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[Eddie-Griffin]

Phil Spencer Has Spent Nearly 200 Hours Playing Vampire Survivors

The Xbox boss spent almost 193 hours in two weeks on the hit vampire roguelike.

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It seems that Spencer is so engaged in the game that he spends almost all of his free time playing it – he already has spent almost 200 hours in Vampire Survivors. According to Spencer's Xbox Live profile on TrueAchievements, the head of Xbox started playing Vampire Survivors on November 11, and at the moment, he spent nearly 193 hours in the game.

During this time, Spencer completed 96 achievements out of 142. This indicates that Spencer is really playing Vampire Survivors, and the 193 hours reflected on the tracking website are not a bug.

People have been wondering what's going on with studio mismanagement, 343i etc, and who's looking after Matt Booty, making sure things are running smooth, game delays and such.

But it all makes sense now, Phil has been spending on average near 100 hours a week for two weeks playing Indie game Vampire Survivor. how many other games before did he play instead of using those hours to make sure gamers received on-time hit titles.

To be fair though, I don't play Indie games but maybe it's a decent game. But when you're a boss of a game company, where you get to have hands on with games anyway, and you are the "Microsoft gaming CEO" with a family as well, it makes me wonder how he finds 200 hours in 2 weeks to play the game. Probably still playing it as we speak,

Hopefully it doesn't cause further delays for Redfall and Starfield. He may be addicted and might need an intervention.

However, this does confirm he is a gamer. Not a AAA gamer but still an indie gamer at least.

 

[Captain Toad]

I really doubt this is accurate information. There is no way a CEO has that much free time to sit around playing a single videogame.

 

[RoboFu]

"Sir, we still don't have a big Holiday game..."
Phil: " Shhh I just leveled up! "

 

[Ezekiel_]

 

[Beechos]

Theres no way 100 hours a week must be left on idle or testing purposes. Not even a teenager with nothing to do will play that much.

 

[LiquidMetal14]

Vital information

 

[MarkMe2525]

The dude really plays this too much. He has been on that game almost everytime I have logged on in the past week.

 

[Kilau]

 

[eastcoastkody]

newsflash...guy that runs one of the biggest videogame companies, enjoys playing videogames

 

[SteadyEvo]

Could be this children or significant other playing on his account???

When I first saw it I was like wtf is this shit?! Then I played it… and fell in love. Feels like an old school NES game with some modern twists. Surprisingly fun. Don’t knock it till you try it.

 

[Bonfires Down]

Game Pass streaming to phone + lots of boring meetings = 200 hours of Vampire Survivors

 

[bender]

Could be this children or significant other playing on his account???

When I first saw it I was like wtf is this shit?! Then I played it… and fell in love. Feels like an old school NES game with some modern twists. Surprisingly fun. Don’t knock it till you try it.

If he's playing it 14 hours a day, Vampire Survivors better be his children on significant other.

 

[Bragr]

Its on pause in-game, tons of people are like that, never turning off their game.

Come the hell on guys, if you think hes playing 14 hours a day you must be on acid or something.

 

[Bonfires Down]

His favorite game is Robotron so makes sense he would like Vampire Survivors.

 

[remember_spinal]

Game Pass streaming to phone + lots of boring meetings = 200 hours of Vampire Survivors

He should probably pay attention, jim ryan is winning the cma bargaining game

 

[Punished Miku]

Living the dream.

 

[analog_future]

 

[Unknown?]

I really doubt this is accurate information. There is no way a CEO has that much free time to sit around playing a single videogame.

He pays people to play on his account.

 

[K' Dash]

Roguelike? ugh, I'm gonna be sick.

Can't wait for that fad to be over.

 

[SlimySnake]

What a loser.

Now excuse me while i start my third 100% run of GOW.

 

[M1chl]

Alright Phil, challenge. Play just the exclusive titles and while playing think about how much more Xbox brand could be with more games.

Like sure, I can play Flight Sim non-stop, but that's just me.

