Microsoft's Xbox division is going through many changes, it seems. In the past two weeks alone, Xbox One designer Boyd Multerer quit the company, while more recently it was revealed that Xbox Avatars are also getting a massive overhaul. Now the next piece of change has emerged. A job listing spotted by the eagle-eyes at NeoGAF reveals that Microsoft has formed a team that will work in stealth mode on new projects that "push the envelope."
"A new team has formed in Microsoft's Xbox division with a specific purpose: to push the envelope of today's and tomorrow's technology as we explore new ideas from the ground floor," reads a line from the description. "It begins with veterans from Xbox 360, Xbox LIVE, and Kinect. But we're growing as quickly as our imaginations can be translated into code."
Microsoft warns applicants that the unit will work in secret and that "joining this team comes with risks."
"Most of what we work on is top-secret; you may not know what your new project is until you've accepted an offer," Microsoft said. "Not all of our ideas will fly. We will fail, and fail fast, on some projects. We will celebrate those failures because they are vital to making sure the right ideas take off in a big way."
Microsoft's ad also states that people expecting a "comfortable" job need not apply.
So what exactly is this "covert" Xbox team going to be working on? According to the job ad, it will have something to do with a future iteration of Kinect.
"If you're passionate about the potential for Kinect to continue to revolutionize entertainment and are a seasoned software engineer with the skills to prototype and build the future of premium Kinect-powered experiences, we have a growing team of talented people who want to take entertainment into the future," Microsoft said.
It's also entirely conceivable this new Xbox team at Microsoft is related to the company's long-rumored-but never-ever-confirmed virtual (or augmented) reality projects. However, Microsoft's Xbox VR headset is reportedly already well into development with an official reveal supposedly happening at 2015's E3.
