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Phil Spencer Receiving Lifetime Achievement Award
CatLady
Selfishly plays on Xbox Purr-ies X
It really is well deserved. He's done such an amazing job of turning Xbox around and that's evident by the amount of hate he gets from the most extreme Sony fanboys.
There was so much negativity back in 2013 and now it's nothing but positivity and good news almost daily. I just hope he remains with Xbox and Microsoft for a very LONG time.
freefornow
Gold Member
Can you imagine the reponse that would garner in here if he did!
Tommi84
Member
He... uhmmm... literally saved Xbox brand from goind to oblivion. I think he deserved it more than you think.
DangerDiabolik
Member
Well deserved. The goat Spencer.
Xbox was a joke when he took over, now it has its competitors chasing new trends. Love to see it.
Xbox was a joke when he took over, now it has its competitors chasing new trends. Love to see it.
GHG
Gold Member
Chukhopops
Member
Well deserved. For those of us who stayed through the XBO generation the turnaround is completely obvious.
Even from a business point of view the turnover of the gaming business increased by 75% between 2015 and 2021, despite the awful XBO generation.
Even from a business point of view the turnover of the gaming business increased by 75% between 2015 and 2021, despite the awful XBO generation.
Punished Miku
Human Rights Subscription Service
Stadia's gotta be #1 right now. Someone check the charts
DenchDeckard
Moderated wildly
GG big daddy Phil. love from all the green rats x
Patrick S.
Banned
Phil is a Gigachad.
Ezquimacore
Banned
For how many billions? Jk, congrats, he's a cool dude and better than the previous mofos at Xbox
ShaikhCroft
Member
Well deserved. Phil is the next Gaben!
ZehDon
Member
Hold the phone. Bonnie Ross is on the same list as John Carmack, Gabe Newell and Dan Houser? Maybe I've missed a step. Apart from being head of Microsoft's worst developer, what puts her on this list?They won "Hall of Fame" awards, which is apparently different than the more exclusive Lifetime award:
Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences Special Awards
www.interactive.org
The_Mike
I cry about SonyGaf from my chair in Redmond, WA
nikolino840
Member
nikolino840
Member
Hendrick's
If only my penis was as big as my GamerScore!
Well deserved.
EDMIX
Writes a lot, says very little
lol nah, you couldn't be any more wrong. Gordon is massive staple, even if not as well known.
Game Industry Legends: Bing Gordon
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I had a wandering conversation with the partner at Kleiner Perkins about the latest in gaming.
venturebeat.com
From 1982 working alone marketing by himself at EA, to making games, to running EA. If you need to hear anything about business, marketing etc, this is one of the people I'd recommend listening to. So I'd say both deserve that award for different reasons.
Agreed. We can only imagine how MS would have turned out if he was running XB from the start.
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
Dude deserves recognition for making sure Xbox as a brand didn't die, or get sold off elsewhere.
Game Pass is also Phil's baby. He gets my kudos.
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SenjutsuSage
Banned
If it helps he yelled "suck it bitches" into the hallway.
SenjutsuSage
Banned
This is why I pulled out the popcorn. The salt from this post will make it taste better.
SublimeAnarky
Member
Such a luke-warm response to such a polarizing figure on GAF has me disappointed. I was hoping to see how some posters here truly felt about this. Oh well.
On topic, to be recognised at the level of some of the previous recepients is an achievement in itself. He's definitely pushed gaming forward, made it more accessible while also elevating the business side of it within Microsoft. I'd say he has a lot to be proud of. Congrats Phil.
On topic, to be recognised at the level of some of the previous recepients is an achievement in itself. He's definitely pushed gaming forward, made it more accessible while also elevating the business side of it within Microsoft. I'd say he has a lot to be proud of. Congrats Phil.
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Banjo64
cumsessed
He’s just been promoted so fingers crossed he’s there for the long haul.
N0S
Al Pachinko, Konami President
I guess you've been living underneath salt rocks.
Kokoloko85
Member
And people think they are gonna do so much better with IP’s they just bought
A lifetime achievement for basically spending money, buying studios and publishers. And spending billions on gamepass lol. What a turn around…..
please dont ban me for expressing my views on phil spencer lol
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ChuckeRearmed
Member
CatLady
Selfishly plays on Xbox Purr-ies X
Love this! I think it's great when leaders of rival companies demonstrate they aren't at war and don't actually hate their competitors.
