I was actually writing a post about Peter Moore, and how accessible and capable I think he is as a corporate executive.
And, in the post, I was ruminating on his E3 video appearances, and how he looked tired, distracted, and uncharacteristically off his game. Like he was delivering the party line (capably) because that was his job, but not his passion (hence, the uncharacteristic).
But then this news blurb came across the wire today -- Petey's leaving Microsoft.
He's heading over to Electronic Arts as President of their sports division, and "has decided to move his family back to the Bay Area for personal reasons".
In an interesting parallel, Don Mattrick (a former president at EA), will take over the Interactive Entertainment Business (IEB), which is the umbrella division which includes the Xbox and Games for Windows business lanes.
Moore has inarguably been a power in pushing the Xbox brand, and despite the Xbox 360 hiccups, there are huge successes there. And since I'm a "family-first" kind of guy, kudos to him for making a move for family first, and congrats on his being able to stay in the business. Stay very lucratively in the business.
Other coverage:
- Press release
- Joystiq.com interview with Robbie Bach and Don Mattrick
- Kotaku coverage with Bach and Matrick
- (Moore is currently doing an interview with Major Nelson, which should be published shortly.) UPDATED: The audio interview is now on Majornelson.com. Class act, that Peter guy. Seriously.
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