Sony Excited to Work with Peter Moore

[cliffbo]

Sony Excited to Work with Peter Moore
Former Xbox head suddenly a friend to Sony.
By Patrick Klepek, 07/17/2007
This is a little awkward. Sony's taken heat lately for third-party sports titles running at 30 frames-per-second, compared to 60 frames-per-second on Xbox 360, but as Microsoft executive Peter Moore leaves the company to head EA Sports, Moore himself will need to reconcile the differences between Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.

And Sony's ready to embrace Moore with open arms. Sony Computer Entertainment America President and CEO Jack Tretton released this official statement:

"We wish Peter the best of luck in his new role at Electronic Arts and look forward to working with him. We have an outstanding relationship with EA and their sports products have been incredibly successful on all our platforms. I am sure this will continue with Peter now at the helm."

What will be Moore's first move at EA Sports? We should find out soon enough.

http://www.gametab.com/news/974566/

[frosty]

Wow, an interesting turn of events. Kutaragi leaves, now Moore is gone too.

[woundingchaney]

It does make a man wonder if there will be any emotional relay from Moore's sudden movement from MS to EA on the MS side of things.

[masteratt]

To be honest I think they fired him lol

[OG_Monkey]

thats what i think too. His announcement seems so recent and the way he was talking in interviews and since the 360 launched, you'd never couldve guessed this would happen.

[FantasyGhost]

http://forums.e-mpire.com/showthread.php?t=76017

[cliffbo]

maybe that little comment about 'why would you need all that hard drive space' he made in a recent interview, was a parting dig

[OG_Monkey]

iiiiii dont get it

[masteratt]

He said 80GB was too much when Elite has 120GB.

[Z]

To be honest I think they fired him lol
I think so to. one wouldn't leave such a position from MS if it wasn't for a very good reason. and I don't think EA would pay or treat him the same that his position at MS would. but I don't know.

I am honestly asing; why would EA want him and put him at such a position? I don't get it.

[masteratt]

^Good point.
Moore's CV:
Sunk Dreamcast.
Sunk Xbox.

EA: OMG WELCOMEE!!!!!

:huh: lol

But seriously- He is a big sport fanatic appareantly and I'm sure he is finally at the right field and should work with at least a bit of passhion.

[GTAce]

Sunk EA?

LOL neveer.... or.... hmmm

[cliffbo]

Moores the sort of fella you bring in to use as a fall guy, who takes the flack instead of the company... mmmmmm... do EA have problems?

[Nameless]

Interesting news...
It will be interesting to see if Moore has sour grapes with MS and decides to push EA toward the Sony platform. There's already rumors that the PS3 will be the lead platform for Madden 09... This could be a very interesting turn of events, because EA Sports has a huge effect on console sales. The mass consumer put a lot of stock into EA sports titles.

[MasaC]

If he was fired I think the huge losses associated with the extended warranty due to faulty xbox 360's was the main reason.

[makeitlookreal]

The game industry sure is changing.

[cliffbo]

Interesting news...
It will be interesting to see if Moore has sour grapes with MS and decides to push EA toward the Sony platform. There's already rumors that the PS3 will be the lead platform for Madden 09... This could be a very interesting turn of events, because EA Sports has a huge effect on console sales. The mass consumer put a lot of stock into EA sports titles.

that's a very interesting bit of speculation there Nameless. if he's been sacked, then it's great for Sony, if he's left amicably, then it's good for Sony.

[cliffbo]

is that a good salary, i have no idea:




NEWS


EA Signing Peter Moore for $1.5M
With an annual salary of $550,000.
By 1UP Staff, 07/17/2007
The folks at NeoGAF dug up the SEC filing related to today's announcement that Microsoft executive Peter Moore is leaving the Xbox camp to become the head of the EA Sports division at Electronic Arts. How much did EA fork over for Moore? According to the SEC, $1.5 million, with a guaranteed annual salary of $550,000. Not bad.

The filing also reveals Moore will start at EA Sports on September 4, giving him time to sort out his affairs -- including relocation, for which EA will fork over at least $330,000 to cover.

[masteratt]

Don't be fanbnoy guys.

He works ofr EA now so he is gonna do what makes the most money for EA.

Personal feelings plus business = BOOM!

[woundingchaney]

hmmmm primarily depends on his previous salary with MS.

