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[Ozriel]

As I recall, Phil Spencer made a statement along those lines when discussing Bethesda. It was not described as a restriction for all games going forward. Heck, even in the interview above he talks about cloud only in the context of "on the go". So yeah, stop "holding back" on all the other platforms if they are all "Xbox users".

He said this without regard to a Game Pass restriction whatsoever....

"Phil: Both are important indeed. Firstly, regarding the hardware, I am very excited and looking forward to what can be achieved in the future. With respect to hardware, it's not just about merely aligning with what other companies are doing, but I believe there's something unique that can be offered to Xbox users. Just as I consider ROG Ally and Steam Deck as part of the Xbox community, it's necessary to consider the numerous Nintendo Switch and PlayStation users as part of the Xbox community going forward.

Similarly, including those who are playing on PC with Game Pass, it's important to ensure that everyone who continues to play Xbox games feels equal within the community. There are many things to work on."

How exactly is he ‘holding back’ on people playing COD or Minecraft on Playstation and Switch? how exactly is the experience not equal, when there’s full content and feature parity? Ditto for Fallout 76, Elder Scrolls Online and others.

Nowhere in that statement does he promise full availability of all xbox games on all platforms where Xbox users exist.

if it’s not then why don’t you prove it by only playing games on a browser for the next year? because you’re saying that it’s perfectly fine for people that don’t have the systems you do that Xbox still puts games out on

Web browser’s just one example, though. There are lots of members here that exclusively play Xbox games on PC…and have done so for years.

 

[GHG]

You guys are jealous cause man knows how to cook.

 

[SlimySnake]

What Phil Spencer dreams of

 

[Topher]

Nowhere in that statement does he promise full availability of all xbox games on all platforms where Xbox users exist.

Then they ain't "Xbox users" and he needs to stop pretending they are.

 

[Katatonic]

Who keeps interviewing this guy? lol

 

[AutumnLeaves]

WHERE'S THE LAMB SAUCE???

 

[Killjoy-NL]

Might as well go 3rd party publishing then.

 

[Bradamante3D]

【VIPインタビュー】マイクロソフト フィル・スペンサー氏「Xboxとは、マルチデバイスで遊べるプレイヤーのコミュニティー」 | ゲーム・エンタメ最新情報のファミ通.com

Xboxプラットフォームビジネスのトップとして、ゲーム業界をけん引するマイクロソフト ゲーミングCEO フィル・スペンサー氏にお話を聞いた。フィル・スペンサー氏が見据えるXboxの現状と、今後の戦略は？

www.famitsu.com

The current figures in Japan show that over the past three years, Xbox has been the fastest-growing market compared to any other country, region, or market.

Uhm, Phil, 20% more of zero market share ... is still zero.

 

[SenkiDala]

Who keeps interviewing this guy? lol

He's the boss of Xbox.

 

[X-Wing]

Who keeps interviewing this guy? lol

He probably pays to be interviewed.

 

[mansoor1980]

Who keeps interviewing this guy? lol

 

[Negotiator101]

Phils become a preacher spreading the good word of gaming, everyone is a part of this Xbox awakening.

 

[ZoukGalaxy]

Also Phil:
"We sold x10 more Xbox consoles* this week in Japan... going from 1 sold to 10 sold, it's incredible, it's growing and fantastic (...) it's like an experiment becoming reality"
Phil Spencer, crackhead of Xbox.

*Xbox 360 consoles sold

 

[Ozriel]

Then they ain't "Xbox users" and he needs to stop pretending they are.

Would ‘Monthly Active Users of multiplatform Xbox games like Minecraft, ESO, FO76 and COD’ make you feel better?

 

[Topher]

Would ‘Monthly Active Users of multiplatform Xbox games like Minecraft, ESO, FO76 and COD’ make you feel better?

 

[nial]

 

[mitch1971]

Get this guy to phil's office, stat!

 

[SteadyEvo]

What a fucking idiot

Yeah. Because companies want a leader with a negative outlook What is he supposed to say?

Hating/shitting on Xbox is the cool thing to do these days

 

[Thirty7ven]

Would ‘Monthly Active Users of multiplatform Xbox games like Minecraft, ESO, FO76 and COD’ make you feel better?

Why is the common sense that says people who play COD on PlayStation are not using Xbox and therefore are not Xbox users somehow controversial for you?

Are people who play mlb/destiny on Xbox PlayStation users?

So everybody who watches the last of us show on hbo is a PlayStation user?

It’s not enough that Phil and his minions are inflating numbers for the brand, now we gotta deal with this bs?

 

[fred420170]

how long before ms starts adding ps and switch users as engagement for their own numbers?

If you're buying their product i.e. Minecraft, COD or any other game owned by MS then you are part of the engagement numbers.

 

[Fredrik]

Then they ain't "Xbox users" and he needs to stop pretending they are.

They’re never going back to isolating Xbox console users as Xbox users. Xbox has been on PC too for awhile now, the games are day 1 on Steam, and handhelds and cloud, some games are on PS and Switch. MS has been using total player count and engagement data from all platforms for some time, the Xbox console-only bubble may exist for rare games with no other versions but for the most part the bubble has been popped and there is no going back.
It’ll make more sense once there is no new specific Xbox hardware and it’s just a launcher. I give it one more console generation and it’ll feel normal for everyone that using a Xbox launcher on whatever plastic is all that’s needed to be considered a ”Xbox user”.
Can’t wait. I hate the plastic wars.

 

[Doom85]

Yeah. Because companies want a leader with a negative outlook What is he supposed to say?

Hating/shitting on Xbox is the cool thing to do these days

Maybe focus on things that are positive AND not total bullshit?

