“After 20 incredible years, I have decided to step back and get to work on the next chapter of my career,” Larry Hryb says in a message. On twitter. “As I take a moment to think about all we’ve done together, I want to say thank you to the millions of gamers around the world whose lives I’ve been a part of. Thank you also to the members of the Xbox team for trusting me to have a direct dialogue with our customers. The future of Xbox is bright and as a gamer I am excited to see its evolution. Thank you and see you online.”
The reactions to Larry Hyrb’s farewell have not been long in coming. One of them has been that of boss, that is, Phil SpencerCEO of Microsoft Gaming, who has thanked him for his friendship and all he has done for the Xbox community and team. Aaron Greenberg, head of the marketing team at Xbox, also wanted to thank his former partner for the work he has done over the years in helping to build and foster the community that surrounds Xbox. Even the playstation account on Twitter he had a gesture with Larry Hyrb on the day of his farewell.
Larry Hryb was responsible for introducing Phil Spencer when he took over as head of Xbox in 2014.
Larry Hryb joined Microsoft in 2001 as editor in chief of MSN Music, three years later joining the Xbox team with the goal of shaping the Xbox Live community since its global launch. He also got involved in features that 20 years later are virtually universal and available on any online gaming platform, including achievements, party chat, and cloud saves. For the past ten years Larry Hryb has been working at Xbox “to create the coolest gaming platform on the planet” and telling people like Major Nelson using different media and formats.
In addition to playing online as Major Nelson, players have been able to see and hear Larry Hyrb in many ways. Hyrb was responsible for showing or making the unboxing official for many Xbox products, including Xbox One, xbox one xHe was also one of the regular hosts of console-related shows like Xbox FanFest, and the host of The Official Xbox Podcast, which will return after the summer with a new format.
