Shannon Loftis, former president of World's Edge, harshly criticizes Asha Sharma following the layoffs
, by Thibaut
The fallout continues at Xbox. Following the harsh remarks from an id Software employee, it’s now the turn of a former executive at the brand to criticize the company’s current leadership. This comes after the announcement of layoffs and restructuring this week.
Shannon Loftis worked for Microsoft for about 29 years before leaving the American company in 2022. During her long tenure at the company, she oversaw publishing, Xbox Game Studios, and even served as director of World’s Edge (Age of Empires). Suffice it to say, she is far from satisfied with how events have unfolded in recent months.
In a post on LinkedIn, Loftis didn’t hesitate to take a dig at Asha Sharma, the president of Xbox. As a reminder, Sharma had stated in an interview that she wanted to provide clarity regarding the situation within Xbox.
"Crushed to hear the news from Xbox today. I am not sure how any of these moves constitute 'clarity' but for those impacted, particularly World's Edge people - you are SO much more than this."
Furthermore, in another post shared on Threads (which has since been deleted), Shannon Loftis went even further in her attack on Sharma.
"Super funny that Asha Sharma said 'clarity is kindness' to the WSJ last week then did a half layoff (at World’s Edge) today. I guess Damocles' Sword is a form of clarity, what do I know?
Please, Asha, publish more 'cool' photos from your Japan Kojima-maxxing trip. That’s the kind of leadership game developers need."
Source: linkedin.com