Commissar SFLUFAN Posted July 14, 2023 Share Posted July 14, 2023 I guess he finally got sick and tired of being passed over for promotion to Lieutenant Colonel. Larry "Major Nelson" Hyrb departs Microsoft after 22 years WWW.EUROGAMER.NET Larry "Major Nelson" Hyrb, long one of the most recognisable presences on the Xbox team, has announced his departure fr… Quote Larry "Major Nelson" Hyrb, long one of the most recognisable presences on the Xbox team, has announced his departure from Microsoft after 22 years. Hyrb has been with Microsoft since early 2001, initially serving as editor-in-chief for MSN Music before joining the company's Xbox division two years later. As a senior product manager for Xbox, Hyrb was focused on helping shape the Xbox Live community experience - he credits himself as being a key contributor in features such as Xbox's Achievement system and party chat - and would go on to become senior director of corporate communications since 2012. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
best3444 Posted July 14, 2023 Share Posted July 14, 2023 Cya Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stepee Posted July 14, 2023 Share Posted July 14, 2023 I didn’t realize it was a real person Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brick Posted July 14, 2023 Share Posted July 14, 2023 He was still there?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remarkableriots Posted July 14, 2023 Share Posted July 14, 2023 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spawn_of_Apathy Posted July 14, 2023 Share Posted July 14, 2023 I knew he was still there, but I hadn’t seen much from him since the Xbox 360 days. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reputator Posted July 14, 2023 Share Posted July 14, 2023 No two ways about it, he was a Major contributor to the success of the Xbox brand. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted July 15, 2023 Share Posted July 15, 2023 I follow him on txxxer, he was good to follow for Xbox updates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xbob42 Posted July 15, 2023 Share Posted July 15, 2023 I never knew what the fuck people were talking about when they'd bring up stuff by "Major Nelson." It always seemed like some weird cult shit, and now I know it was! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bacon Posted July 15, 2023 Share Posted July 15, 2023 There was like a series of weekly videos with him on the 360 that I enjoyed. I wanna say it was something like "This week in Xbox" but I really have no clue. Hell, it might not have even been weekly. They were good videos that were either hyping something up or being informative. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DPCyric Posted July 15, 2023 Share Posted July 15, 2023 10 hours ago, Keyser_Soze said: I follow him on txxxer, he was good to follow for Xbox updates. Is this an adult content platform I don't know about Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dre801 Posted July 15, 2023 Share Posted July 15, 2023 It was a few years before I realized he was a real person and an actual Microsoft employee. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AbsolutSurgen Posted July 15, 2023 Share Posted July 15, 2023 Wasn’t he just the manager of their community engagement team? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggie Posted July 15, 2023 Share Posted July 15, 2023 Never heard of him 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRealSmallville Posted July 18, 2023 Share Posted July 18, 2023 He was usually the host of those daily Xbox shows they'd do at E3 prior to Covid (the 30-60 minute ones where they would recap stuff from the big presentation, interview devs, etc). Lately he's mostly been doing voiceover for the monthly Games With Gold video. I met him once in real life when I worked at Microsoft, super polite dude. Very nerdy, in a good way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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