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907 Microsoft Gives Up On Xbox Copilot AI

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BeauHD @ Slashdot · 05/06/2026 11:00 EDT

Microsoft Gives Up On Xbox Copilot AI

Microsoft is winding down Xbox Copilot on mobile and ending development of Copilot on console, reversing plans to bring the gaming-focused AI assistant to current-generation Xbox consoles this year. "The move follows [new Xbox CEO Asha Sharma's] reorganization of the Xbox platform team earlier on Tuesday, which added executives from Microsoft's CoreAI team -- where Sharma worked before taking over Xbox -- to the Xbox side of the company," reports The Verge.

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