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[ReBurn]

Yeah, you people are unhealthily obsessed with a gaming exec and it’s hilarious.

There’s absolutely nothing in that interview pushing ‘hero’ or ‘good guy’.

They're hanging on his every word and just can't wait to be offended. It's adorable.

 

[K2D]

Just throw gamepass on Ps and allow Phil to win the console wars already. He's deserved it..! /s

 

[GHG]

It is what it is. We just have to deal with these oddball takes every once in a while.

 

[Tsaki]

Spencer seems to have the mentality of the trash Youtube vloggers, where they say or do stupid shit (i.e. Logan Paul filming a hanged person and uploading) just so people will talk about them and their brand.

 

[Badlucktroll]

 

[adamsapple]

That smile, that damn smile, that's where all the trouble began.

Just throw gamepass on Ps and allow Phil to win the console wars already. He's deserved it..! /s

NGL having Game Pass on my PS5 would make it so much better.

 

[Ozriel]

Spencer seems to have the mentality of the trash Youtube vloggers, where they say or do stupid shit (i.e. Logan Paul filming a hanged person and uploading) just so people will talk about them and their brand.

Eh, most sane people don’t consider these things ‘stupid’. He says perfectly innocuous things and some fanboys whip themselves into a frenzy.
They’re putting their games day 1 on PC and streamable via Cloud. No console required. It’s clear they’ve long since moved from considering only console owners as their community.

They ran ads showing how to run Starfield on a Samsung TV, FFS.

 

[rofif]

Yeah, you people are unhealthily obsessed with a gaming exec and it’s hilarious.

There’s absolutely nothing in that interview pushing ‘hero’ or ‘good guy’.

It's not us who created this thread or interview

 

[mansoor1980]

phil spencer when he sees the growth of xbox-japan...........................

 

[ManaByte]

Cool, then no reason to hold games back from your own community.

As long as they have access to a web browser they have access to them.

 

[Ozriel]

It's not us who created this thread or interview

Yeah. But you did post in the thread about hating him

Cool, then no reason to hold games back from your own community.

There are multiple Xbox game studios games running natively on all consoles.

 

[Topher]

As long as they have access to a web browser they have access to them.

That's not how most people want to play these games. If it were then there would be no Xbox console.

 

[ManaByte]

That's not how most people want to play these games. If it were then there would be no Xbox console.

Doesn't eliminate the reality that people can play them and the argument that they're taking games away is bullshit.

 

[Topher]

Doesn't eliminate the reality that people can play them and the argument that they're taking games away is bullshit.

lol...the post you replied to didn't say anything about "taking games away". It said "holding back" and yeah, this flippant "play it your damn browser" nonsense is doing just that.

 

[Ozriel]

lol...the post you replied to didn't say anything about "taking games away". It said "holding back" and yeah, this flippant "play it your damn browser" nonsense is doing just that.

They have access to some Xbox games, natively. Not all devices will have all the games, and they’ve long since said full availability is restricted to platforms with GamePass.

The ‘holding back’ comment was every bit as flippant too.

 

[adamsapple]

phil spencer when he sees the growth of xbox-japan...........................

Very fitting that it's a picture with Sega.

So, acquiring Sega is the way to the growth? Sure

 

[MrTired]

how long before ms starts adding ps and switch users as engagement for their own numbers?

They've been doing that for a while.

 

[NonPhixion]

Uh oh, some people are taking offence to peoples dislike and negative opinions on Phil. I better post to show my love for Phil’s balls in my throat.

 

[mansoor1980]

Very fitting that it's a picture with Sega.

So, acquiring Sega is the way to the growth? Sure

thats the only thing he might get from japan

 

[Fess]

I hate this guy. Shove your “we all play” up yours

He talk too much. But would you rather see everything from the quite large number of MS studios be locked to Xbox hardware or delayed a couple years before arriving on PC and Steam?

In general I like what they’re doing because 95% of my gaming takes place on PC.
It just bugs me that they don’t let me sync saves between Steam and Xbox.

 

[jm89]

Just another step towards the third party future.

 

[Thirty7ven]

We'll see, people said the same about Netflix when it started. MS is aiming to be the Netflix of gaming, they're shifting more towards Gamepass subs rather than individual sales.

Any day now

 

[Unknown?]

Doesn't eliminate the reality that people can play them and the argument that they're taking games away is bullshit.

You're delusional. With that twisted logic, Sony money hatting timed exclusives is not taking games away either.

 

[ManaByte]

You're delusional. With that twisted logic, Sony money hatting timed exclusives is not taking games away either.

Money hatting exclusives and locking them on a single device is taking away games. Making them available to stream to anyone with access to a web browser is not.

 

[Topher]

They have access to some Xbox games, natively. Not all devices will have all the games, and they’ve long since said full availability is restricted to platforms with GamePass.

As I recall, Phil Spencer made a statement along those lines when discussing Bethesda. It was not described as a restriction for all games going forward. Heck, even in the interview above he talks about cloud only in the context of "on the go". So yeah, stop "holding back" on all the other platforms if they are all "Xbox users".

He said this without regard to a Game Pass restriction whatsoever....

"Phil: Both are important indeed. Firstly, regarding the hardware, I am very excited and looking forward to what can be achieved in the future. With respect to hardware, it's not just about merely aligning with what other companies are doing, but I believe there's something unique that can be offered to Xbox users. Just as I consider ROG Ally and Steam Deck as part of the Xbox community, it's necessary to consider the numerous Nintendo Switch and PlayStation users as part of the Xbox community going forward.

Similarly, including those who are playing on PC with Game Pass, it's important to ensure that everyone who continues to play Xbox games feels equal within the community. There are many things to work on."

