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The Verge: Almost every single Xbox executive we profiled last year has left MS
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Goodacre0081
Member
M.Nelson is fine. in fact, Sony could really use a community personality just like him to interact with the PlayStation fan-base. because right now we have people who are not paid to interact with the community like Shu and Boyes. it's cool that they do but it's not their job.
JumpJeff84
Member
I read the thread title as 'Almost every single Xbox exclusive we profiled last year has left MS'.
Kinda funny how that applies about as much as the real thread title, seeing as pretty much every exclusive they have has made its way to PC.
Kinda funny how that applies about as much as the real thread title, seeing as pretty much every exclusive they have has made its way to PC.
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statham
Member
I like Major, he does his podcasts, twitches games he plays, google hangout, and vocal on twitter. Too bad he doesn't post here.
Weeaboosuke
Member
Cool.
Hawaii Jeff
Member
Amen to this!
Dr. Zoidberg
Member
To be fair, I believe this is Sony's desire as well. They are just being much smarter about marketing. You gotta win over the hardcore with gaming first, then you can sell the casual stuff to the masses later when you already control the market. It's not like Sony isn't trying to sell me music and movies in their store.
loaf of bread
Member
I fully believe Major Nelson doesn't even play or like games and he just has some sort of high-paying acting spokesperson gig.
JumpJeff84
Member
Really? Why would MS have him do the job then when they could easily get someone who DOES like games to fill his position?
Microsoft as a company has seen major personnel changes, has nothing to do with Xbox. Also Xbox isn't really it's own division anymore, that is not how Microsoft is structured anymore. Xbox is split up between different divisions, all OS development is handled by a single division including the Xbox One OS.
They just did a massive restructuring of the company.
Hawaii Jeff
Member
The problem with Nelson is he has ZERO personality. To me he's always been the most banal, safe, wet bread milquetoast PR stooge that adds nothing to the brand.
LiquidSolid
Member
Albert Penello too. His GAF meltdown posts were disgraceful, both condescending and completely full of shit.
SEGAvangelist
Member
He does every once in a while.
entremet
Member
Reading this thread, I wonder why?
Oddvintagechap
Member
I don't like Larry. But I don't care.
Pai Pai Master
Banned
Isn't this a good thing? Spencer's done a fantastic job righting the wrongs.
Add Aaron Greenberg.
Wickerbasket
Member
Well, they made mistakes at launch and made changes to try and right things, which changed their focus.
It's not really surprising to me to see those people leaving when they're no longer part of Microsoft's strategy. I guess it does kind of highlight how much of a fuck up the launch period was though.
It's not really surprising to me to see those people leaving when they're no longer part of Microsoft's strategy. I guess it does kind of highlight how much of a fuck up the launch period was though.
blackaroni
Member
He does and Major Nelson is his gamer tag. You can follow follow him on Xbox. He even live streams stuff at times.
AgentP
Thinks mods influence posters politics. Promoted to QAnon Editor.
FordGTGuy == Larry, that would explain a lot...
Their design changes are definitely paying off. I'm getting an Xbox one today however my brother now has one, my sister is thinking of getting one, her boyfriend has one, my cousin is thinking of getting one and all my friends have one.
The price changes and amazing bundles here in Australia are no doubt helping push it into homes, and good on Microsoft for doing so.
The price changes and amazing bundles here in Australia are no doubt helping push it into homes, and good on Microsoft for doing so.
SEGAvangelist
Member
Aaron Greenberg is awesome. I hope he keeps up his NPD shtick whenever MS leads each month. What else would we talk about on GAF?
I wish. He'd probably be able to get me a really cool job.
60% of the folks they profiled have left. I guess this means almost.
20% have been promoted.
20% has same job.
Strange article.
Nilay is a fucktard. IR is a great cheap solution to controlling pretty much 100% of the devices in an entertainment center.
Apps are coming with Win10. At least one app on the store is already a universal one.
20% have been promoted.
