Marc Whitten, Xbox Vice President will step down on March 21st after 14 years to become Chief Product Officer of Sonos.
News broke late last night of Marc Whitten’s departure on Xbox Wire, Whitten said “I have had the extreme pleasure over the last 14 years to work on the greatest product with the greatest team and for the greatest community. Xbox is so special because of the amazing team I’ve had the opportunity to work with and because our fans are the most incredible fans on the planet. It has been the highlight of my career to work on a product so loved. It’s incredibly tough to leave but I am confident the best days are ahead for Xbox fans, in the capable hands of a very talented team.”
Xbox have insisted that the remainder of the Xbox leadership team will remain intact and Marc’s team will now report to Terry Myerson, executive vice president who oversees the teams building the software platform and experiences for Windows, Windows Phone and Xbox.
Marc was also scheduled to host an Xbox One-centric “fireside chat” at the Game Developers Conference this week, which has since been handed to Microsoft Game Studios Vice President Phil Spencer.