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Xbox Live founder Boyd Multerer, who was the first person on Xbox Live and also helped create the Xbox 360 and Xbox One, has quit Microsoft. He announced the news today on Twitter, saying he's leaving "to do something new." Multerer had worked at Microsoft for nearly two decades.

Twitter:

"Goodbye Microsoft. It was a good run. Xbox was Great! Time to do something new."
"Not yet ready to say what that new thing is… But OMG is writing code very day and exploring ideas fun!"
"Wow. Lots of kind words coming in today. I’m proud to have affected so many and hope to continue doing so!"

Most recently, Multerer worked at Microsoft as director of development for Xbox.

He's not the first high-ranking Xbox figure to leave the company over the past 18 months. Others have included former Xbox boss Don Mattrick, former chief product officer Marc Whitten, Xbox Entertainment Studios executives Nancy Tellem and Jordan Levin, and Xbox One TV designer Ben Smith.

 -Original Source: Gamespot

 

Ken Kutaragi'd, or really out to pursue new opportunities?

Boyd also says "it's not xbox leadership, they're fine. I'm just complicated"
Things are heating up. Sounds like he's being very careful about criticizing the company.