https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYil9yd0Dmw
He read the Neo Gaf thread about the first things he should do as the head of Xbox.
He read the Neo Gaf thread about the first things he should do as the head of Xbox.
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Major Nelson interview with Phil Spencer
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PIMPBYBLUD
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Just saw this on Major's page. Great interview that tackles some good questions. XBOX division headed in a great direction.
Alx
Member
I had asked for support of Euro TV boxes, and the update came this morning. Thanks Phil, that was fast !
Love this guy. He came off as a car salesman last E3 to be honest, but I think most of that was down to the fact he was left to announce the price of the XBO. Tough thing to do, those reactions!
It's great that he's seemingly scrapping the TVTVTV bullshit and shifting the focus to the games!
It's great that he's seemingly scrapping the TVTVTV bullshit and shifting the focus to the games!
Miles Quaritch
Member
Likeness is uncanny.
Salvor.Hardin
Banned
No question about whether more XBO protagonists will look like Phil now that he's in charge?
Yep, I'm really loving it.
TheSinkingKnight
Member
If only he had to job back in 2008. Xbox would be an amazing place right now and 360 would have probably been better with exclusives at the end. Sigh.
Doug Heffernan
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Xbox future looks good with Phil at the helm.
Miles Quaritch
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Jackbooted
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Stealth NeoGAF reference in there about 1 minute in when talking about "forums".
Then again...
Not sure what you mean?
Noticed that! Haha
Love how much he is pushing towards E3, it really is going to be sort of his coming out party if you will to show the way that he wants to take Xbox. Let's hope they deliver.
Bedameister
Member
Lot of Love for Phil in this thread.
But I agree, he's a good guy. He was the best choice for getting this job
But I agree, he's a good guy. He was the best choice for getting this job
TheSinkingKnight
Member
Spencer looks like Bill Compton from the show True Blood. Bill was one of the nicest vampires in the entire show, being the most human and extremely nice and unvampire-like. As the show went on, he became very evil.
Mugatu
Member
I noticed that too - he's a lot more relaxed here, he seems too stiff at E3 and other official events. I hope he's more like this in the future - the way he presented was one of the things that always put me off a bit before.
Nightengale
Member
E3 stage are rarely being down-to-earth, it's about the showcase of achievements and great moments.
Extremely tight structure ( 90 minutes of non-stop content and reveals ), the forced need to ham up marketing bullshit lines ( first on Xbox, console exclusive debut, exclusive to blahblahblah ), stress/concern of on-stage demo failures, etc do that to people.
I am really happy with how Microsoft have turned things around. I wish them a lot of success if they keep going in this direction. Yes, media is nice, but let that be a bonus feature not the prime. It's all about the games - have a good product with tons of good games and the people will follow. With social media these days, you need to have the community on your side.
Ok i get the reference now, but comparing Spencer to Bill is an insult, an insult to Bill lol.
Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew
Banned
See, it all worked out in the end. Now it's time to focus on Sony as they're lagging way fucking too far from their initial momentum and promise.
E3 will be glorious!
Also happy to hear from him that last year MS made some wrong decisions.
And that is something you would never hear from Don Mattrick.
Phil said all the right things, can't wait to see what they'll show at E3.
Also happy to hear from him that last year MS made some wrong decisions.
Yes, contrary to popular PR belief, admittance of mistake only brings more goodwill from the people. Nonetheless, many companies are still behind on that notion.
digoutyoursoul
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Thought he spoke well there
I think it's important to give the man time to put his take on things and not judge him overall after only a few months
I'm skeptical of MS being totally devoted to games as they once were with the original Xbox and the early years of 360 as that is when I believe Xbox was at its strongest and best. When they get it right they do it aswell as anyone in my opinion but there has been too many inconsistent strategies and when they get it wrong it really is a sight to behold.
Good luck Phil, I wish you all the best
I think it's important to give the man time to put his take on things and not judge him overall after only a few months
I'm skeptical of MS being totally devoted to games as they once were with the original Xbox and the early years of 360 as that is when I believe Xbox was at its strongest and best. When they get it right they do it aswell as anyone in my opinion but there has been too many inconsistent strategies and when they get it wrong it really is a sight to behold.
Good luck Phil, I wish you all the best
Miles Quaritch
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Pretty much.
Works a lot better if you've been watching the show over the past few seasons I guess.
DoktorEvil
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That's awesome and yet scary that NeoGAF has a huge influence on the actual industry at large.
Thank you for posting fellow GAFfer.
As always, I'm curious about E3 (for both Sony and Microsoft) but I would really like if they could start showing that they are serious and that they care about their upcoming markets that will be having (officially) the Xbox One, which is in September.
We are not that far from that date and I would like to see some work around the consumers, how will they communicate with them and how will they grab their attention when some of these countries (like mine, Portugal) have a very notorious Sony install base. If they want to grab some of them they need to focus more. Sure, we are not a big market like the US and it shows by only releasing the Xbox One now but gathering new consumers, is always a good thing, they should work closer to them and see how culture can impact on selecting a console for the new generation we are in. Marketing and communication are keys in here, something I love to discuss/work for.
I would love to see and even participate in this to be honest. I like a good challenge and this can be a tough one. I went to Microsoft HQ last year for a casual meeting and I left the building with an amazing recommendation letter which is something very rare for them to write to someone "just like that". I'm always humble and I work hard so I'll be checking their progress and I hope for the best in September (because what I really like are playing the games instead of console wars).
As always, I'm curious about E3 (for both Sony and Microsoft) but I would really like if they could start showing that they are serious and that they care about their upcoming markets that will be having (officially) the Xbox One, which is in September.
We are not that far from that date and I would like to see some work around the consumers, how will they communicate with them and how will they grab their attention when some of these countries (like mine, Portugal) have a very notorious Sony install base. If they want to grab some of them they need to focus more. Sure, we are not a big market like the US and it shows by only releasing the Xbox One now but gathering new consumers, is always a good thing, they should work closer to them and see how culture can impact on selecting a console for the new generation we are in. Marketing and communication are keys in here, something I love to discuss/work for.
I would love to see and even participate in this to be honest. I like a good challenge and this can be a tough one. I went to Microsoft HQ last year for a casual meeting and I left the building with an amazing recommendation letter which is something very rare for them to write to someone "just like that". I'm always humble and I work hard so I'll be checking their progress and I hope for the best in September (because what I really like are playing the games instead of console wars).
MasterLeePhD
Member
Phil seems a really cool guy, get an allard vibe about him. Getting hyped for E3 already!
Nightengale
Member
In hindsight, it's easy for the 'new boss' to say that his 'old boss who is no longer part of the company' made mistakes.
As far as Spencer's roles/responsibilities in the whole XB1 story is concerned, he has nothing to do with the problems associated with Xbox, since he's only about first-party development and publishing. Content-wise, XB1 is good right now. It's just his late-360 era output that leaves much to be desired.
We'll see if Spencer admits any mistakes that stems from his leadership in the future.
FUNKNOWN iXi
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Phil, send me a PM. It's time we have a chat ;]
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