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[Mastperf]

He's just trying to distract them from being awesome. It's not going to work, Spencore!

 

[IbizaPocholo]

Phil Spencer is a pretty cool dude.

For me phil will be cool when he launch a true powerful xbox.A worthly successor of the original xbox and xbox 360 not the bad joke of the xbox one.

 

[Clockwork5]

I agree with you. Every single time an exclusive game comes out for either platform, executives are there to congratulate.

Am I a shitty person for saying that if I was a higher-up at Microsoft, I'd be hoping for an Uncharted 4 flop? I mean, they bought Tomb Raider in an effort to combat it. lol

No, they all want UC4 to flop.

 

[EASTC0AST_GH05T]

People should realize the people running these companies and developing these games are often friends, worked together in the past or will in the future, and don't give two shits about 'console wars' and fanboyism.

Well when you have a Dice emoloyee taking shots at Activisions new cod reveal that kinda says something different then the point you are trying to make. Everything is not always peaches and cream between different companies, they are competitors too and are fighting tooth and nail for your dollar and a few nice respectful gestures between opposing companies will not change that.

 

[omonimo]

Well when you have a Dice emoloyee taking shots at Activisions new cod reveal that kinda says something different then the point you are trying to make. Everything is not always peaches and cream between different companies, they are competitors too and are fighting tooth and nail for your dollar and a few nice respectful gestures between opposing companies will not change that.

In defense of dice, I totally agree with their sentiment about the tech aspect of the last cod. I doubt they said that just because are their competitors.

 

[EASTC0AST_GH05T]

In defense of dice, I totally agree with their sentiment about the tech aspect of the last cod. I doubt they said that just because are their competitors.

They said that because they feel like their product is better then the competitions, whether its the truth or not is for us the consumers who care about that sort of stuff to decide.

 

[NinjamicWZ]

Didn't this same thing happen a few months ago and we ended up getting that Wrath guy's hilarious console war youtube channel out of it?

 

[Galactic Barret]

Spencer claims to be a gamer, correct? So, of course hes going to praise a good game for being good because a gamer just wants good games.

 

[daveo42]

It happens alot. While they compete, most people in the industry are chill with everyone else. Sure, they'll rib each other from time to time, but it's more a friendly rivalry instead of an all-out war. And like above, they are all love playing game and there's no reason not to play certain games cause they are your competitor.

https://twitter.com/amboyes/status/717789053744242688?ref_src=twsrc^google|twcamp^serp|twgr^tweet

Holy shit at some of those replies. They are like the most bizarre, other-worldly fanboy posts I've ever seen.

 

[Jack The Nipper]

He's obviously a crash fan.

 

[RowdyReverb]

It happens alot. While they compete, most people in the industry are chill with everyone else. Sure, they'll rib each other from time to time, but it's more a friendly rivalry instead of an all-out war. And like above, they are all love playing game and there's no reason not to play certain games cause they are your competitor.



Holy shit at some of those replies. They are like the most bizarre, other-worldly fanboy posts I've ever seen.

I'm just convinced it's a bunch of 12-year-old boys on twitter

 

[kennyamr]

The heads of the companies congratulate each other all the time for major releases. Not really shocking.

this. it's happened a lot and it's pretty common but I admit that's good sportsmanship

 

[Blobbers]

crapgamer just had an aneurysm

 

[Averon]

Well when you have a Dice emoloyee taking shots at Activisions new cod reveal that kinda says something different then the point you are trying to make. Everything is not always peaches and cream between different companies, they are competitors too and are fighting tooth and nail for your dollar and a few nice respectful gestures between opposing companies will not change that.

Sure, there are rivalries, and some can descend into assholery, but I have to think the vast majority of these people are professional enough to be at lease cordial towards each other more often than not, and not be mired in the console war/fanboy bullshit we see everyday online.

 

[Movalpolos]

The only reason this is an article is to rile up the fanboys.

Bingo.

 

[Barkley's Justice]

I feel like Phil would be better served taking a "hiphop" approach to the whole thing: stunt and front for the camera, but offstage, you know, be himself / all this nice guy stuff.

