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Phil Spencer is NOT retiring!
A rumor started by a Call of Duty leaker claimed Phil Spencer would retire after the next-gen Xbox launches, and that Sarah Bond
would take over as Xbox CEO.
BUT Xbox's comms boss Kari Perez said clearly to The Verge:
"Phil is not retiring anytime soon."
Microsoft's Frank Shaw also called the rumor:
"Made up."![]()
Meanwhile, behind the scenes…
Microsoft laid off ~9,000 employees
Big Xbox projects like Perfect Dark and Everwild got cancelled
Studios like ZeniMax, Turn 10, and more were hit hard
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Phil Spencer isn’t retiring as the chief of Xbox “anytime soon”
He’s overseen major initiatives like the launch of Xbox Game Pass.

Microsoft says that Phil Spencer, Microsoft Gaming CEO and the head of Xbox, isn't retiring "anytime soon." The company has responded to rumors of Spencer's retirement, which have spread online today following Microsoft's major layoffs.
"Phil is not retiring anytime soon," says Kari Perez, head of Xbox communications, in a statement to The Verge. The denial comes after Call of Duty leaker GhostOfHope claimed "Phil Spencer will be retiring from his role as CEO of Microsoft Gaming after the launch of the next generation Xbox" and that Xbox president Sarah Bond would be taking over as CEO of Microsoft Gaming.
While Microsoft's comment doesn't address the rumor fully, it makes it clear Spencer isn't retiring imminently. Separately, Microsoft communications chief, Frank Shaw, took to X to claim that at least part of the rumor was made up.

