Despite comparing the new role of the main Xbox to a "medical doctor," the first co-founder does not think that the Xbox is dead |

Seamus Blakely, one of the co-creators of the original Xbox, has assured the community that he does not truly believe that the Xbox is "dead".

Although he likens the new Xbox head's job to a "palliative care doctor," the original co-creator doesn't actually think Xbox is dead.

"Suffering is killing me and tormenting me."

Seamus Blakely, one of the co-creators of the original Xbox, has assured the community that he doesn't actually believe the Xbox is "dead", even though yesterday he compared the recent appointment of Asha Sharma to "a palliative care doctor comfortably flashing the Xbox into the night".

Following his comments earlier this week about the recent change in leadership at Microsoft, Blakely revealed that he was asked 59 times whether or not he truly believes Xbox is dead.“No,” he said now.

"I love Xbox like my own flesh and blood," Blackley wrote on his social media."It's the most amazing thing to me," she said, before adding: "Her pain kills me, haunts me."However, the Xbox co-creator said that "progress requires introspection and realism," noting that "learning is painful."

In an exchange with another Bluesky user, Blackley said that the Xbox is "literally something that I almost died to get", so of course "watching it struggle and not being able to act is difficult".He added that he loves the Xbox "more than literally anyone".

"It's killing me," he wrote, "but I know a lot about organizations and business now, and I was honest, not a PR jerk."Blackley also called the Xbox "family," complete with a little green heart.

Blackley left Microsoft in 2002 to pursue other opportunities.

As for now at Microsoft, Sharma was announced to be taking over from Phil Spencer following news that the Xbox chief will retire after nearly 40 years at the company.Sarah Bond, who many assumed would eventually replace Spencer, also announced that she would be leaving Xbox at the same time.

For more on Microsoft's current state, check out Chris's feature: Xbox's future goes against the grain of hope.