[cliffbo]

hmmmm primarily depends on his previous salary with MS.

ye, that's what i was wondering

[frosty]

nice chunk of change there.

[Z]

Sunk EA?

LOL neveer.... or.... hmmm
now I get it. he was sent by Ubi! I need to write a book about this shit before a Tom Clancy game comes out for it.

If he was fired I think the huge losses associated with the extended warranty due to faulty xbox 360's was the main reason.
he wouldn't have the jurisdiction to do something like that alone. he was only following orders.

he is a big soccer fan, and he can work as a manager or PR and such positions. but to me, it seems that his EA position is a bit higher than I expected. also, he isn't technical. I just don't see why would they want him in that specific position. oh well, this is EA after all. don't worry about them. if he isn't up for it, they'll eat him alive.
nobody messes with EA. nobody! who do you think runs the PMCs in the near future? *MGS4 hint*

[OG_Monkey]

yeah, i was thinking the same^

[Applefiend]

But still, this seems like a demotion. Head of EA perhaps, but just the sports division...

Hmmm....! Interesting...

[MasaC]

he wouldn't have the jurisdiction to do something like that alone. he was only following orders.


Umm, no but he was resonsible for the 360 itself and maybe was held accounted for the hardware failures.

[Viper]

Moore isn't any more fired from his position than KK was, guys.

Moore quit. Just like did when Reebok was failing, just like he did when Sega was failing.

Given that he wasn't fired, how this affects EA platform development could go either way. If he still has good ties with MS, we could see more MS centric development. If he left due to internal conflict (which is most likely) we may see less MS centric development and more Sony/Nintendo.

[OG_Monkey]

WHats J ALlards' position? Software? Peter, im not sure but was he on hardware or software or both!?

[Applefiend]

J Allard is working at the Zune division.

Previously he was the XNA big kahuna.

[VG Aficionado]

Allard is in charge of the Zune.

...

:laugh:

[GTAce]

now I get it. he was sent by Ubi! I need to write a book about this shit before a Tom Clancy game comes out for it.

LOOL :laugh:

[cpiasminc]

is that a good salary, i have no idea:
For the games industry, that's pretty darn high, though the fact that it's in the Bay Area (I'm assuming Redwood Shores) kind of deadens it a little. Nonetheless, the fact that he's in an upper executive role means that his salary will hardly mean much given his bonuses. With a salary of $550k, you should expect discretionary bonuses alone to range up to $400k, and that's not including things like division profit sharing rights and so on.

[VideoGame mania]

http://www.ejectejecteject.com/archives/Admiral%20Bilbar.jpg

[Viper]

For the games industry, that's pretty darn high, though the fact that it's in the Bay Area (I'm assuming Redwood Shores) kind of deadens it a little. Nonetheless, the fact that he's in an upper executive role means that his salary will hardly mean much given his bonuses. With a salary of $550k, you should expect discretionary bonuses alone to range up to $400k, and that's not including things like division profit sharing rights and so on.

I just read he gets a 75% discretionary bonus plus purchase options for 350,000 shares of common stock plus another 50,000 shares of restricted stock as well as being enrolled in compensation and benefits program reserved for senior execs.

His salary is couch change vs what he'll get in other income.

[Applefiend]

Certainly he has his work cut out at EA Sports, I wouldn't like the job of reviving those flaccid titles.

Maybe they'll do the unthinkable and give Madden the flick.... :O

[makeitlookreal]

CPI,

You're right. With bonuses and other benefits he could end up making a lot of money.

[Z]

Umm, no but he was resonsible for the 360 itself and maybe was held accounted for the hardware failures.
I don't think he had anything to do with any technical matters at all. I don't know what role he has in MS, but I always viewd him as just a PR guy that is given a sheet of paper that he reads to the press. I may be a bit off on this, but this is what I got from his speeches. he doesn't even know how to operate an X2 well.

Moore isn't any more fired from his position than KK was, guys.

Moore quit. Just like did when Reebok was failing, just like he did when Sega was failing. we can never know that. although, to his defence, I don't think EA would have taken him or given him such a position if he was really fired- even if it was kept private. in any case, it doesn't matter. it is just the assumptions we have.

