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[Robb]

 

[Elbereth]

 

[HeisenbergFX4]

She already knows her way around and that pick doesnt inspire confidence anything will change

 

[Simply Sami]

You can shit-talk the guy on the pic all you want, but unlike the current Xbox leadership he was a very good corporate businessman whom very successfully navigated PlayStation through the deal that, as we can see clearly, broke Xbox's back without spending a single dime.

No way. He's the reason why PlayStation exclusives dried up because they were going for live service shit. Just because he beat Spencer, doesn't make him great too. And they did spend money. Bungie wasn't free. They overpaid massively for Concord which any 5 year could see that it would be a disaster and then closed it down.

 

[DeepEnigma]

Good grief, Microsoft. You'll fire thousands like it is nothing but you'll let this failure coast into retirement?

How lifers work in the corporate club world.

 

[Brakum]

After...

It makes no sense to be after. If you want fresh blood, you need to replace him now, you know, before the decisions are made that will affect it for the entire generation. Whats the new dude gonna do after a console launched? Save it like phil saved the xbox one from don mattricks mistakes?

 

[jm89]

Thanks Phil you are the best Xbox CEO playstation could ask for.

 

[Deerock71]

Phil Spencer rn:

 

[Simply Sami]

After...

It makes no sense to be after. If you want fresh blood, you need to replace him now, you know, before the decisions are made that will affect it for the entire generation. Whats the new dude gonna do after a console launched? Save it like phil saved the xbox one from don mattricks mistakes?

Nobody is going to save Xbox. The damage has been done for 15 years. It will be Microsoft gaming and they will be a publisher rather than console manufacturer.

 

[kapshin]

Just like stick drift, it will happen but sometimes it takes a while.

 

[SHAKEZ]

And take Booty with you!

 

[Gamer79]

Phil Spencer maybe the worst thing to every happen to Xbox.

 

[Pop]

There is no next console

Xbox is slapping their dumb logo on a handheld pc

 

[Loomy]

Which console? The ROG Ally Xbox?

 

[Brakum]

Nobody is going to save Xbox. The damage has been done for 15 years. It will be Microsoft gaming and they will be a publisher rather than console manufacturer.

This is literally talking about a console launch. I'm not saying it will be saved, but clearly seems the intention, but if you have any hope of recovering in the console business, you're gonna have to replace him before, not after the console launch.

 

[Saber]

 

[Baemono]

« My job here is done »

 

[Connificent]

He should be locked up in Alligator Alcatraz

 

[WoJ]

Phil Spencer maybe the worst thing to every happen to Xbox.

Here here. Came here to post this. Mr. "We hear you, and we have to do better" himself.

 

[Bond007]

Another console to rope in people on their lack of vision. If its a traditional console with no exclusives, whats the point?
So just slap the xbox logo on everything is the plan for the future? Meh.

Stop the bleeding and go 3rd. Stop trying to get people into that ecosystem so desperately. I dont feel like a gamer owning an Xbox- it feels more like being a statistic in one of their engagement metrics and hoping it leads me to other products.


I would love to read about Phil's experience post retirement though. Its gotta be good

 

[TintoConCasera]

Buys tons of studios and beloved IPs.

Does fucking nothing.

 

[M.W.]

 

[GHG]

I think he should stay.

It's the least that the people who have championed this schmuck over the last decade deserve.

 

[digoutyoursoul]

 

[I'm nobody]

There won't be a next console.
If they can cancel 7 year development games.
They can cancel in development hardware.

Already did the Xbox handheld ?

 

[Simply Sami]

So the opposite will happen.

 

[metareferential]

First really good news for Xbox in a long, long time.

Too bad his replacement will be a colossal corporate ballsucker that doesn't understand shit about gaming.

 

[The Pleasure]

Phil Spender right now after his wallet was taken

 

[SILKYSMOOTH30FPS]

Bring back Don Mattrick, he is now fully reformed and ready to lead the green team.

 

[cireza]

Next console will be a PC, so he will never retire.

And it will launch without any game, since they cancelled all of them.

 

[The Pleasure]

Bring back Don Mattrick, he is now fully reformed and ready to lead the green team.

Bring back Matrick?

 

[Topher]

Rumors confirmed then

 

[KenaiPhoenix]

Ok, so totally unpopular opinion, but I like the man, he "somewhat" saved the Xone from the disaster it was (it could have been WAY worse). I think he was stuck between the diversity hires to show a more diverse management and the board that wanted more services and more windows instead of Xbox.

 

[poodaddy]

 

[skyfinch]

Xbox is making Google Stadia look good.

 

[ShaiKhulud1989]

Rumors confirmed then

That. And, I mean... What MS rep supposed say exactly? 'Yeah, we will fire the guy in 6 months?'

The whole setup and punchline are retarded here, but I expected nothing less from Jez.

 

[Rusty Shackelford]

Bring back Seamus Blakely and J Allard.

 

[Topher]

That. And, I mean... What MS rep supposed say exactly? 'Yeah, we will fire the guy in 6 months?'

The whole setup and punchline are retarded here, but I expected nothing less from Jez.

I've learned never to believe a thing Microsoft says, especially when it comes to Xbox. Jez serving as a mouthpiece just makes it easier.

 

[reinking]

Phil when he retires after the next console launch and Microsoft cancels hardware....

 

[Fake]

He should be in jail after what he did with Xbox division.

 

[RAIDEN1]

I don't get the point of releasing the next-box...(next gen Xbox...) what are they hoping to achieve with it exactly? Exclusives have long since gone...

 

[VolticArchangel]

Will this clown for one fucking minute, stop carrying Spencer's balls, wherever he goes?

Guess not.

 

[Highway Star]

He is being replaced with AI like most MS employees.

 

[AJUMP23]

Phil isn't leaving. He loves it there.

 

[PlayStaytion]

It's both. All of Xbox top management should be fired, as should Satya Nadella for chasing the unsustainable "infinite growth" and AI. When Windows loses 400 million users over the course of a few years and your gaming division can't put out consistent games or successfully maneuver through the mature console market anymore, you know you screwed up big.

Xbox won't go away as intel on the PC market, it's the truth, we know the reason, it's no longer a secret.

 

[Windom Earle]

Bond Bros taking over

 

[Zacfoldor]

I don't get the point of releasing the next-box...(next gen Xbox...) what are they hoping to achieve with it exactly? Exclusives have long since gone...

They can't upset long term xbox fans so they have to throw them the next gen hardware bone even if they don't expect it to sell many copies.

The reason it isn't a full pc is 2 fold:

1. Gamers aren't fungible, what works on console won't work on PC yet, this is especially relevant for gamepass
2. Windows isn't currently up to the task so it would be way too expensive to get console equivalent performance from a prebuilt if you want to sell it at a reasonable price

So why will it run Steam? Gotta have a competitive advantage and they sell so few games on their consoles as is that losing those sales to steam wouldn't hurt that much. They will also be offering Xbox partner PCs eventually that will be full prebuilts made by ASUS and the like, these will also have steam + BC for Xbox games via the chipset we learned about recently, so having other storefronts on the console will be consistent with their partners. The long term goal is to replace Steam on PC. They are looking far into the future with this idea though. They want to hit every quadrant. They want future PC gamers buying their prebuilts.

 

[HJuggernaut]

he should retire now, bring back peter moore

 

[DragonNCM]

So...there is hope for Xbox...after all ?

 

[Soren01]

They're calling the Xbox ROG Ally the next generation of handheld console. Maybe Phil will step down sooner than we think, especially since I'm already wondering if there'll ever be another home console or just an Xbox PC