http://www.slashgamer.com/2009/05/2...als-new-xbox-system-and-a-300000-player-game/
Microsoft has listed a job ad for their game studio department. The listing is actually for the company’s next-generation system, which would be the console following the Xbox 360.
The information starts off rather basic. “We want an experienced server developer to help develop our server architecture,†it reads. “We are building an extremely high performance system to extend console games to the server in new ways; creating a completely new set of web services to support dynamic programming information of games and scheduling data; integration with the Xbox LIVE services and Xbox.com infrastructure to deliver an end-to-end architecture with our partners.â€
However, the listening goes into even greater detail about what the workers are expected to create and it sounds a little insane. “Some sample requirements will include listing of current events hosted by our server environment, interacting with my schedule and my friend’s schedules to play together, and building a backend capable of hosting a 300,000 player game in real-time with real money on the line (anti-cheating, etc). We want an experienced server developer to spearhead development of our server architecture.â€
Yes, you did read that right! Whatever game they are working on, Microsoft plans on having “a 300,000 player game†and having it running in real-time. This sounds so ridiculous, I almost have a hard time believing this classified ad is real. To be honest, I’m not sure if I’ve even see 300,000 people playing a console game at once, in different rooms.
If you decided to apply for the Job, click http://jobs.gamasutra.com/jobseekerx/viewjobrss.asp?cjid=18531&accountno=266. And if you get the gig, make sure you leak every bit of information to us!!
