LordCBH
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Guess you could say the Booty….needs to be wiped.Yeah I agree Phil still accountable but he's not directly producing the bad results is my point
Booty needs the axe
Guess you could say the Booty….needs to be wiped.Yeah I agree Phil still accountable but he's not directly producing the bad results is my point
Booty needs the axe
And to think that Ken Kutaragi stepped down/was replaced because of the PS3 rollout.A decade though? I mean, at some point, you gotta show SOMETHING. The first party situation just seems to get worse despite all these purchases.
Yeah Phil ain't a coder for 343, but my god he is responsible for making sure his studios reach key milestones or have the staffing they need
A decade though? I mean, at some point, you gotta show SOMETHING. The first party situation just seems to get worse despite all these purchases.
Yeah Phil ain't a coder for 343, but my god he is responsible for making sure his studios reach key milestones or have the staffing they need
And to think that Ken Kutaragi stepped down/was replaced because of the PS3 rollout.
I suppose that's a major difference between Eastern and Western business leaders. West tend to fail upwards. I mean shit, Phil Harrison is still getting jobs, lol.
Microsoft sacked a ton of Bethesda staff just earlier this year in two rounds of layoffs.One thing we know that is a Spencer or even higher issue is their use of 6 month contractors.that we found out about 343
I wonder if Microsoft have imposed this on Bethesda. Or maybe just budget cutting in general on Arkane
You know what baffles me - out of all these acquisitions the most beneficial one to them/makes the most sense would’ve been to acquire Bungie. Pay them a lot of money/bonuses to make a real sequel to Halo. The hype levels would’ve been insane, the game would’ve marketed itself.
Bethesda was a really good purchase though. And it didn't seem like Bungie wanted to go back to Halo anyway.You know what baffles me - out of all these acquisitions the most beneficial one to them/makes the most sense would’ve been to acquire Bungie. Pay them a lot of money/bonuses to make a real sequel to Halo. The hype levels would’ve been insane, the game would’ve marketed itself.
Well, making Halo was the reason Bungie left
It would be hard for Bungie to strike a deal with MS without major concessions. Just a lot of bad blood there. Sony was the better fit for Bungie, especially since Sony can expand their IP into other areas like TV and film
He is very successful in taking away games that Should be available on PS5.
He talks a big game. That’s about it.
Spend a lot of money. That's basically it.
Pr machine and a legion of religious blind fanboys who thinks Xbox is the victim of evil Sony.
I want Xbox to fire Philip and then PlayStation to hire him as Jimbo’s VP
Wearing gaming shirts and lying...
It's the Obama of gaming.
He really doesn't have to do anything. These companies that they acquired will do all the work.Phil Spencer cannot make Xbox great in terms of games. That much is certain.
I take no pleasure in making that statement at all. Frankly, it saddens me.
What Japanese franchises did he bring to America?My God, tell me you're a crotch sniffing fanboy without telling me you're a crotch sniffing fanboy. Give the man his props. Anybody who says "nothing much" or "who cares" has been living under a rock for the past 10 years or just can't bring themselves to say anything positive about Xbox.
Jesus fuck, get a life.
Phil literally saved Xbox after Don basically doomed it.
He changed the entire culture at Xbox.
He garnered favor from Microsoft to actually invest in gaming both on console and PC
He was able to bring some popular japanese franchises to America.
He helped acquire many studios (though admittedly, there hasn't been enough in terms of production since these purchases)
He brought us Gamepass, nuff said on that
Game pass, 2 consoles, Bethesda, built studios (no games) . Phil literally saved Xbox. Phile deserves to stay at Xbox ,the problem lies with Matt Booty and everyone else who is under Phil
When Phil was working under someone else, was he considered responsible then, or does the responsibility fall on the person in a higher position.Game pass, 2 consoles, Bethesda, built studios (no games) . Phil literally saved Xbox. Phile deserves to stay at Xbox ,the problem lies with Matt Booty and everyone else who is under Phil
He really doesn't have to do anything. These companies that they acquired will do all the work.
I mean seriously, Bethesda have a bad game with redfall, but they can manage themselves. They also recently put out Hi Fi rush, which many seem to like. whether or not they release good games has very little to do with Phil Spencer's management skills.What work? A year and a half without a AAA game from a 2 trillion dollar company. What am I missing?
Or was that sarcasm?
Saved gaming tooHe literally saved Xbox.
That is not the issue.I mean seriously, Bethesda have a bad game with redfall, but they can manage themselves. They also recently put out Hi Fi rush, which many seem to like. whether or not they release good games has very little to do with Phil Spencer's management skills.
Saved gaming too
8K baby!You would be paying $800+ dollars for a base PS5 if not for Mr. Spencer.
Go ahead and thank him.
I mean seriously, Bethesda have a bad game with redfall, but they can manage themselves. They also recently put out Hi Fi rush, which many seem to like. whether or not they release good games has very little to do with Phil Spencer's management skills.
Are you aware that every single thing you've mentioned is just a variation of “Spend a lot of money?”Anybody who says "nothing much" or "who cares"
This is how bad it is. Xbox one had better exclusives vs Xbox series during first 2 years, even though Xbox series has better studios.
