Microsoft’s XBOX gaming business announced XBOX LABS on October 13, 2026, a small internal group of game makers, engineers, and scientists charged with turning emerging ideas into experiences for players and developers, according to a memo from XBOX CEO Asha Sharma published on XBOX Wire. The XBOX Wire post reproduces the message Sharma sent to Team XBOX employees globally the same day. In it, she said she had asked Scott to stand up the group, and she laid out how it will operate: building in…