allegedly earned using special servers for farming achievements.

Suspicions are further fueled by the fact that the game list is packed with flagship Xbox franchises—Halo, Forza, Fallout, Borderlands. It's as if someone is meticulously crafting the image of a "one of the guys" executive.

The account itself was created on January 15th—exactly one month before her appointment. Her friends list includes a couple of Xbox employees and Phil Spencer himself.

To direct questions, Sharma responds with irony: "I'm not XboxP3 to you" (a nod to Spencer) and "Beep-boop" in response to suggestions that the account is run by an AI. Moreover, when one user recommended Borderlands 2 to her, Sharma promised to try it—and just an hour later, her profile showed her playing the game.

Of course, one could dismiss it all as paranoia from angry fans looking for something to criticize after the sudden leadership change. Sharma comes from the world of AI and has no background in the gaming industry—a perfect target.

But another possibility can't be ruled out: the new CEO simply decided to approach her job responsibly and spent a month intensively familiarizing herself with the products she now has to develop. Although, no one believes that either.