+Audioboxer Subscriber² Posted January 26, 2009 Subscriber² Share Posted January 26, 2009 We heard last week that Microsoft's Games for Windows team was facing layoffs. Weren't sure how many were going to be affected. Turns out that one of the group's bosses is among the casualties.VentureBeat report that Chris Early, former general manager of Games for Windows Live, was among those given their marching orders last week as Microsoft laid off an estimated 1600 employees. It's sad for the man on a personal level, but hardly unsurprising on a professional one. The Games for Windows Live service has been met with little but disdain and/or apathy from many consumers since launching, Microsoft's attempt at structuring a platform-wide online system seen by many as a futile attempt to shoehorn a console gaming experience onto the more traditionally open-ended PC. Still no word on just how wide these cuts affect the Games for Windows group, but if Early has been laid off, that doesn't exactly sound like a vote of confidence in the group. Source: http://kotaku.com/5139030/games-for-windows-live-boss-sacked Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sethos Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 I knew it was you who posted it when I saw it on the frontpage :laugh: ( No, not meant as a fanboy comment or a troll comment, just me 'guessing' who posted this and you just seem to be there every time someone gets sacked from MS or Sony :p ) But hurray, kill that entire division - How hard is it to implement a working Live system for the Windows desktop? It works In-game just fine, why not allow it on the desktop?! It's beyond stupidity. They even have an application to install but it contains nothing, your gamecard and a completely empty marketplace, I am blown away :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Audioboxer Subscriber² Posted January 26, 2009 Author Subscriber² Share Posted January 26, 2009 And? I've been posting most if not all the news about cuts in the gaming industry for the last few days. I was a tall stander in the "recession proof gaming industry" chat, so I find it a slap inmy face of reality and I think many others will as lots of people were on that bandwagon. It's grim times :/ edit: Okay you made your edit :p I think you were poking me for a bit there haha! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nic Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 The Gaming Industry is not entirely-recession proof. The Industry is doing good in these times, but they are still effected. I think the only company that will stand through everything is Blizzard. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sethos Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 It is indeed grim times but honestly, it's a perfect way to start cutting away the excess fat from their less productive divisions. This is a perfect example. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayepecks Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 GFW: L is crap right now. It has so much potential, though. GFW, on the other hand, is great. I love the standardization. They just need to work on the marketing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Srugie Veteran Posted January 27, 2009 Veteran Share Posted January 27, 2009 Is this a new beginning for Games For Windows Live? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrunknMunky Veteran Posted January 27, 2009 Veteran Share Posted January 27, 2009 They definitely had a less than perfect launch but I think the divison has turned a few things around in the past months and hopefully they do a lot more work to keep it alive :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mundox Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 Microsoft should use steam for their games and drop the gfwl stuff :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sethos Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 Microsoft should use steam for their games and drop the gfwl stuff :p You are comparing apples to a rusty chainsaw :blink: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrunknMunky Veteran Posted January 28, 2009 Veteran Share Posted January 28, 2009 Actually if you go back and do some reading on Valve's past, they approached MS to team up on what would be the Steam client, but MS never accepted. So they did it on their own and voila, now we have Steam :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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