Microsoft Parts Ways With Longtime Xbox Platform Architect After 37 Years
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Microsoft laid off Kevin LaChapelle, a 37-year Xbox veteran who led the Xbox Backwards Compatibility Program and Xbox Cloud Gaming, as part of a broad restructuring that hit thousands of workers (about 3,200 of them at Xbox). LaChapelle helped make hundreds of Xbox 360 and original Xbox titles playable on newer consoles, and his departure comes as Xbox undergoes a significant organizational reset. The Backwards Compatibility initiative was revived this year amid talk of integrating Xbox into a future PC–console Helix system, and LaChapelle expressed sadness at leaving while wishing the team success.
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