Tag: Don Mattrick
News Former Xbox Leader Don Mattrick Lands Major New Role As CEO Of Photonic
His first CEO role since leaving Zynga in 2015
When it comes to former Xbox leaders, we've often heard about what the likes of Seamus Blackley and Peter Moore are getting up to, but Don Mattrick, who led the brand during part of the Xbox 360 era and the start of the Xbox One era, tends to remain in the background these days. That's probably because...
News Nintendo's Doug Bowser Just Channelled One Of The Most Infamous Xbox Quotes Ever
Don, you're famous again!
If you're an Xbox fan of a certain age, you probably remember one of the most infamous moments in the brand's history that occurred back in 2013, when then-Xbox boss Don Mattrick advised people who didn't have access to a constant internet connection to just buy an Xbox 360 - rather than the new Xbox One that had just been...
Random Remember When Don Mattrick Told Us All To Buy An Xbox 360 In 2013?
Cries in always-online
Late last month, it clicked in our minds that we were fast approaching the 10-year anniversary of Microsoft's grand reveal for the Xbox One. Well, we say grand, but the livestream probably didn't quite go to plan for Xbox, at least in terms of fan reception to the reveal event as a whole. <related ids="148476">...
News Don Mattrick Discusses The Failures Of The 2013 Xbox One Launch
"I wish I'd had an opportunity to stay..."
Former Xbox head Don Mattrick, who received a lot of criticism back in 2013 in the lead up to the Xbox One launch, has appeared as part of the new Xbox documentary series Power On, giving his thoughts on Xbox during that time period. To start with, Mattrick discussed the Xbox One's original vision of being...