More games, ffs.

 

[ChorizoPicozo]

Another award is coming at his door.

 

[ManaByte]

ITT people are in denial that a game that cost $1100 to make and costs $4 is GOTY.

 

[Rykan]

"MS continues its attempts to convince regulators to allow the acquisitions of Activision Blizzard, insisting that this will not lead to a monopoly and that the acquisition is necessary to stay competitive. One spokesperson said: "The situation of Xbox is so dire that the head of Xbox is currently spending all of his free time playing a 3$ indie game"

ITT people are in denial that a game that cost $1100 to make and costs $4 is GOTY.

There is no way that this game is GOTY. How can it be when it doesn't even have Cinematic walking around sections!?

 

[bender]

ITT people are in denial that a game that cost $1100 to make and costs $4 is GOTY.

It's my runner-up after Windjammers 2.

 

[baphomet]

Those clicker games require more input then Vampire Survivors.

 

[Puscifer]

I really doubt this is accurate information. There is no way a CEO has that much free time to sit around playing a single videogame.

Generally I've found the more your job pays the more relaxed things get as long as the job gets done.

 

[akimbo009]

May not be true.... But it should be. For all of you. VS is legend.

 

[adamsapple]

Why does this need to be a topic ?

Eddie .. take a break ...

 

[GhostOfTsu]

We have an insider here that tried playing with Phil and he's not a gamer. Employees are playing for him on his account.

 

[vaibhavpisal]

Damn let him enjoy his game. He is a true gamer.

Hilarious OP.

 

[remember_spinal]

We have an insider here that tried playing with Phil and he's not a gamer. Employees are playing for him on his account.

 

[GhostOfTsu]

That's right HeisenbergFX4

 

[GenericUser]

pr stunt, he can manipulate his stats however he wants.

 

[Knightime_X]

Phil isn't a robot.
He can play games as well.

 

[alabtrosMyster]

Those interns must be working double time shifts to bump up the numbers like that!

 

[Pasta la Vista]

Most overrated game of 2022.

 

[gow3isben]

0 chance these numbers are accurate lol that would average out to 14 hours a day. Lol.

He isn't a part time clerk at Barnes and Nobles

 

[The Tourmaline Gorilla]

A lot of presumptuous people here...

Any busy CEO won't have the luxury of devoting so much time into a game... Unless, someone else is playing from his account, or...he's on holiday/vacation (as is customary during this time of year), and is taking this time to unwind and spend time with his family. Who know?

But, I guess he can't win, huh? People have called Phil a "suit" and "PR guy" in every corner of the gaming space, despite the well-known fact that Phil is an actual, real gamer who absolutely enjoys video games. It's not even a question at this point. I'm personally happy that a real gamer is running the video game division of a company - maybe that's exactly the reason why back-compat for all Xbox generations became a thing, or why he lay his neck on the line to push Game Pass, knowing true gamers would flock to it and that it would grow steadily... Maybe, that's why we're getting so many studio acquisitions to bolster development without huge risks and a years-longer drought in games (yes, I know it's taking a while, but it would take even longer if they had to try to build some real triple-A titles from scratch). Maybe, that's why so many gamers resonate with him, or his words, despite the naysayers?

I'm not saying all of his decisions were made strictly because he's a gamer, and no other factors mattered. But, surely, him being an avid gamer would influence many of his decisions, big or small? The turn-around Xbox made after he took over from the debacle that was the Xbox One release is in-part, I believe, to Phil being a gamer.

But, like most things Phil Spencer related on gaf, it's a lose-lose for him. If he talks business, it's "Well, yeah...typical suit." If he talks what's-best-for-gamers, it's "PR talk. Don't trust him", if he spends all his free time playing games it's "No wonder Xbox is so much trash... This guy plays more games than makes them." Good ol' Uncle Phil, the Loser

 

[Barakov]

Phil Spencer Has Spent Nearly 200 Hours Playing Vampire Survivors

The Xbox boss spent almost 193 hours in two weeks on the hit vampire roguelike.