Are you aware that every single thing you've mentioned is just a variation of “Spend a lot of money?”
“Convinces Microsoft to invest in Xbox” = Spend money.
“Gave us Gamepass” = Spend money to license games for Gamepass.
“Acquire studios” = spend money to acquire studios.
He hasn't built anything. He's spend a lot of money to acquire studios and to license games for game pass. That's it. Are we supposed to be impressed that he can spend a lot of MS's money on big studio's? Literally anyone with access to those kinds of funds can do that.
Not focusing on their studios during og Xbox and xb360 fucked them long term.Great so 3rd parties made games for the other systems mostly kept the IP for themselves. I say if some of that money was spent on building studiod this wouldn't be an issue. Great as peter moore was he was looking for short term fixes and missed the long game.
well I definitely don't like Phil Spencer. but I think he's made some good steps for Xbox's future, even though things are looking pretty bad right now.The games produced by Xbox have little to do with Phil Spencer's management skills?
The love for Phil Spencer for the sake of loving Phil Spencer needs to stop.
Are you aware that every single thing you've mentioned is just a variation of “Spend a lot of money?”
“Convinces Microsoft to invest in Xbox” = Spend money.
“Gave us Gamepass” = Spend money to license games for Gamepass.
“Acquire studios” = spend money to acquire studios.
He hasn't built anything. He's spend a lot of money to acquire studios and to license games for game pass. That's it. Are we supposed to be impressed that he can spend a lot of MS's money on big studio's? Literally anyone with access to those kinds of funds can do that.
Redfall is being shoved out the door in a clearly unfinished state. Games that were announced like 3 years ago from Playground and Rare still have nothing but a CGI trailer and appear to be nowhere near ready for release. What exactly are we supposed to be impressed about here?
Very aware. However from a consumer's perspective, his spending has saved me a fuck ton of money. It's not like the studios are sitting on their hands either. Pretty all of them are in active development. Whether that ends up being worth the price that was paid is left to be seen. Gamepass is actually profitable...literally nobody can argue this now after the most recent earnings call. Even though I doubted it was...1 billion dollars...there's no shot they spent that kinda money putting games on Gamepass.Are you aware that every single thing you've mentioned is just a variation of “Spend a lot of money?”
“Convinces Microsoft to invest in Xbox” = Spend money.
“Gave us Gamepass” = Spend money to license games for Gamepass.
“Acquire studios” = spend money to acquire studios.
He hasn't built anything. He's spend a lot of money to acquire studios and to license games for game pass. That's it. Are we supposed to be impressed that he can spend a lot of MS's money on big studio's? Literally anyone with access to those kinds of funds can do that.
Phil has nothing to do with redfall, as most problems stems from core mechanics, which was already there before they bought Bethesda/zenimax.well I definitely don't like Phil Spencer. but I think he's made some good steps for Xbox's future, even though things are looking pretty bad right now.
Redfall is a bad game, but if Phil is getting the blame for that, then he should also get credit for Hi Fi Rush (which i personally thought was overrated, but is widely acclaimed).
Sony felt confident charging today's $897.27 for the $599.99 PS3 in 2006 after the PS2's utter dominance.8K baby!
We always have to look from the top down. Phil is 100% responsible,Game pass, 2 consoles, Bethesda, built studios (no games) . Phil literally saved Xbox. Phile deserves to stay at Xbox ,the problem lies with Matt Booty and everyone else who is under Phil
well I definitely don't like Phil Spencer. but I think he's made some good steps for Xbox's future, even though things are looking pretty bad right now.
Redfall is a bad game, but if Phil is getting the blame for that, then he should also get credit for Hi Fi Rush (which i personally thought was overrated, but is widely acclaimed).
I'm just saying if the question is: where are the good games from Xbox? then the answer is it's here, with Bethesda, because of an acquisition that Phil was in charge of. Maybe not everything is a hit right now, but we can be pretty certain that they'll be here just given their track record in the past.Phil has nothing to do with redfall, as most problems stems from core mechanics, which was already there before they bought Bethesda/zenimax.
This game is from the old management. Especially Bethesda who forced arkane with other games. Reason why arkane lyon made deathloop, instead of new dishonored game.
I'm just saying if the question is: where are the good games from Xbox? then the answer is it's here, with Bethesda, because of an acquisition that Phil was in charge of. Maybe not everything is a hit right now, but we can be pretty certain that they'll be here just given their track record in the past.
That is not the issue.
Issue is dude had no 3rd party deals to cover up Xbox lack of first party holes.
Look at PS. They got death stranding and will get rise of ronin. Those games aren't from their studios. That is what Phil should have done before.
We are almost three years into the console gen, dude. And the only exclusives he has to offer going forward is shit from companies he bought to keep off PlayStation. Buying corporations is all Phil Spencer has to offer it would seem.
Everything in the video game industry development is just a variation of "Spend a lot of money".
Hire developers and artists = spend money
license technology for developing game = spend money
make deals with third parties for exclusive content = spend money
Are you expecting Phil to literally code and self publish a game with his own finances?