NEWS - Saturday, February 5, 2005
Ed Fries moves to Sony
Hidden away in a Sony Online Entertainment press released issued at close of business Pacific time yesterday is the shock news that Ed Fries, former head of games for the Xbox project, has joined the Internet-focussed Sony offshoot. As Fries was with the Xbox project from the off, his knowledge of Xbox Live will be exemplary, albeit with the recent 12 month hole since his departure from Microsoft. Although Fries will certainly have non-compete clauses hanging over him, it’s highly likely that Microsoft’s legal team will be watching what emerges from SOE with great interest. Read the whole article on SPOnG.comSource: http://news.spong.com/