80.lv

People have been wondering what's going on with studio mismanagement, 343i etc, and who's looking after Matt Booty, making sure things are running smooth, game delays and such.

But it all makes sense now, Phil has been spending on average near 100 hours a week for two weeks playing Indie game Vampire Survivor. how many other games before did he play instead of using those hours to make sure gamers received on-time hit titles.

To be fair though, I don't play Indie games but maybe it's a decent game. But when you're a boss of a game company, where you get to have hands on with games anyway, and you are the "Microsoft gaming CEO" with a family as well, it makes me wonder how he finds 200 hours in 2 weeks to play the game. Probably still playing it as we speak,

Hopefully it doesn't cause further delays for Redfall and Starfield. He may be addicted and might need an intervention.

However, this does confirm he is a gamer. Not a AAA gamer but still an indie gamer at least.

Good to see the interns putting in some work.

 

[Kagey K]

He should probably pay attention, jim ryan is winning the cma bargaining game

That's not up to him or Jim. That's the legal team, they just reiterate what they are told to say, and nobody is winning that game. It's not up for the court of public opinion

 

[CLW]

 

[farmerboy]

300hrs would have been more believeable

 

[diffusionx]

newsflash...guy that runs one of the biggest videogame companies, enjoys playing videogames

Tell that to Jim Ryan lmao

 

[Bonsaibäumchen]

Theres no way 100 hours a week must be left on idle or testing purposes. Not even a teenager with nothing to do will play that much.

I beg to differ.
If you don't have to work or go to school using 16 hours a day to play you can actually get 112 hours in a week.

This sounds like something I could have achieved in my childhood with Ultima Online. My classmates and I played together on a freeshard. During winter holidays this could've been easily possible

 

[MadPanda]

Relax guys, he's not sitting home and playing it. He probably spends most of his time traveling so he plays it on xcloud.

 

[Kagey K]

Xbox has a bad habit of running gametine non stop if you don't go to home before shutting if off. I ran and extra day of playtime on Dragon Quest doing this. It holds it right there paused for the duration your Xbox is off.

 

[nocsi]

He has good tastes in gaming

 

[IFireflyl]

A lot of presumptuous people here...

Any busy CEO won't have the luxury of devoting so much time into a game... Unless, someone else is playing from his account, or...he's on holiday/vacation (as is customary during this time of year), and is taking this time to unwind and spend time with his family. Who know?

But, I guess he can't win, huh? People have called Phil a "suit" and "PR guy" in every corner of the gaming space, despite the well-known fact that Phil is an actual, real gamer who absolutely enjoys video games. It's not even a question at this point. I'm personally happy that a real gamer is running the video game division of a company - maybe that's exactly the reason why back-compat for all Xbox generations became a thing, or why he lay his neck on the line to push Game Pass, knowing true gamers would flock to it and that it would grow steadily... Maybe, that's why we're getting so many studio acquisitions to bolster development without huge risks and a years-longer drought in games (yes, I know it's taking a while, but it would take even longer if they had to try to build some real triple-A titles from scratch). Maybe, that's why so many gamers resonate with him, or his words, despite the naysayers?

I'm not saying all of his decisions were made strictly because he's a gamer, and no other factors mattered. But, surely, him being an avid gamer would influence many of his decisions, big or small? The turn-around Xbox made after he took over from the debacle that was the Xbox One release is in-part, I believe, to Phil being a gamer.

But, like most things Phil Spencer related on gaf, it's a lose-lose for him. If he talks business, it's "Well, yeah...typical suit." If he talks what's-best-for-gamers, it's "PR talk. Don't trust him", if he spends all his free time playing games it's "No wonder Xbox is so much trash... This guy plays more games than makes them." Good ol' Uncle Phil, the Loser

 

[Magic Carpet]

I played enough to buy all the upgrades. Only played the forest level and the library.
Im just gonna delete it.