Given that he wasn't fired, how this affects EA platform development could go either way. If he still has good ties with MS, we could see more MS centric development. If he left due to internal conflict (which is most likely) we may see less MS centric development and more Sony/Nintendo.
I don't know why some would even suggest this. not one person would have such a direct influence. EA is a multi-million dollar company that publishers everything for everything. Moore will head the Sports devision. perhaps the only devision to have nearly all of its projects shipped to everything with electricity. he will not be given the opportunity to be partial at all. unless this is a business decision made by the higher ups, everything will go as planned and he will do what is expected from him to do. an example of that would be EA's decision to do something specific with a certain platform or franchise.

he can't have such personal influence on EA. also, this is just business. why would he hold grudges or try to harm anyone? and you think EA will let him play with millions of dollars just like that?

[kaphwan]

I've forgotten what a Zune is.

Also, I saw an interview with Peter Moore and he seemed like a nice enough guy. Except when he feigned ignorance over the different Sony HDD's then said it was confusing him, but I imagine he'd have to act like that.

Best of luck to him, and hopefully not an horrible death of doom.

[gozirah]

I don't see how you could pin the hardware failures on Moore. J Allard was in charge of the 360's design, right? (Come to think of it, why didn't they put red rings on the Zune? It's such a great icon of miserable failure.) What I wonder if Moore will keep up the corporate mudslinging now he's at EA, and whether he'll say things now about MS that he couldn't while he worked there.

http://images.dailytech.com/frontpage/fp__rrod.jpg==http://panther3.last.fm/storable/image/60454/small.jpg

[curryking1]

Peter Moore moved to EA??!?!?

Really? That's seriously coming from left field for me. I thought he was a strong PR representative for the Xbox, he did his job very well in my opinion.

[nwo504]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v38/nwo504/100_1171.jpg

Someone needs to be fired!@

[Viper]

Do they leave one red light off to give you hope?

It's like, 3 lights is bad but at least it's not 4.....?

[OG_Monkey]

lmfao viper

[hevymac]

Well he used to be a pro soccer player so maybe they brought him in to beef up their soccer stuff???

[LiquidEagle]

The whole timing of this thing is really weird, between E3 which he was a headliner for MS, and the whole warranty extension... also this too:

http://biz.gamedaily.com/industry/feature/?id=16775

[nwo504]

atleast halo is still coming out

[LiquidEagle]

I hope at the end of Halo 3, a red ring (a red Halo) comes and it freezes everybody in place. The symbology there would just be fantastic!

[section]

Poor fellow must be having a hard time rubbing the Halo tattoo off his arm *why won't the damned thing come off already!* ;)

[Jay Gee]

Well, if what Viper said could happen in the other thread (MS forced to recall all 360 units), maybe Moore was abandoning ship before the shit hit the fan?

[masonite]

Do they leave one red light off to give you hope?

It's like, 3 lights is bad but at least it's not 4.....?

maybe its just another defect... or cost cutting perhaps... ;)

[Danji]

CPI,

You're right. With bonuses and other benefits he could end up making a lot of money.

Since when has anyone cared about you telling CPI that he's right?

[yoshaw]

:lol:

[VG Aficionado]

cpiasminc is right about something? No way!

[Segitz]

Tbh, in the recent Kotaku videos of Moore at E3, I quite liked his answers... His high view of Kutaragi-San and the like changed my view of him quiet a bit. Ok, some stuff he said ("you know, things break" etc.) made him look like a dick, but nontheless...

A speculation about him leaving the sinking boat isnt as off target as you might think. I mean the Reebok and Sega stories are well known to any of us (interested).

Intersting is also, that Don Mattrick will replace him. The former president of EA WW (and former head of DSI, famous for their Test Drive series, Stunts and their numerous ports of arcade and consolegames (Metal Gear, Afterburner, Out Run...)) is going to replace Moore at Microsoft^^ Strange stuff at work here.

But it is interesting to see, that MS is getting a software guy (compared to Kutaragi, who was a pure to the bones hardware guy)... Shows the main competence of the company

[9thPower]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSIMe...elated&search=

OMG the comments :lol:

[cpiasminc]

I don't think he had anything to do with any technical matters at all. I don't know what role he has in MS, but I always viewd him as just a PR guy that is given a sheet of paper that he reads to the press. I may be a bit off on this, but this is what I got from his speeches.
His media face is basically that of PR, but his role is still business-related. He was VP of the "Interactive Entertainment Business," sub-division after all. You could look at --
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/exec/pmoore/default.mspx

What I wonder if Moore will keep up the corporate mudslinging now he's at EA, and whether he'll say things now about MS that he couldn't while he worked there.
Nah. He does have a professional image to maintain, and moreover, there will most certainly be something he had to sign which basically says he can't speak ill of MS in any real way. You might notice that the announcement itself was stated as leaving for "personal reasons."