20% has same job.
Strange article.
Nilay is a fucktard. IR is a great cheap solution to controlling pretty much 100% of the devices in an entertainment center.
Apps are coming with Win10. At least one app on the store is already a universal one.
Shpeshal Nick
aka Collingwood
Even in it's current form, the Xbox One could still be that living room behemoth. It's a bona fide media player now (although the app needs a little more work and refinement) and fully support universal remotes.
So I don't see how anything about the TV aspect has actually changed.
So I don't see how anything about the TV aspect has actually changed.
outunderthestars
Banned
Ummmmm, Isn't that exactly what his job basically amounts to?
He does a great job as a community manager, and I would hate to see him go.
NinjaMouse
Member
Trust me..I love my Xbox One, but the ONLY TV command I use it for is turning things on and off. I obviously watch TV through it, but still use my regular cable remote for volume and channels. I tried the all-in-one commands through the Xbox One itself and I just found it to be a clunky mess. The only reason I still have the TV passing through it is because I like the notifications of when friends come online while I'm watching something. Otherwise, I really just want it to be a game box.
Miles Quaritch
Member
Mehdi is far more damaging. Larry is a joke character anyway, so no one really takes him seriously, but Mehdi has actual power. Power that influenced the original X1 vision.
He needs to sod off and sharpish.
Goodacre0081
Member
maybe, but he's very accessible and always seems to be active on his blog, reddit and twitter answering questions. I really want the same level of community interaction with Sony, they really need it.
quoting so I don't miss this ban later.
Man, I'll take that money and resume.
... but I'll keep my youth.
I use it to change volume, mute and generally anything that I can do without having to reach for my remote. They need more commands in my opinion, I would love a change input command. "Xbox Input 1" or so on.
kinoki
Illness is the doctor to whom we pay most heed; to kindness, to knowledge, we make promise only; pain we obey.
When I talk about the Xbox One I think about it in two chapters.
Xbone - The flawed and terrible console idea that would have launched if Microsoft hadn't listened to the consumers.
XBO - The console that it has now transformed into. Focused on games and being an attractive console for consumers.
I'd argue that everyone invested in Xbone had to go. They could't afford people working on a console idea that can't exist. They're basicly trying to turn a bad situation into a liveable one. Kudos to them. I think they're doing a great job. Too bad they've forgotten the second tier countries yet again.
Xbone - The flawed and terrible console idea that would have launched if Microsoft hadn't listened to the consumers.
XBO - The console that it has now transformed into. Focused on games and being an attractive console for consumers.
I'd argue that everyone invested in Xbone had to go. They could't afford people working on a console idea that can't exist. They're basicly trying to turn a bad situation into a liveable one. Kudos to them. I think they're doing a great job. Too bad they've forgotten the second tier countries yet again.
rip first post.
anyways, I dont think Major Nelson has to go, hes not really a bad person at all. He just has to be the "face" of these suits for the community. I feel bad for him actually. Hes not a big decision maker within xbox I think. he is the connection man between head of xbox/ms to the fans. Which can be a pretty bad job when your company did nothing but bad stuff
anyways, I dont think Major Nelson has to go, hes not really a bad person at all. He just has to be the "face" of these suits for the community. I feel bad for him actually. Hes not a big decision maker within xbox I think. he is the connection man between head of xbox/ms to the fans. Which can be a pretty bad job when your company did nothing but bad stuff
outunderthestars
Banned
Same here. While I am not interested in the platform, I do find Microsofts' efforts to correct their mistakes to be quite impressive.
ChanDangle
Member
fabricated backlash
Member
I take offence at the notion that the original vision was something bigger, instead of something worse.
spookyfish
Member
Or: The dead weight is being trimmed.
He was so obnoxious and condescending though. That's not part of the job.
The "Have you seen Titanfall?" incident was enough cause on its own.
Shpeshal Nick
aka Collingwood
Shows you have no idea what you're talking about.
Larry has a Gaf account.