Captain Toad
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Was he not already? It sounds like he got promoted by changing the positions title slightly.
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Phil Spencer promoted to CEO of MS Gaming
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Buggy Loop
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ChuckeRearmed
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Emperor of Gamingkind 
ShaikhCroft
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This guy is just phenomenon! Very well deserved!
DenchDeckard
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Microsoft definitely getting out of gaming. It’s obvious, clear as day for us all to see…..…haha
thatJohann
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Well deserved
StreetsofBeige
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Altares13th
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More like CEO of MS Gaming.
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Phil saved xbox brand. He deserves every praise.
Maiden Voyage
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Well earned, especially after Don Mattrick.
VAVA Mk2
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The worst part is Mattrick in the XBox 6-part documentary still feels he didn't make bad decisions. Fucking tool.
MacReady13
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What the fuck? During the 360 era (pre Kinect) Xbox was the place to game. It was well and truly legitimized then thank you very much.
FunkMiller
Gold Member
The change from head of XBox to head of Microsoft Gaming feels… significant.
MacReady13
Member
All this over the fact they having a gaming subscription service? This is not good for gaming in my eyes. Buying a company like activision is just pathetic.
EdGalTBR
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Xbox + Zenimax + Activision may beat Playstation revenue.
Javthusiast
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Dr Bass
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Probably not. Latest Xbox gaming revenue reporting was 3.8 billion. No profit reported.
Xbox revenue grows 16% during Q1 FY22 on console hardware demand
Xbox Series X|S headlines Q1 earnings growth as demand outstrips supply
www.neoseeker.com
Zenimax doesn't make much. I think the last estimate was under 500 million a year. I think Activision's latest quarterly results were 1.88 billion in revenue.
Sony's latest quarterly revenue was 10 billion.
Sony's quarterly game revenues rise to $10.8bn as PS5 sales pass 13m
Sony has published its financial results for the three months ended September 30, 2021, reporting a 27% increase in sal…
But more revenue doesn't matter if you're losing money and the competition is making a profit.
Sony sells more hardware, sells more games, and makes more money. As does Nintendo. That's what makes so many of the discussions on this board so ridiculous. There is a handful of people that just comment, and will argue vehemently, based on facts pulled purely out of their rear. It's really, really, easy to look up numbers and data and see what's actually happening. Microsoft clearly sees gaming as an important source of revenue in the future and they think they can grow it. But I don't think they have a vision, otherwise they would be inventing the future, instead of buying the past. But this is also sort of their company M.O. and it's how they've operated for decades. Office was a rip off of VisiCalc and several other word processors. Windows was a reaction to the Mac. Azure is a response to AWS. Even HoloLens was a response to Magic Leap of all things. Halo was a Mac exclusive, until MS swept in and bought Bungie because they needed something for Xbox. Their entire product line reads as their version of something else that came first pretty much. It's just how they do things. I have a feeling a lot of the diehards on this forum don't even know this.
Which is why I personally don't think they are going to change the game industry with their moves. They can still have cool games. I am really hoping Starfield ends up as something great. However, as a company they are too busy trying to constantly respond instead of having a truly forward looking vision.
EdGalTBR
Member
Probably not. Latest Xbox gaming revenue reporting was 3.8 billion. No profit reported.
Xbox revenue grows 16% during Q1 FY22 on console hardware demand
Xbox Series X|S headlines Q1 earnings growth as demand outstrips supplywww.neoseeker.com
Zenimax doesn't make much. I think the last estimate was under 500 million a year. I think Activision's latest quarterly results were 1.88 billion in revenue.
Sony's latest quarterly revenue was 10 billion.
Sony's quarterly game revenues rise to $10.8bn as PS5 sales pass 13m
Sony has published its financial results for the three months ended September 30, 2021, reporting a 27% increase in sal…www.gamesindustry.biz
But more revenue doesn't matter if you're losing money and the competition is making a profit.
Sony sells more hardware, sells more games, and makes more money. As does Nintendo. That's what makes so many of the discussions on this board so ridiculous. There is a handful of people that just comment, and will argue vehemently, based on facts pulled purely out of their rear. It's really, really, easy to look up numbers and data and see what's actually happening. Microsoft clearly sees gaming as an important source of revenue in the future and they think they can grow it. But I don't think they have a vision, otherwise they would be inventing the future, instead of buying the past. But this is also sort of their company M.O. and it's how they've operated for decades. Office was a rip off of VisiCalc and several other word processors. Windows was a reaction to the Mac. Azure is a response to AWS. Even HoloLens was a response to Magic Leap of all things. Halo was a Mac exclusive, until MS swept in and bought Bungie because they needed something for Xbox. Their entire product line reads as their version of something else that came first pretty much. It's just how they do things. I have a feeling a lot of the diehards on this forum don't even know this.