The_Mike
I cry about SonyGaf from my chair in Redmond, WA
Anyone with a brain and non fanboy knows that these companies aren't in a war.
Fanboys in here throw around with sales speeches like they are stock holders, but at the end of the day it's a job Ryan and Spencer love, and of course they are trying to earn money.
Anyone who wouldn't take a CEO spot on either company is a wack fanboy and are more in it for the feelings than the entertainment.
It's no secret that I ain't a fan of sonys exclusive, but I would still feel it would he fucking awesome as a CEO there.
Haven't Spencer also said that he even has a ps5? Ryan i don't know much about he seems more like a suit than a gamer.
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BusierDonkey
Member
I would have said this is premature but the guy has been working there his entire life since being an intern. He wasn't some asshole imported from another company to run the ship who will pull the golden parachute if things get tough and because of that he's taken some big risks. He's worked his way up from the ground floor and as such I imagine he has a lot personally riding on the success of the brand he helped shape.
He's done a lot since getting in after the Xbone almost destroyed the brand. When you consider the condition of things when he was promoted after Mattrick bailed it's even more impressive. All the execs that were basically running on auto-pilot bailed out and the options were to shit-can everything or go all-out. He's checkmarked a lot of things that people were complaining about like power, first-party studios BC, PC support, hell he even started getting their games on Steam day one giving PC players a choice of where to play instead of the heavy-handed GFWL platform. Gamepass is an industry darling right now with nothing but praise and will likely continue to grow as the new studios ramp up and start releasing exclusive titles to fill it even more.
He's done a lot since getting in after the Xbone almost destroyed the brand. When you consider the condition of things when he was promoted after Mattrick bailed it's even more impressive. All the execs that were basically running on auto-pilot bailed out and the options were to shit-can everything or go all-out. He's checkmarked a lot of things that people were complaining about like power, first-party studios BC, PC support, hell he even started getting their games on Steam day one giving PC players a choice of where to play instead of the heavy-handed GFWL platform. Gamepass is an industry darling right now with nothing but praise and will likely continue to grow as the new studios ramp up and start releasing exclusive titles to fill it even more.
sainraja
Member
Give them another 3 generations and put Phil in charge. You'll see it happen
.In all seriousness though, he had a big hand in shaping Xbox to be what it is now. He has been there a while, right? Not just after Xbox One.
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BusierDonkey
Member
Give them another 3 generations and put Phil in charge. You'll see it happen
In all seriousness though, he had a big hand in shaping Xbox to be what it is now. He has been there a while, right? Not just after Xbox One.
He started at MS as an intern in 1988.
Hawking Radiation
Member
Congrats Phily boy
Enjoying GamePass every day
Enjoying GamePass every day
He reported to someone who held the purse strings and had to okay the decisions. All in an era where MS wasn’t exactly investing heavily in Xbox gaming that wasn’t tied to Kinect.
Bill Gates?
StealthGoblin
Banned
I understand that, but he also was there when games broke down or were cancelled and he was in charge.
That’s not an issue. Sunk cost fallacy. If you’ve put in $100m in fable legends and you clearly see from testing that it’s a stinker, you pull the plug. Better to lose $100m than to lose $130m. Ditto for Scalebound.
StealthGoblin
Banned
The thing about Fable Legends is that it wasn’t bad at all. Like Sea if Thieves, it could have launched and had content added to it. Scalebound was a class Microsoft mismanagement.
mansoor1980
Gold Member
dude has achieved more power than ex-ceo kaz hirai
I don’t think the core gameplay was good enough.
They made a fundamental mistake from the start, going with that instead of a traditional Fable game.
Both sides share the blame. Platinum games have publicly accepted they messed up.
In a way, I’m glad that happened. Scalebound cancellation and the failure of Crackdown 3 seems to have given xbox leadership a kick in the pants.
To this day, I have no clue how someone at Microsoft would choose a cel shaded Crackdown with mediocre visuals to lead the charge for the new Xbox one x.
They won "Hall of Fame" awards, which is apparently different than the more exclusive Lifetime award:
Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences Special Awards
www.interactive.org
This seems like a MUCH better award to give the man and what he's done for XBOX. Like he's not even finished in his position yet. Honestly the cult of personality around this guy is amazing. People act like MS was the scrappy company that was fighting for nickels when he took over after DM.
Bill Gates is an easy standin for "Microsoft Overlord." Relax.
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saintjules
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