Microsoft leadership has wanted to get rid of the Xbox since the OG. They lost a lot of money because of Xbox. It's impressive that we still have it now.He admitted that Microsoft leadership wanted to shut down the entire Xbox division after the failed launch of the Xbox One decimated the platform. Yet, he fought for the brand, advocating for Game Pass and convincing Microsoft to invest $80 billion into the division. Whatever doubts the company had, his efforts ensured they remained committed to Xbox for the long term.
All the positives Xbox has had over the decade have come from his initiatives, while the problems -- primarily the loss console sales to the PS4 -- came from decisions made by his predecessors.
So is there any real justification for the continuous hate he gets?
He can't see a bad game when he plays it and ships out Redfall and when he does play a good game he cancels it
Really?I still contend they made a lot of the right moves and their devs actually let them down.
Xbox won't exist in 5 years.People are now figuring out that he's a liar. Being an egomaniac makes sense for people like him because he was elevated to a position of one, i.e., CEO.
- Consistent liar
- Consistent liar
- Consistent liar
- Consistent liar
But his consistent lying is why people are finally tired of him. I suppose his value to Microsoft is he's willing to be a professional liar, but now that Microsoft are laptop-fying the Xbox business, his lying isn't as valuable as it was before. I predict he will be out of Xbox within the next 5 years.
Fixed this for youAnd massivly failed.
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Would've been better off dead, and IPs sold off to better hands.
Imagine id getting hands on Halo.
This dude helped insure Halo is dead. Gears probably too. And made sure id never buy a Xbox ever again.
Thanks for gamepass I guess but fuck you Phil.
So,... the loss of sales for ps4, that was more powerful and cheaper than xone, it's not on him. Ok.He admitted that Microsoft leadership wanted to shut down the entire Xbox division after the failed launch of the Xbox One decimated the platform. Yet, he fought for the brand, advocating for Game Pass and convincing Microsoft to invest $80 billion into the division. Whatever doubts the company had, his efforts ensured they remained committed to Xbox for the long term.
All the positives Xbox has had over the decade have come from his initiatives, while the problems -- primarily the loss console sales to the PS4 -- came from decisions made by his predecessors.
So is there any real justification for the continuous hate he gets?
Starpfield? And why is that guy in a trash can?
This AI is taking all those Xbox jobs remember.Starpfield? And why is that guy in a trash can?![]()
They'd be better off with a magic 8 ball.This AI is taking all those Xbox jobs remember.
Phil don't care.They'd be better off with a magic 8 ball.
He can't see a bad game when he plays it and ships out Redfall and when he does play a good game he cancels it
His team just cancelled several bad games this week, and people are hounding him over it. Lets be real, Perfect Dark and Everwild would have turned out mediocre, and the reaction to Forza Motorsport was tepid.
Ehh, really lame AI slop. How AI can't even get basic text right is beyond me, but it's fucking irritating. There used to be a time when people actually put some effort into their memes, even if it would be just a very amateurish Photoshop.
The funny thing, Nintendo is protected in Japan, no matter how much money MS threw at it, the sale would always be dependant on the government approval.because he wanted to do a hostile takeover of Nintendo and lies on the record constantly
The guy failed up. He fucked up Xbox Europe, Rare and Lionhead were under his belt. Rare literally coming off Nintendo at the time, and he managed to fuck them up royally.
Then he couldn't squeeze talent when he failed up to Xbox global or whatever, so he bought more studios and couldn't squeeze anything from them either.
He is a failure through and through. I don't hate him, I just think he's really bad at everything he did so far.
Maybe he's the signee on Satya's H1 visa.I'm beginning to think he has video evidence of Gates on Epstein island locked away securely or something, he seems utterly untouchable inside MSFT lol.
He's gutted a multi billion dollar brand.
Tell me where I'm wrong.Really?
"It's not management's fault. All the thousands of employees making peanuts in comparison should have done better."Tell me where I'm wrong.
Arkane co-op vampire hunting FPS
Bethesda new IP "Skyrim in space"
Open-halo Halo reboot
Forza Motorsport reboot 'from the ground up'
Obsidian Elder Scrolls
Rare RPG (everwild)
STALKER 2
Hellblade 2
Indiana Jones immersive sim by Machine Games
Literal first party COD
Literal first party Diablo IV
Literal first party Overwatch
New Doom entry
This list is straight out of some "Xbox CEO Simulator" shit. Everything on it just ended up being really bad. But if you're just the guy making the list and writing the checks to get the list made? Hard to get a whole lot better.
Every single game listed was released a dud. That's legendary bad luck if you're just an executive making this list and paying for it.
The list is nice, but getting devs to where they need to be is where you come in as the CEO and visionary producer to make sure the games are of the highest quality. If you were told Redfall was a 9, and it turned out a 7.5, that's a you problem to get better people to judge. If you didn't put pressure to make sure they are on time to deliver demos, had the best people to manage pipe lines, that's on you.Tell me where I'm wrong.
Arkane co-op vampire hunting FPS
Bethesda new IP "Skyrim in space"
Open-halo Halo reboot
Forza Motorsport reboot 'from the ground up'
Obsidian Elder Scrolls
Rare RPG (everwild)
STALKER 2
Hellblade 2
Indiana Jones immersive sim by Machine Games
Literal first party COD
Literal first party Diablo IV
Literal first party Overwatch
New Doom entry
This list is straight out of some "Xbox CEO Simulator" shit. Everything on it just ended up being really bad. But if you're just the guy making the list and writing the checks to get the list made? Hard to get a whole lot better.
Every single game listed was released a dud. That's legendary bad luck if you're just an executive making this list and paying for it.
Do we have examples of the platform holder CEO stepping in and correcting games in other companies? There would be an even louder critique if you go that route.The list is nice, but getting devs to where they need to be is where you come in as the CEO and visionary producer to make sure the games are of the highest quality. If you were told Redfall was a 9, and it turned out a 7.5, that's a you problem to get better people to judge. If you didn't put pressure to make sure they are on time to deliver demos, had the best people to manage pipe lines, that's on you.
When Furukawa signed off on DK Bananza, it wasn't just because it was the Mario Odyssey team, it was because he saw the gamplay innovation and was shown how it will be achieved based on the current Mario Odyssey engine. I can assure you they came prepared not with a "It's gonna be an ecological Sci-Fi game with aliens", but with a gameplay demo with squares showing what their vision is. I'm sure a lot of Western devs start with story and setting, and that's just wrong.
Where are these AAA refugees having success? I myself try and generate some hype when big name people do leave, but I'm drawing a blank trying to find examples of it being very successful. Every time a business fails it's not always the fault of the rank-and-file employees, but I think in this specific case there is some merit to it. Honestly it's probably more exception than rule. I look at the Xbox Series catastrophe as having wildly uncommon amounts of bad luck."It's not management's fault. All the thousands of employees making peanuts in comparison should have done better."
Even IF that was true, it's still management's fault for hiring all the wrong people. Judging by the success these people have after leaving terribly run companies like Xbox or Ubisoft, I don't believe that's the case.
It starts at the top. The biggest problem with Xbox over the last 10-15 years is Phil Spencer and those immediately under him.
I'm 100% Iwata did it, pretty sure Nintendo's board of directors do it (like Miyamoto), and also 90% sure the CEO of Sony did it.Do we have examples of the platform holder CEO stepping in and correcting games in other companies? There would be an even louder critique if you go that route.
Ah, so it's conclusive. Wonder how they got caught napping the past couple years.90% sure the CEO of Sony did it.