[Applefiend]

Is it just me or does the 360 Elite (Not sure why they'd name it after something in Halo that's hard to kill, maybe they should have called it "Grunt") in nwos picture look like it's still covered in plastic wrap?

Sure that's not why it burned up dude?

[dnpmakkah]

I liked the guy for some reason. He was always funny.

[nwo504]

Is it just me or does the 360 Elite (Not sure why they'd name it after something in Halo that's hard to kill, maybe they should have called it "Grunt") in nwos picture look like it's still covered in plastic wrap?


Sure that's not why it burned up dude?


i added a skin on it after it died(coffin). i had to heat it up now it works again

[SleazyBig slim]

More was let go, he's getting good pr from MS out of respect.

[SleazyBig slim]

His media face is basically that of PR, but his role is still business-related. He was VP of the "Interactive Entertainment Business," sub-division after all. You could look at --
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/exec/pmoore/default.mspx


Nah. He does have a professional image to maintain, and moreover, there will most certainly be something he had to sign which basically says he can't speak ill of MS in any real way. You might notice that the announcement itself was stated as leaving for "personal reasons."


" You might notice that the announcement itself was stated as leaving for "personal reasons."

Well actualy it would not be professional to disclose any ill feelings he has towards ms to the public or EA for that matter. When you interview for a new job you dont bash your current or previous employer when they ask you why you're leaving/left.

[VG Aficionado]

Leaving for "personal reasons" is almost as good excuse as whenever a celebrity tells a fan they've got to go because they're going to miss a plane.

[jaxmkii]

LOL what about his MS tattos!!!

[Domination]

To be honest I think they fired him lol

I don't know, but I'm starting to get that impression myself. Either that or he anticipated the situation before hand and made arangements in time before the water got any hotter, I'm thinking. But, the biggest surprise, I think, is him actually leaving the team, more than what viewers expected of the situation they were in, Microsoft's situation. It's like these guys can't win for losing.

With the original Xbox, Micorosft not only lost a lot of money, but they also replaced the original team that worked on the console. With their new 360 console, they learned from this, but it's like hardware once again, has put them in the exact same position they were before.

[cliffbo]

Peter Moore's departure from Microsoft had nothing to with the recent $1 billion revamping of the Xbox 360 warranty, the exec said in an interview this week.

Speaking to Xbox Live programming director Larry "Major Nelson" Hryb, Moore said that his decision to leave Microsoft as Xbox head to become EA Sports' president was strictly a family-related decision.

He said that his hiring at EA is "completely and utterly unrelated to anything that's gone on in the business in the last few weeks. It's purely about family."

Moore said that the move will help him get back to his Bay Area roots, an area where his children were born, where they attend Berkeley and where Liverpool, England-born Moore has spent most of his American life.

Advertisement:
"Family's happiness that has to be prioritized over everything else," he said.

Moore reiterated, "All I can say is that... this agreement between myself and EA was signed about five weeks ago way before-way before-the final work that was done on the warranty. It is completely unrelated."

Moore said that "conspiracy theorists" will continue to speculate that he left Microsoft because of the Xbox 360 hardware issues, but said the people close to him know that his family was the main driver in his move to EA

sure, like Bach didn't know either! lol.

this is getting interesting considering the interviewer. damage limitation me thinks.

[GTAce]

QUOTE

Leaving for "personal reasons" is almost as good excuse as whenever a celebrity tells a fan they've got to go because they're going to miss a plane.

:lol:

[gozirah]

sure, like Bach didn't know either! lol.

this is getting interesting considering the interviewer. damage limitation me thinks.


What a carefully worded reply. Oh yeah, the EA deal was done way before the warranty plan was finalized-- translation: the final spell check was just finished last week.

QED: completely unrelated.



edit: Obviously, Moore knew about the miserable failure rate of the xbox 360 long ago. I would have believed him if it were not for this statement.

