privitsan02
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I always liked you Phil. Holla when you have more open positions.
Best wishes.
Best wishes.
Great for him but what has he done really? They're still getting pounded by Sony and now Nintendo. I mean yeah he's better than the last guy but that's not saying much.
He's helped fold the Xbox brand into Windows and united the former isolated Xbox division with the broader Microsoft and it's goals.
So he made Microsoft loads of money
Don't get me wrong Phil seems like a good guy I just never really got why gamers worship him
But but.. I thought Microsoft was going to sell off thr Xbox division and abandon gaming after Og Xbox, 360, Xbox One, Xbox One X, etc.
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This doesn't really disprove anything. He could have easily been given this position because they want to keep him around after they shut the book on Xbox.
I wouldn't say worship him. He's just more down to earth compared to most executives. How many executives do you see online playing games with other gamers?So he made Microsoft loads of money
Don't get me wrong Phil seems like a good guy I just never really got why gamers worship him
Then why specifically state that he represents gaming?
It's an incredible reach to consider MS is moving away from gaming at this point.
Does this suggest Myerson was cock-blocking Spencer's first-party ambitions?
Perhaps. What we can expect is more power for Phil id imagine, which should free him to forge partnerships he feels is right with no one to block him.Does this suggest Myerson was cock-blocking Spencer's first-party ambitions?
Does this suggest Myerson was cock-blocking Spencer's first-party ambitions?
So he made Microsoft loads of money
Don't get me wrong Phil seems like a good guy I just never really got why gamers worship him
"My name is Phil Spencer and I'll say anything to make me look like the good guy"
From their perspective they lost to Sony right on the start when they had a really wide lineup with exclusives and diverse games. And it was clear the lack of power was one of the huge factors (not the only though).This shows that gaming is important to Microsoft. Xbox One X is the first system Phil had complete control over so lets see how that ends up.
People keep asking for exclusives but all indication point that Phil with Xbox is more focused on making Xbox the best console experience. The most Powerful console, great controllers, great online infrastructure, easy to use interface.
That isn't to say that Phil isn't a huge gamer and isn't also focused on bringing a more diverse lineup to Xbox because he also is working on that. But he said in a recent interview that Xbox should be about Power and that they kind of got away from that for awhile and he believes that was a huge mistake. I think in his mind he believes having versions of major games that played worse than their competitor was the biggest reason for loosing ground this generation, not exclusives. And to be honest I can't say that he is wrong.
Then why specifically state that he represents gaming?
It's an incredible reach to consider MS is moving away from gaming at this point.
Gaming is still a part of the More Personal Computing (Windows&Devices) group.
So Phil still needs to report to Terry.
But now he is not really his boss anymore, as they're the same in hierarchy now.
This are all my personal assumptions tho
Its not abnormal for company leadership teams to include people from various levels of the organization, so since gaming is still under W&D, Terry is still Phils boss, they arent on the same level yet.
But this is also my assumption, they could be doing something unusual.
Certainly possible, I havent had a chance to look into it. Would be an even better sign if thats the case.The info I have is that Phil Spencer is a direct report to the CEO. P&L though still part of W&D as the teams contributing to Xbox. Looks like a matrix to me.
It's not abnormal for company leadership teams to include people from various levels of the organization, so since gaming is still under W&D, Terry is still Phil's boss, they aren't on the same level yet.
But this is also my assumption, they could be doing something unusual.
I find this confusing, because armchair analysts on GAF told me Xbox was a dying breed.
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Yep. He killed a legendary studio with Lionhead. You don't kill beautiful things like that, you fix them.I don't understand the congrats. This guy killed a number of games and is directly responsible for this year's underwhelming lineup of exclusive games. And people are still acting like this poor performance is not really his fault even though he has been in charge of gaming for many years.
Yep. He killed a legendary studio with Lionhead. You don't kill beautiful things like that, you fix them.
I still remember people saying that MS was gonna kill the Xbox division the day they announced two new Xboxes.I find this confusing, because armchair analysts on GAF told me Xbox was a dying breed.
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I still remember people saying that MS was gonna kill the Xbox division the day they announced two new Xboxes.
Does this suggest Myerson was cock-blocking Spencer's first-party ambitions?
Does this suggest Myerson was cock-blocking Spencer's first-party ambitions?
Does Gaf like Spencer again?
I still remember people saying that MS was gonna kill the Xbox division the day they announced two new Xboxes.