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Mike Ybarra VP at Xbox leaving Microsoft (Up: now exec VP and GM at Blizzard)
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DeepEnigma
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Jim Ryan can't keep getting away with this.
Xaero Gravity
NEXT LEVEL lame™
Neil Druckmann is the one to blame here.
Mass Shift
Member
Well this seems to be a much more congenial departure than what we've been hearing about lately at Sony.
Romulus
Member
And I can't imagine it getting much worse at Microsoft anyway.
Dirk Benedict
Gold Member
I didn't realize his power was mighty enough to destroy a VP at Xbox.
FranXico
Member
Imagine if Spencer left. A lot of people would be on suicide watch.
DeepEnigma
Gold Member
Trojita
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We have an Ouya emoji?
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Xaero Gravity
NEXT LEVEL lame™
Journey
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DeepEnigma
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TwiztidElf
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I do agree, but at the same time don't downplay the importance of solid strategic top level leadership with the correct vision.
Don Mattrick. Never forget.
Dirk Benedict
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a multicultural team of v
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Why isnt itWe have an Ouya emoji?
Trojita
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It's so glorious, that it is ascending!
I thought that was a glitch on my side. Truly the ascendant console for the true Übermensch
Jigsaah
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Ya know, I like Mike Ybarra. He was a leader that really resonated with my own opinions about the consoles. He celebrated when good games came out, no matter if it was Xbox, Pc, PS4 or Switch. He just loves games. He also wasn't too big to come and talk to the fans. I remember the RDX podcast where he was on for 2 hours just talking about Xbox. RDX was a podcast that was just getting it's footing, averaging maybe 1k views on youtube and maybe 2-300 live viewers. Yet they got the VP of Microsoft to appear. That's being humble man. That's when I became a fan of Mike Ybarra. Sorry to see you go, good luck in your endeavors.
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AnotherOne
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So long and don't let the door hit you on the way out..shawn is gona be the new VP.
Trojita
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DeepEnigma
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CyberPanda
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Mass Shift
Member
Yeah, things like that DO happen in this industry.
CyberPanda
Banned
Wait. Who's Shawn?
Psykodad
Banned
Shawn Laydown?
CyberPanda
Banned
Oh him.
TacosNSalsa
Member
Microsoft's official statement "His replacement will be Mr Jason Hole. Together Mr. Booty and Mr. Hole will lead Xbox to a great next generation!!"
Romulus
Member
I was an original xbox/360 fan, so yeah, they sucked this generation.
Munki
Member
Holy shit... Now that is hilarious
Journey
Banned
Don Mattrick screwed the pooch for sure, but they've come a long way with not only turning Xbox around, but the Surface team has generated some sexy products and MS' Azure, W10 and Office 365 are completely sound products.
demigod
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DeepEnigma
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Bryank75
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I see a whole lot of familiar faces there. It's always the same people.
Dunno if I was there to say something, I am a complete lunatic on Twitter....so I've been banned a few times.
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bitbydeath
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If people run with that then maybe they’ll spill more info on Scarlett like what Sony did with PS5.
CyberPanda
Banned
Omg, I remember this fool:
pr0cs
Member
To be fair gaf did need to burn to get rid of its cancer
CyberPanda
Banned
That's true.
Jigsaah
Gold Member
Yea Stadia doesn't deserve Mike.
Jigsaah
Gold Member
That's funny. I actually joined GAF after the apocalypse. I'd even say I joined GAF...BECAUSE of the apocalypse. Most of you are pretty cool.
Glad I missed the shitshow.
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MiyazakiHatesKojima
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Xbox trying to copy Sony just to gain back some relevancy LOL
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KingdomHeartsFan
Member
Isn't this the dude that always says retarded shit on twitter? Good riddance.
jakinov
Member
He should leave. Xbox needs a leader who is more of a visionary and a shark. He's done great things that are more consumer friendly. But they haven't come close to making all the moves they did during the 360 days. They have few big failed projects under their belt, they bought some mediocre studios and a streaming website that will probably fail. They have a lack of vision when it comes to end-to-end user experiences with their products this generation. As a predominantly software/tech company they are really lacking when it comes to creating/sharing tech that enables their developers to achieve better results. Sony made it no secret they have a dedicated team in California (essentially the software capital of the world today) with hardcore engineers dedicated doing research and development of tools/techniques for Sony studios. Whereas Microsoft owns a bunch of disjointed studios with games full of bugs. Phil Spencer was the head for most of this generation and he pretty much failed on every front compared to the 360. Some of it is not his fault but nothing he's done so far has inspired any confidence in him to make the impact they should be making.