Xbox Live founder leaves Microsoft

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Xbox Live Founder Boyd Multerer announced his departure from Microsoft this week after 17 years with the company. Multerer revealed the career change via his Twitter account, saying "Goodbye Microsoft. It was a good run. Xbox was Great! Time to do something new." Multerer's bio on the social media site indicates that the "something new" he's up to is on his own terms, as he is "currently doing independent secret stuff."

Multerer not only led the design and direction of Microsoft's Xbox Live service starting in 2000, but also served as project manager and led the creation of XNA, the company's toolset that facilitates independent game development for its platforms. The longtime Microsoft designer's last position with the company was as director of development since 2011, designing the operating software of its latest home console, Xbox One.

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Source: http://www.joystiq.com/2014/12/30/xna-xbox-live-founder-leaves-microsoft/

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LatencyPosted:

I think he left because of the leak.

FlaonPosted:

The-Professor This is really bad news.. Xbox is going to be horrible now


This has no effect, it's going to be the same lol..

Anyways, should he have success somewhere. Probably a new software or platform.

The-ProfessorPosted:

This is really bad news.. Xbox is going to be horrible now

MASTERSPARTEN27Posted:

Aqple Xbox is just going to shit!
Pc master race :D


There is no master race honestly I'm a Pc gamer and a console gamer.

FamousPosted:

Sad to see a great member from M$ leave.

NovhPosted:

This is not good news. I feel that Xbox will take a hard fall after this... ):

imagine-Posted:

Edgy Lizard Squad took xbox live and his job.

Haha, exactly.
OT: I don't think Xbox is going to be lasting for too much longer.

AdamuPosted:

Well this is bad news I bet xbox goes horribly wrong now but I hope he is doing the right thing for himself and hope what ever he is working on is going to be cool.

-GoldCoast-Posted:

wonder what hes working on now.

NeeksRoyalPosted:

Lizard Squad took xbox live and his job.