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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."

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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

Phil Spencer isn’t retiring as the chief of Xbox “anytime soon”

He’s overseen major initiatives like the launch of Xbox Game Pass.

www.theverge.com

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.

 

[bender]

 

[Bernardougf]

"Believe"

 

[Punished Miku]

We're back Xbros

 

[ChorizoPicozo]

Of course not. He "will finish the fight" of making Xbox the biggest third-party and most profitable gaming company in video game history, and by the looks of it, he's doing an amazing job. Rumors say that the next Xbox will be called:
The Phils' Spencer soapbox

 

[Saber]

So sad

 

[Skifi28]

Imagine finding a company that's paying you big bucks while not firing you regardless of how much you keep fucking up for a decade and then quitting yourself.

 

[Liopleurodon]

 

[Topher]

"Phil Spencer will be retiring from his role as CEO of Microsoft Gaming after the launch of the next generation Xbox"

Confirmed: Next generation Xbox is not "anytime soon"

 

[Unknown Soldier]

Good. We need him to stay and finish the job of destroying Xbox

 

[EverydayBeast]

I give Phil credit for redirecting the xbox brand, during the one era it just wasn't good enough.

 

[adamsapple]

 

[nial]

 

[SomeNorseGuy]

One of theses days he'll get a W for sure, any day now.

 

[JackedTortoise09]

This sounds like a threat.

 

[adamsapple]

 

[Fake]

Phillip W. Spencer III isn't retiring as the chief of Xbox 'anytime soon'
Also

 

[Heisenberg007]

"I have a lot more to destroy at Xbox first." - Phil "The Layoff" Spencer

 

[nial]

What in the actual fuck

 

[MrTroubleMaker]

 

[nial]

What in the actual fuck

... and it happened twice

 

[Rush2112]

good for GAF. you supported everything he said for years without question. Now eat it.

 

[saintjules]

 

[ZehDon]

And Perfect Dark releases next year.

 

[Sooner]

If he continues to age at the rate he's going, he won't be around in ten years at all.

Of course, same could he said for Xbox itself.

 

[DR3AM]

Phil is #GOAT

 

[Arsic]

 

[UltimaKilo]

As if Sara Bond would have been much better? She's another incompetent.

 

[MLSabre]

Imagine finding a company that's paying you big bucks while not firing you regardless of how much you keep fucking up for a decade and then quitting yourself.

He's basically set for life. Regardless how we may feel about him, he'd be a fool not to take advantage of that. Even if it may be stressful for him.

 

[Loomy]

 

[MayauMiao]

As if Sara Bond would have been much better? She's another incompetent.

I think they just use her as a shield.

 

[NickFire]

Maybe closures and layoffs and seemingly moving away from consoles was always the plan. Part of job of sport league top guys is being a lightning rod to protect the owners from backlash. Their roots are software after all.

 

[Dr. Samuel Hayden]

 

[Arsic]

You can add a lot more negatives on that Spencer list lol.

 

[Deerock71]

So they just have the inside scoop his "retirement" is an ouster.

 

[Unknown?]

I believe in Phil Spencer!

 

[Heisenberg007]

Phil is the perfect example of:

 

[VolticArchangel]

I believe in Phil Spencer!

 

[Pop]

 

[Zacfoldor]

 

[Katatonic]

Everyone tries to blame Phil, but he's doing exactly as he's told. Worst case, he can act as a fall guy.

 

[semiconscious]

man, if I were him? i'd be long gone, & partying it up in the one-&-only spencer mansion:

 

[roosnam1980]

 

[Not_A-Cop_Maybe]

Gaf feasting for at least another few years with recycled material.

 

[Radical_3d]

Spaniards ITT:

Spoiler

 

[ADiTAR]

He should not retire, he should be fired in disgrace.

 

[Gonzito]

 

[DavidGzz]

If he continues to age at the rate he's going, he won't be around in ten years at all.

Of course, same could he said for Xbox itself.

You must have missed the last showcase. My man is on that there Ozempic looking diced to the sox.

 

[rapid32.5]

He needs a great marketing team, GamePass is a good start for the revenue but the brand identity is all over the place.

 

[Darkkahn]

He is doing great!
Keep up the good work, chief!