digoutyoursoul
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Exactly but more often than not they don’t sadly
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Sarah Bond talks Xbox Closing Down Studios
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Exactly but more often than not they don’t sadly
KaiserBecks
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They might as well ask Ms. South Carolina.
digoutyoursoul
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Hate is a overly abused word on social media
SidViscous
Member
I wonder how many Tango Gameworks they could afford to bankroll to get a steady stream of great AA titles if they just axed 343i I get the impression it's all game of thrones shit going on as the decisions they make seem completely irrational to someone without insight into their internal politics.
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U n i o n 0015
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She must've gone to the Kamala Harris School of Interviewing.
demigod
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My jaw dropped when I saw this on TV back then.
Ass of Can Whooping
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King Dazzar
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What a cyborg. At least Phil talks shit with some charisma...
CosmicComet
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Sarah Bond seems like a figure head that's woefully underprepared for her position.
I honestly feel bad.
It's Phil's feet that should be held to the fire.
I honestly feel bad.
It's Phil's feet that should be held to the fire.
darrylgorn
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aliadiere25
Member
And this is why Xbox is failing.
I knew it would be CorpoSpeak as soon as reading who she is, then read her first sentence and stopped immediately.
"You know, one of the things I really love about the games industry is it's a creative art form"
Give me a fucking break. It's simply not worth your time to listen to a single word from anyone involved at Xbox and MS.
"You know, one of the things I really love about the games industry is it's a creative art form"
Give me a fucking break. It's simply not worth your time to listen to a single word from anyone involved at Xbox and MS.
SmokedMeat
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I was curious how she was going to dance around it. She’s management material alright, and that’s exactly why Xbox is in the position they’re in.
FewRope
Member
What a piece of shit, every moron who worked at Microsoft are this stupid or what
REDRZA MWS
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I cannot stand word salads more than anyone. I don’t care what she says though. These devs are closed because they may have had a popular smaller AA type game but they most likely weren’t making shit worth selling anymore and it’s business.
digoutyoursoul
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My problem is people deliberately deconstruct criticism as “hate”. It’s disingenuous as fuck.
Hudo
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Delivering content for GAF.
SantaC
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A bunch of nonsense just to save her own job
Someone: Hey Sarah, that was one shitty non-answer!
Twitter: That´s hate speech.
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digoutyoursoul
Member
Exactly. I have usually found Seamus to be a decent bloke but he’s being an arse here. I would understand if a pile of bigoted idiots were giving her shit but from what I have seen its criticism about what she said or didn’t say. She’s likely paid a substantial salary for a high profile role, is accountability out of the window now?
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Dick Jones
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The true victim of multiple studios closing down and many people losing their jobs, Sarah Bond.
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Zheph
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She is the head of xbox now, she was promoted not long ago
Fake
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JackMcGunns
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Translation... corporate sugar coat speak for "We closed down studios that weren't bringing in money in order to keep Xbox division around for the long haul" because we all know they'll close that b*tch too if it's not bringing in money for investors.
Zheph
Member
That's the creator of the original xbox but I mostly agree with your idea
diffusionx
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The fact that Sarah Bond couldn't answer this question that anybody with a pulse could have seen coming is very, very concerning.
That's what the money is for. This is literally her job. Simps get the rope.
That's what the money is for. This is literally her job. Simps get the rope.
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Sarah Bond is irrelevant, she has no real power. She's just a PR figure with the difficult job to do the damage control for others.
Nadella takes all the decisions at this point.
Spencer receives them and instructs Sarah about what she has to do and say on the Xbox side.
Nadella takes all the decisions at this point.
Spencer receives them and instructs Sarah about what she has to do and say on the Xbox side.
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XXL
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IlGialloMondadori
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But she's probably only on seven figures when you take into account bonuses for saving money through redundancies. Think about how tight her budget must be.The true victim of multiple studios closing down and many people losing their jobs, Sarah Bond.
nosoynadie22
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Dick Jones
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It's awful. I hope she pulls through
HeisenbergFX4
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IlGialloMondadori
Member
"I was just doing my job," she says as thousands lose their jobs and the company hits record profits and worth above a trillion.
Pancakes and Sausage
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midnightAI
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How long before Phil does one of his 'trust us' sitdowns? they are being shot at from all sides at the moment and their current responses from Bond and Booty (heh, sounds like a Sea of Thieves expansion) are not helping at all
Agent_Nobody
Member
If you struggle or fail to explain your reasoning, perhaps there wasn’t any reasoning to begin with.
HeisenbergFX4
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MayauMiao
Member
I don't blame Sarah Bond. I truly believe she was hired to be Xbox's shield to protect the beloved Phil Spencer.
Was that Trump on a good day?
KingXtreme81
Member
What a stupid, ignorant bitch.
