After Don Mattrick is transferred as Chief of Xbox and moved to Zynga, Microsoft found a replacement now: Julie Larson-Green is new head of the Department of device and Studio engineering group at Microsoft, which takes care of mainly to all gaming-related topics and concerns also the new next-gen console Xbox one.
The device and studios engineering group staff of Microsoft, which is responsible among other things for the next-gen console Xbox one, finally has a new boss. Julie Larson-green replaced former President of the Division, Don Mattrick, after this early July joined the games company Zynga. The company is known especially for the Facebook game FarmVille.
Julie Larson-Green has been at Microsoft responsible for Windows and to worry now about the Entertainment Division, which includes games and of course also the two consoles Xbox 360 and Xbox one in addition to music and videos. The development of the operating system moves through Meanwhile the in the November appearing next-gen console the "Operating Systems Engineering" group, which is headed by Terry Myerson.
The new appointment in the Department of device and Studio engineering group, which is responsible for the Xbox one, announced Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer in a message to employees. It remains to be seen whether the new Xbox boss will provide fresh air into the company.
