According to its LinkedIn pageAnnouncementAlan Hartman, head of Turn 10 Studios, which created Forza Motorsport, will next lead Xbox Game Studios.
Prior to this, Microsoft announced the completion of its acquisition of Activision Blizzard and began to conduct internalA certain degree of personnel changesThis includes promoting Sarah Bond, formerly vice president of the Xbox business unit, to president, responsible for leading the subsequent Xbox team and integrating devices, player and creator experience, platform engineering, development strategy and business planning, as well as teams such as data analysis and business development.
After Matt Booty, the original head of Xbox Game Studios, was promoted to president of Xbox Game Content and Studios, responsible for managing Xbox Game Studios and game development projects, including Activision Blizzard acquired by Microsoft, ZeniMax and its subsidiary Bethesda, it is obvious that Alan Hartman will take over the leadership of Xbox Game Studios.
Phil Spencer, head of Microsoft's Xbox business, revealed in an internal letter that Microsoft already owns 13 game content assets worth more than $10 billion, and the number of Xbox Game Pass subscribers has also set a new record. It is expected that Microsoft will continue to grow in the game market in the future. Therefore, he emphasized the need to maintain development advantages through organizational adjustments and a more transparent and accountable structure.
