Google hired a video games industry veteran who worked for both PlayStation and Xbox
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Harrison spent over 15 years at Sony, from 1992 to 2008, where he helped the growth of Sony Computer Entertainment's European arm, with a particular focus on the PlayStation hardware.
After a few years of moving between companies, he landed at Microsoft in 2012, where he worked in the Interactive Entertainment Team for three years.
Sony and Microsoft executives, like Xbox's official evangelist Larry Hyrb, worldwide boss Phil Spencer, and Sony Interactive Entertainment's global head Shawn Layden congratulated him on the move.
More recently, Harrison invested in some augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) firms, like The Dream Reality, and although it's not clear what exactly he will be doing at Google, there's a good chance AR and VR will somehow be involved.
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Excited to be able to share that today I've started a new role as Vice President and GM of Google - and relocating (back) to California.
- Phil Harrison (@MrPhilHarrison) January 22, 2018
Congratulations Phil!
- Larry Hryb (@majornelson) January 22, 2018
Congrats on the new role.
- Phil Spencer (@XboxP3) January 22, 2018
Congratulations, Phil. Welcome back!
- Shawn Layden (@ShawnLayden) January 23, 2018
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