 

[jm89]

Money hatting exclusives and locking them on a single device is taking away games. Making them available to stream to anyone with access to a web browser is not.

Not everybody will have the network capable of streaming games, and it's not a money issue for some people just the network infrastructure is not there yet to allow them to stream games reliably.

So yes it would be taking away from owners of Playstation who don't have network capability to stream games.

 

[marjo]

Why is it whenever anyone on this site wants to criticize something Phil Spencer says, they always refer to him as "Philip W. Spencer III". It's such giveaway that what's to follow will be filtered through the lens of a sad console warrior.

 

[SportsFan581]

NGL having Game Pass on my PS5 would make it so much better.

I guess, if you wouldn't mind some cheap, watered down version. I can't see a "good" version of GP ever going over there, in fact it would probably devalue GP to a point where they'd lose money.

 

[adamsapple]

I guess, if you wouldn't mind some cheap, watered down version. I can't see a "good" version of GP ever going over there, in fact it would probably devalue GP to a point where they'd lose money.

If they can get the same third party day 1 games across the consoles with a homogenized sub, that'd be pretty ok.

 

[hinch7]

Out of touch and yet wants to own everything. Sounds like MS alright..

 

[Unknown?]

Money hatting exclusives and locking them on a single device is taking away games. Making them available to stream to anyone with access to a web browser is not.

Lol, you can't make this crap up! Saying that taking games away from a platform doesn't matter because of streaming on a browser is some of the most warrior mentality ever.

 

[SportsFan581]

If they can get the same third party day 1 games across the consoles with a homogenized sub, that'd be pretty ok.

It would still end them flat out, big picture. But, at least that would maintain the value of the subscription at first. I don't see Sony or Nintendo biting though, unless they would just because they figure they can finish off a competitor and then grab this market for themselves afterwards.

 

[ungalo]

This so-called strategy is just about being the most opportunistic possible, it's really not that complicated. They're just dressing that with fancy words in a hundred different interviews. Doesn't amount to much in the end really.

 

[Goalus]

Spencer seems to have the mentality of the trash Youtube vloggers, where they say or do stupid shit (i.e. Logan Paul filming a hanged person and uploading) just so people will talk about them and their brand.

I don't think that's what causes the opposite camp to talk about him.
Rather, they are so full of fear and insecurity so that, in order not to drown in these feelings of weakness and discontent, they need to make a snarky remark every time Phil says anything, even if he's just talking about the weather. It might give someone with an entirely negative mindset the illusion of feeling better for a few minutes.

 

[Red5]

Any day now

Who knows, I don't have a dog in this fight, only Xbox device I own is a controller to play on Steam with, and last console I owned was a PS4.

Netflix strategy could work or it couldn't, it took Netflix years to become profitable. Personally, I only care to own games on Steam.

 

[jroc74]

how long before ms starts adding ps and switch users as engagement for their own numbers?

They've been doing that for a while.

Yup, thats why I mentioned Minecraft earlier.

And whats makes some of what Phil says interesting.

 

[Topher]

Why is it whenever anyone on this site wants to criticize something Phil Spencer says, they always refer to him as "Philip W. Spencer III". It's such giveaway that what's to follow will be filtered through the lens of a sad console warrior.

Think I have seen Phil Spencer referred to that way maybe two or three time. I've seen people criticize Phil Spencer a lot more than that.

It is to a point where I no longer listen to what Phillip W. Spencer III says...

Ok.....four times.

 

[Sushi_Combo]

Why is it whenever anyone on this site wants to criticize something Phil Spencer says, they always refer to him as "Philip W. Spencer III". It's such giveaway that what's to follow will be filtered through the lens of a sad console warrior.

He is the savior of Xbox.

 

[IAmRei]

Japanese shooting games such as shumps in xbox 360 libraries back then are quite good, from what i heard before. If they can do something about other japanese game genres, i think they will grow much more. Although it might quite limited or niche.

 

[reinking]

It is to a point where I no longer listen to what Phillip W. Spencer III says...

 

[THE DUCK]

I see my toaster as an xbox. And my xbox fridge.

 

[vaibhavpisal]

You guys are jealous cause man knows how to cook.

 

[jm89]

You guys are jealous cause man knows how to cook.

Some folks like their steak mediocre-rare I guess.

 

[graywolf323]

Money hatting exclusives and locking them on a single device is taking away games. Making them available to stream to anyone with access to a web browser is not.

if it’s not then why don’t you prove it by only playing games on a browser for the next year? because you’re saying that it’s perfectly fine for people that don’t have the systems you do that Xbox still puts games out on

 

[SHA]

Steam Deck is Xbox?

Ex-box to be more precise. Switch is also a Nintendo Ex-box.

 

[Thirty7ven]

if it’s not then why don’t you prove it by only playing games on a browser for the next year? because you’re saying that it’s perfectly fine for people that don’t have the systems you do that Xbox still puts games out on

He will just tell you he plays on the web browser all the time even at home when he doesn’t feel like turning on the console for reasons

 

[Dick Jones]

He will just tell you he plays on the web browser all the time even at home when he doesn’t feel like turning on the console for reasons

I heard he turns on the console and then plays through the web browser.

 

[ManaByte]

if it’s not then why don’t you prove it by only playing games on a browser for the next year?

I played exclusively on my Macbook Pro via Edge from September through January last year using mostly shit hotel internet.

 

[Topher]

You guys are jealous cause man knows how to cook.

 

[X-Wing]

SteamDeck is Xbox, PlayStation and Switch is Xbox. In the next financial report Microsoft will let everyone know how they are actually the market leader because somehow StreamDeck, Switch and PlayStation 5 sales are actually Xbox sales. This man is a genius.

To be fair, these numbers would be as legit as their “engagement” statistics.