Xbox has undergone plenty of radical changes this year, most of them oriented at changing course from decisions made under the company's previous leadership. While some changes have been optimistic, like investing in Hideo Kojima's Physint after PlayStation dropped support for the project, many have resulted in job losses and studio closures. Others are simply divisive, like the decision to pivot away from multi-platform releases and cancel plans for a PlayStation release of Gears of War: E-Day.
In a more surprising shake-up, however, one of the most recent additions to Xbox leadership is now departing. In July, Xbox created a new Chief Operating Officer position, but its first occupant didn't last long in the role.
According to The Verge, Xbox announced Helen Chiang's departure from the role of COO in an internal memo yesterday. In the memo, CEO Asha Sharma is quoted as saying "Helen Chiang is leaving Microsoft today" and thanking her for her years of service.The memo doesn't clarify the reason for Chiang's departure, which comes after working at Microsoft for over two decades.
Sharma also notes that Xbox will "share more on COO leadership as plans are finalized," leaving the future of the role...
