It looks like Microsoft is committed to keeping Windows a "first-class gaming platform".
This morning Ron Pessner the chief of Microsoft's Entertainment and Devices division and now Interactive Entertainment Business as well, announced that they would continue to invest in the platform and continue to develop and publish new games.
The announcement was no doubt intended to assure investors as 1,400 employees were laid off, many from the video games division. Chris Early, former general manager of games for Windows Live was also let go and his duties will be assumed by Pessner.
As a PC gamer myself I am glad to see that Microsoft decided not to axe their entertainment division altogether. Although games on Windows live were a joke to many in the industry, more traditional pc games like massively multiplayer online role playing games and and real time strategy are all important genres which just wouldnt be the same if ported to consoles.
This morning Ron Pessner the chief of Microsoft's Entertainment and Devices division and now Interactive Entertainment Business as well, announced that they would continue to invest in the platform and continue to develop and publish new games.
The announcement was no doubt intended to assure investors as 1,400 employees were laid off, many from the video games division. Chris Early, former general manager of games for Windows Live was also let go and his duties will be assumed by Pessner.
As a PC gamer myself I am glad to see that Microsoft decided not to axe their entertainment division altogether. Although games on Windows live were a joke to many in the industry, more traditional pc games like massively multiplayer online role playing games and and real time strategy are all important genres which just wouldnt be the same if ported to consoles.
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