[cliffbo]

you know it's not going well for MS. things are adding up:

Microsoft Confirms X07's Demise
Publisher concentrating on individual showcases rather than a large-scale event.
by Rob Burman, IGN UK

UK, July 19, 2007 - Microsoft has officially confirmed that X07 will not take place this year. "I can confirm that we are not hosting an X0 event this year", a Microsoft spokesman told IGN. "We review how we demonstrate our fantastic games and gaming experiences every year, and this year we have decided to highlight blockbusters like Forza 2, Bioshock, Mass Effect and of course Halo 3 on an individual basis rather than have one large event."

The announcement comes in the wake of the comments made yesterday by Aaron Greenberg, group product manager for Xbox 360 and Xbox Live. Greenberg originally revealed that X07 wouldn't be happening on the Squad XP podcast, stating: "There is not a real X07 this year but I think that we will figure out some way to talk about 2008 some time at a different event or a different type of programme."

Here's hoping that Microsoft has saved some big announcements for GC in Leipzig next month then.

http://www.gametab.com/news/976569/

[Viper]

Cliff, with Leipzig growing as big as it is that it just might not be financially viable to do both events.

On top of that, they are putting on a big event in the UK since Leipzig in a Europe wide event.
http://www.gamesindustry.biz/content_page.php?aid=26874

[Fats]

Microsoft dropping X07 really isn't that big a deal to be honest.

[cliffbo]

Cliff, with Leipzig growing as big as it is that it just might not be financially viable to do both events.

On top of that, they are putting on a big event in the UK since Leipzig in a Europe wide event.
http://www.gamesindustry.biz/content_page.php?aid=26874

ye, you could be right, Viper. it's still fascinating though :)

[Viper]

http://forums.e-mpire.com/showthread.php?t=76545

It was posted yesterday as well.


Think about it, Sony took a $1.97 billion dollar hit from PS3 yet was only expecting it to be just over a billion. They still had their private events such as one just this week.

[EvilTaru]

I don't know, but I'm starting to get that impression myself. Either that or he anticipated the situation before hand and made arangements in time before the water got any hotter, I'm thinking. But, the biggest surprise, I think, is him actually leaving the team, more than what viewers expected of the situation they were in, Microsoft's situation. It's like these guys can't win for losing.

With the original Xbox, Micorosft not only lost a lot of money, but they also replaced the original team that worked on the console. With their new 360 console, they learned from this, but it's like hardware once again, has put them in the exact same position they were before.

It feels very weird now that Ed Fries is gone, Seamus Blackley is gone, now Peter Moore is gone, and J Allard is pretty much out of the spotlight. WEIRD.

[EvilTaru]

J Allard is working at the Zune division.

Previously he was the XNA big kahuna.

Essentially Allard was ousted, or to say it more politely "marginalized", now he's living up in the attic with the pigeon nests.

[yoshaw]

So No Pee-tah, No Baldy Allard, No Bach. I guess next year its gonna be the monkey boy himself.

*Now chant with me guys*
Developers Developers Developers Developers Developers

[Viper]

^That never gets old.

[cpiasminc]

Haven't you heard? It's not about developers anymore --
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HTkA9L2J2gY

[LaLiLuLeLo]

hahahaha.

[Viper]

Maybe he has problems remembering things so the repetition is his way of burning it into his brain.


Or maybe his cuckoo flew the nest a long time ago.

[Segitz]

Maybe he has problems remembering things so the repetition is his way of burning it into his brain.


Or maybe his cuckoo flew the nest a long time ago.

Don't you ever mention Jack Nicholson and Steve Ballmer in one sentence again, or he'll come for you!!

HERE'S JOHNNY!

[Applefiend]

Yeah, adverts while you work, whistle a merry tune on Microsoft products you'll have adverts while you work. And play. Maybe whispered to you in your sleep.

[jaxmkii]

adverts adverts adverts adverts adverts... is that what they want live to be?


wouldn't it be great if peter more started to influince EA to favor all the multiplatform games in PS3s favor inorder to burn MS?

[TEEDA]

mhmm...So can we say it ?

" This is Leaving " ok Bad joke.

[VG Aficionado]

:lol:

[Z]

"Jump Out" would me more appropriate given what's happened. ;p