Which is why I personally don't think they are going to change the game industry with their moves. They can still have cool games. I am really hoping Starfield ends up as something great. However, as a company they are too busy trying to constantly respond instead of having a truly forward looking vision.
Playstation revenue for last quarter was like ~5.86 billion.
Sony Q2 FY2021 (July-Sept) Results - PS5: 3.3m (LTD: 13.4m), PS4: 0.2m (LTD: 116.6m) / Best Q2 Revenue in video game history / Hardware Rev +287% YoY
*The US Dollar figures have been converted from Japanese Yen with exchange rate provided in Sony fiscal reports Source 1 / Source 2 Highlights : Q2 FY21: Over $5.86B Revenue and $0.751B Profit between July-Sept 2021 Biggest Q2 Revenue ever for PlayStation (and for any platform holder) Top 3...
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Bragr
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It's about streaming, Game Pass is built to transition into a pure streaming/TV app service. It's absolutely the future.
Silent Viper
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Hail Lord Spencer. Savior of Gaming
CGiRanger
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009EspadaSageJay
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Phill getting a promotion
AMEN
The guy got so much budget he could ultimately choose between either buying Activision Blizzard, or a brand new Geforce 3090ti.
I think he chose wisely.
Salty Popsicle
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I'm pretty sure he gets a nice raise with his title change. Also, "CEO of Gaming" sounds pretty bad ass IMO
MOTM
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Armchair Analysts vs Real Analysts.
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
Congratulations Phil.
This is actually a very insightful post. I think an important overlooked factor in success is timing. Many of the things you pointed out as acquisitions or copies were things that didn't take off in their own time because of factors like lack of user readiness, lack of supporting or adjacent markets & products, availability of technology infrastructure etc. Apple didn't invent the smartphone, which existed at least 10 years earlier, but they innovated on it and caught the market right as it was primed. So I think what you are saying has a lot of merit, but innovation is just as important as invention.Probably not. Latest Xbox gaming revenue reporting was 3.8 billion. No profit reported.
Xbox revenue grows 16% during Q1 FY22 on console hardware demand
Xbox Series X|S headlines Q1 earnings growth as demand outstrips supplywww.neoseeker.com
Zenimax doesn't make much. I think the last estimate was under 500 million a year. I think Activision's latest quarterly results were 1.88 billion in revenue.
Sony's latest quarterly revenue was 10 billion.
Sony's quarterly game revenues rise to $10.8bn as PS5 sales pass 13m
Sony has published its financial results for the three months ended September 30, 2021, reporting a 27% increase in sal…
But more revenue doesn't matter if you're losing money and the competition is making a profit.
Sony sells more hardware, sells more games, and makes more money. As does Nintendo. That's what makes so many of the discussions on this board so ridiculous. There is a handful of people that just comment, and will argue vehemently, based on facts pulled purely out of their rear. It's really, really, easy to look up numbers and data and see what's actually happening. Microsoft clearly sees gaming as an important source of revenue in the future and they think they can grow it. But I don't think they have a vision, otherwise they would be inventing the future, instead of buying the past. But this is also sort of their company M.O. and it's how they've operated for decades. Office was a rip off of VisiCalc and several other word processors. Windows was a reaction to the Mac. Azure is a response to AWS. Even HoloLens was a response to Magic Leap of all things. Halo was a Mac exclusive, until MS swept in and bought Bungie because they needed something for Xbox. Their entire product line reads as their version of something else that came first pretty much. It's just how they do things. I have a feeling a lot of the diehards on this forum don't even know this.
Which is why I personally don't think they are going to change the game industry with their moves. They can still have cool games. I am really hoping Starfield ends up as something great. However, as a company they are too busy trying to constantly respond instead of having a truly forward looking vision.
lh032
I cry about Xbox and hate PlayStation.
i think you should thank nadella instead.Phil saved xbox brand. He deserves every praise
Topher
Gold Member
Phil Spencer is brilliant. You don't do what he has done without being brilliant. Especially after the Xbox One debacle.
Yeah, MS is a massive company, but they are not going to hand out billions to just anyone. People who say Spencer is just writing MS checks are not realistic.
Microsoft believes in Phil Spencer. As they should.
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Oddvintagechap
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He is no longer in charge of xbox. He’s in charge of multiple gaming divisions. They also now have a multi platform division, cell phone mobile divison… hell xbox might be their smallest division now. Candy Crush pulls huge numbers. I think it pulls in 4 billion a year. Still dont know how they got Activision so cheap.
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