I just don't see anyone from Sony doing the same. This is a business. And it's also entertainment (see E3, for example). Phil kinda, you know, needs to play his part.

It's cool that's how he really feels, he should be able to express that. Just, you know, behind the scenes...Backstage at GDC or whatever.

Quick stealth edit: All I'm saying is I don't think it benefits Microsoft or Xbox.

 

[Conduit]

Paging Crapgamer

No, not him! Paging Wrath.

 

[AmuroChan]

People should realize the people running these companies and developing these games are often friends, worked together in the past or will in the future, and don't give two shits about 'console wars' and fanboyism.

Yes, but it's particularly refreshing from the Xbox-side of things because prior to Phil, Xbox execs rarely, if ever, acted so cordially towards their rivals.

Mattrick had no interest being friends with Sony or Nintendo, and his public comments about them over the years showed just that.

 

[GHG]

Good guy Phil.

I don't know where we would be without him to be honest. He's changed the way we all look at gaming company execs.

The mother Teresa of gaming.

 

[TheHollowNight]

Phil seems like a pretty swell guy, at least from my colleague's anecdotal experience! He was present this year playing all the indie games at their GDC Loft event we were part of. Sadly I didn't get to chat to him personally as I wasn't manning the booth for that day :/

 

[Bgamer90]

I'm just convinced it's a bunch of 12-year-old boys on twitter

Ehh... you would be surprised.

 

[BruceCLea]

Phil if such a great guy. Love you release first parties on Windows

 

[etta]

No, they all want UC4 to flop.

I'm sure they have other, more efficient, things to worry about.

 

[Ombala]

He's so great and genuine. It really makes me want his corporation's product to perform better in the marketplace!

Why do you think he is doing this?

 

[Rymuth]

He's a lot more likeable than Mattrick was, at least. (In my opinion, anyway.)

Credit where credit's due, though, Mattrick was very honest and straightforward. He told you what the company's aim and goals were and didn't try to sugarcoat it. You'd be hard pressed to find him contradicting or walking back on a statement he made.

Can't say the same for his successor.

 

[Swass]

Why congratulate them publicly if it isn't a PR stunt? Pretty sure he could shoot them an email and congratulate them just as easily, but then how would he benefit from that?

 

[Hesemonni]

Why congratulate them publicly if it isn't a PR stunt? Pretty sure he could shoot them an email and congratulate them just as easily, but then how would he benefit from that?

Welcome to social media?

 

[TheUnsunghero26]

This was definitely a calculated business move. No other possible explanation.

 

[Dremark]

He's so great and genuine. It really makes me want his corporation's product to perform better in the marketplace!

Same here. I want to see Phil happy so I will buy more PlayStation 4 games.

 

[Possumowner]

Nice guy Phil.But currently there are no jobs going at Sony for you,so keep your chin up.I've heard a mailroom position may become available soon.


I kid,I kid.He's a gamer so he's bound to praise an exceptional game,good on him

 

[Dunkley]

Don't believe him, it's just a tactic.

Hmm, I doubt it.

He did talk previously about how he is excited for Uncharted 4 much to the dismay of his fanboys.

 

[Dremark]

For me phil will be cool when he launch a true powerful xbox.A worthly successor of the original xbox and xbox 360 not the bad joke of the xbox one.

Xbox One is the reboot console. Original Xbox is no longer Canon and the 360 will be replaced by the Xbox Three Hundred Sixty at the start of next gen.

 

[SimplyOlivia]

He's being polite, that's what people do.

Sony releases a sequel to their biggest IP ever he's obviously not going to say 'LOL game's shit, try again.'

He's going to say congratulations on the game's launch, which is what he did. This is such a non-news article

 

[Tatsumi Oga]

Even though both of them sometimes like to give a stab during shows, it's all business and they certainly aren't enemies of each other. It's nice to see this. I recall Sony congratulating MS with the Halo 5 launch as well.

 

[eXistor]

I do think it's sincere, but he knows the community eats up stuff like this (as proven in this thread). No harm in it and people think better of him.

