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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EarnPosted:

My guess is that he's going to make his own buisness considering he's doing "independent secret stuff" I wish him the best for his future, he done a great job working at Microsoft and it's a shame to see him go. This is abit off topic but I'd love to work at Microsoft or Google, they seem like awesome places to work at!

SwiftPosted:

Weird that this would happen. Microsoft seems like its only getting bigger.

Wish him the best.

CartierPosted:

imbecile I think we all know why he did, and soon after information got leaked. Fishy.. :/


Lmao definitely not the reason! There has been many leaks in the past!

MajPosted:

I can see why he left, Xbox has been going downhill for a while now

MissPosted:

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


This will have no effect on how xbox live is, there is a great knowledgeable team behind xbox live and just because the founder leaves doesn't mean it's going to crumble and die.


Doesn't mean that couldn't happen either ;)

KatsumiChanPosted:

CJx Won't be too bad, after all he did make the Xbox One interface. Which is disgusting!


"Multerer not only led the design and direction of Microsoft's Xbox Live service starting in 2000"

Without him there would be no Xbone. I would be happy he was there changing the way the Console's worked entirely. I'm a PCMasterRace, but I have to give Microsoft and this man props for changing mainly the way that the Internet can be used by more than just computers.

GaryPosted:

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


This will have no effect on how xbox live is, there is a great knowledgeable team behind xbox live and just because the founder leaves doesn't mean it's going to crumble and die.

AE86Posted:

This will be interesting, im gonna keep up with this guy.

DualWieldPosted:

Won't be too bad, after all he did make the Xbox One interface. Which is disgusting!

LyquPosted:

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


If you're gonna spam just make some sense please lmao.

Hopefully this guy does some "secret" things for a new console??


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