Xbox's first-ever chief operating officer, Helen Chiang, has left the company after being promoted to that role just a few months ago under CEO Asha Sharma. In this job, Chiang was assigned to oversee the profitability of Xbox, and it's been looking very bleak for Xbox lately . Given the timing of her exit, people wondered about the circumstances, and that remains unclear. Sharma confirmed Chiang's departure in a memo to staff, seen by The Verge, saying she is grateful for Chiang's "years of service" at Xbox. A spokesperson for Microsoft told Windows Central that the company does not "discuss individual personnel matters." According to a source speaking to Eurogamer , Chiang was "terminated for policy violations." The Verge's Tom Warren backed this up , saying Chiang was cut loose due to a "policy violation," but the exact nature of that is unknown. In July, Sharma announced that Chiang
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