Report: Phil Harrison is leaving Microsoft

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Phil Harrison is leaving Microsoft after three years at the company, a report from Eurogamer's sister site GamesIndustry.biz has revealed.
The report has gathered from multiple sources at this year's GDC that the corporate vice president, who joined Microsoft in 2012 after tenures at Gaikai, Atari and, most famously, Sony. It was at Sony where Harrison made his name, helping establish the PlayStation brand in his 16 years at the company.
Harrison joined Microsoft when the Xbox business was headed up by Don Mattrick, and since Mattrick's departure he's been less of a public presence for the brand. In Mattrick's absence, Phil Spencer was promoted to the head of Xbox, and GamesIndustry.biz's report suggests Harrison was frustrated at not being offered a promotion himself.
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