By Jak Connor
Publication Date: 2026-03-09 04:32:00
In a recent Q&A session with Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella about the future of the Xbox brand, the Microsoft CEO revealed how he jokes with NVIDIA’s Jensen Huang about how neither Microsoft nor NVIDIA would exist without gaming.
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The comment from Nadella comes on the heels of widespread concern about the future of the Xbox brand, particularly following the shake-up of high-level executives, which resulted in the departure of 25-year Xbox veteran and CEO Phil Spencer. Nadella sat down with new Xbox CEO Asha Sharma, and both individuals put the concerns of Xbox fans to rest by publicly stating that gaming is a core identity to Microsoft and that Microsoft as a company will “always” be investing in the space.
Nadella emphasized that Microsoft wouldn’t be where it is today without its previous investments in gaming, and how those investments haven’t just created fantastic games for people to enjoy, but also accelerated the development of other technology sectors, such as cloud, Windows, and GPU-based servers. The last point is why Nadella jokes with Huang about how Microsoft and NVIDIA wouldn’t exist without gaming.
“The trickle from that excellence to the rest of the company becomes straight forward. I joke with [NVIDIA CEO] Jensen Huang, if it wasn’t for gaming [NVIDIA] wouldn’t exist. Think about it, without DirectX, I don’t think the entire GPU revolution, or the acceleration would’ve happened,” said Nadella
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