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So then, Don Mattrick has left Microsoft's Xbox division and taken over at Zynga, where founder Mark Pincus will step away from day-to-day running of the company so he can focus on product development.Mattrick's departure shouldn't come as too much of a surprise, but not because of anything to do with Xbox One. These things aren't decided overnight, and the greater likelihood is that, after six years running the Xbox division, Mattrick felt he had nowhere else to go. He was given a direct line to Steve Ballmer a while ago, but there wasn't much left within the company he could logically take over.
The timing is the one thing that may not be a coincidence. Microsoft hasn't enjoyed the roasting it's received since it unveiled Xbox One on 21st May, and, assuming Mattrick's departure was already in motion, simply allowing him to leave a little earlier than expected could help reduce any lingering toxicity further - even in the absence of an immediate successor.
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