 

[jesu]

Why congratulate them publicly if it isn't a PR stunt? Pretty sure he could shoot them an email and congratulate them just as easily, but then how would he benefit from that?

You just posted that for attention, you could have easily pm'd the OP with your opinion.

 

[Dremark]

He's being polite, that's what people do.

Sony releases a sequel to their biggest IP ever he's obviously not going to say 'LOL game's shit, try again.'

They should hire a 7th grader as PR for Xbox and PS and just have them bicker with each other over Twitter all day like that. Maybe that would out things in perspective for people.

 

[Swass]

You just posted that for attention, you could have easily pm'd the OP with your opinion.

Me and the OP aren't selling similar products, and I'm not trying to get people to think of my post when the OPs topic is what everyone is talking about..

 

[Air Zombie Meat]

What a milestone moment in gaming. In the years to come, people will ask "Where were you when Phil Spencer tweeted his congratulations to Naughty Dog?"

 

[Dimorphic]

Phil Spencer is a cool dude.

 

[Hoo-doo]

PR man does PR. Neat.

 

[Roufianos]

Spencer's a classy act, a huge improvement from that arrogant creep Mattrick.

 

[madmackem]

To be fair I remember some compliment of Sony for some Halo release quite long time ago.

You've just an proof they do it all of the time in this very thread, people need to grow up it happens in all walks of life adults be mostly adulting y'all, it isn't like the fanboi posters on here or elsewhere on the Internet.

 

[amstradcpc]

He is sending Sony his curriculum

 

[Kenzodielocke]

Neil Druckmann on the other hand is pretty arrogant, didn't even bother sending Sam Lake the steelbook version of Uncharted 4.

 

[The Artisan]

The heads of the companies congratulate each other all the time for major releases. Not really shocking.

It's not really about the shock value though. It's noteworthy that he even said it imo.

I've noticed in the thread itself that there's been a lot of different interpretations as to why Spencer said what he said.

 

[AmuroChan]

He's being polite, that's what people do.

Sony releases a sequel to their biggest IP ever he's obviously not going to say 'LOL game's shit, try again.'

He's going to say congratulations on the game's launch, which is what he did. This is such a non-news article

Not sure that's true. Sales and legacy-wise GT should be Sony's biggest IP.

 

[The Artisan]

Not sure that's true. Sales and legacy-wise GT should be Sony's biggest IP.

it was their biggest IP but GT lost a lot of momentum after gt5. it still ended up selling over 10 million copies but the loss in momentum was reflected (with more than a few reasons for it) with gt6's release as well.

 

[longdi]

I mean you're welcome to believe this is only to congratulate Sony, sure. There can be some element of comraderie involved.

I'm sorry but it's very naive to think that people are so one-dimensional. There's many reasons to do this.

For one, it's this guy's job to put a face to Xbox, which is a public relations job. That's exactly what he's doing. This thread's responses are evident of this.

People who are fans of any product, sports team, movies, game consoles, they all prefer to have a personality associated with the brand they can cheer on.

This is what advertising is about, getting people to believe in a product or brand outside of its raw contents. It's called a soft sell.

It's no different if Shuhei goes out and acts amicably. He's putting a face to the Sony brand too.

Being positive is part of the salesmanship job. That's just how it is.

It's not at all a conspiracy, despite your tin foil hat picture there. This is how you play the game. There are many, many games people will play in life, and no one is going to explicitly explain them to you.

Appealing to your emotions is part of the game. Because it works, and it doesn't feel like it is PR. But it is.

Pretty much this.

I see all this back patting rather fakey and hypocritical, call me an old man jaded gamer if you want. Phil happens to need to put in the extra work because of their disastrous Xbone PR.

 

[omonimo]

They said that because they feel like their product is better then the competitions, whether its the truth or not is for us the consumers who care about that sort of stuff to decide.

But it's true. I don't think there is nothing of wrong to say the IW graphic tech showed it's quite dated and disappointing. Maybe dice could choice better words, ok, but they said the truth after all. I don't get this politically correct rethoric when Activision it's the last who could pretend such stuff. And we are talking just of videogames.