Imagine the head of SEGA saying their company was the strongest they’ve ever been…..in 2001. Just because it’s positive sounding doesn’t mean it doesn’t deserve to be laughed at.

 

[hinch7]

Yeah. Because companies want a leader with a negative outlook What is he supposed to say?

Hating/shitting on Xbox is the cool thing to do these days

Easy to pick fun and critique when people say stupid things. Some people (Phil Spencer) can't help themselves..

We've seen the leaked emails of them wanting to basically buy most of the big publishers including Nintendo and Valve, which sounds fucking dreadful. Question is.. why would anyone want to simp or defend them? lol.

Idc for stupid console wars, but MS is a awful company with its business ethics.

 

[Nubulax]

Hey Phil. If you want me to buy Xbox games you better release them on Playstation.

Agree.. Just put all the games on PS and we will all be part of the xbox community Phil... when everyone plays we all win right?

 

[Thirty7ven]

They’re never going back to isolating Xbox console users as Xbox users. Xbox has been on PC too for awhile now, the games are day 1 on Steam, and handhelds and cloud, some games are on PS and Switch. MS has been using total player count and engagement data from all platforms for some time, the Xbox console-only bubble may exist for rare games with no other versions but for the most part the bubble has been popped and there is no going back.
It’ll make more sense once there is no new specific Xbox hardware and it’s just a launcher. I give it one more console generation and it’ll feel normal for everyone that using a Xbox launcher on whatever plastic is all that’s needed to be considered a ”Xbox user”.
Can’t wait. I hate the plastic wars.

Right now we hate plastic wars because there’s a very real possibility Xbox the console goes away or loses the concept of exclusives.

I’m sure you will be able to run a Xbox launcher on a PlayStation lol

 

[Danny Dudekisser]

Phil Spencer is incapable of saying an interesting thing.

 

[Bernardougf]

Shilling for some socks and gamepass I can understand, shilling to save face for this pathological bullshitter is another level of craziness... damn

 

[Ozriel]

Why is the common sense that says people who play COD on PlayStation are not using Xbox and therefore are not Xbox users somehow controversial for you?

Are people who play mlb/destiny on Xbox PlayStation users?

Thread title says 'community', not 'users'. And yes, anyone who plays Destiny actively is part of the Destiny community...and that's a PlayStation game.

You think revenue from Destiny from PC and Xbox sales aren't getting reported in PlayStation overall revenue?
When Sony put out this chart showing their future growth area for PlayStation, where were you?

They even had a slide talking about how 5 PC ports so far have PSN Log-ins. Essentially part of the PlayStation community even without access to PlayStation hardware.

So if everybody who watches the last of us show on hbo is a PlayStation user?

Such an inane analogy. What were you thinking?

 

[Fredrik]

Right now we hate plastic wars because there’s a very real possibility Xbox the console goes away or loses the concept of exclusives.

I’m sure you will be able to run a Xbox launcher on a PlayStation lol

The thing is, there won’t be a Xbox or Playstation in another console generation. It’ll just be Playstation and Xbox launchers. Throw this back at me with lols in 2036 if I’m wrong, assuming we’re still around and not nuked or whatever.

 

[NonPhixion]

I mean when you buy IPs with pre-existing communities then sure, they’re now part of the Xbox community. Phil just tying to make you think they wouldn’t exist without him xbox.

 

[supernova8]

So I read through the interview and came away with no new information whatsoever.

What's even the point?

 

[Roronoa Zoro]

No Phil. You're a member of the PS community. Enjoy

 

[LiquidMetal14]

Yeah. Because companies want a leader with a negative outlook What is he supposed to say?

Hating/shitting on Xbox is the cool thing to do these days

You go and do all the research or news reading to see why the division has been incompetently run for a while.

And he simply sucks at his job. They saw better days under Moore and even Matrick.

The trust fund doesn't erase the facts.

And supernovas, you're right. That's just what Microsoft PR is. Saying a whole bunch of nonsense and see what sticks. It's old

 

[Fredrik]

So I read through the interview and came away with no new information whatsoever.

What's even the point?

Steam Deck is Xbox now. Steam is Xbox. That could be seen as news I think.

 

[adamsapple]

What Phil Spencer dreams of

 

[bender]

 

[Moses85]

And now imagine the salary he gets for the trash he is saying over and over again.

 

[Arsic]

Someone shop Phil’s face here for perfection.

 

[Thirty7ven]

Thread title says 'community', not 'users'. And yes, anyone who plays Destiny actively is part of the Destiny community...and that's a PlayStation game.

You think revenue from Destiny from PC and Xbox sales aren't getting reported in PlayStation overall revenue?
When Sony put out this chart showing their future growth area for PlayStation, where were you?

They even had a slide talking about how 5 PC ports so far have PSN Log-ins. Essentially part of the PlayStation community even without access to PlayStation hardware.

Such an inane analogy. What were you thinking?

“Part of the Destiny community” I’m sorry is it something in your programming that stopped you from saying PlayStation community? Also I was replying to a post about the term Xbox users.

Insane analogy? The Last of Us is PlayStation productions.

I’m sorry did this break your bs rationale?

 

[ProgenitorCastle]

I want nothing to do with the Xbox community and nuts like these guys:

Greenrats.jpg

 

[Sushi_Combo]

If you're buying their product i.e. Minecraft, COD or any other game owned by MS then you are part of the engagement numbers.

It's going to be interesting once we get engagement numbers between Xbox and Playstation. I'm sure they'll try hiding it and combining everything into one row of numbers.

 

[Banjo64]

You know it’s a good Phil thread when someone busts out the graphs and pie charts

 

[TheGodfather07]

Phil Spencer is incapable of saying an interesting thing.

It's not his fault. That's the script his superiors give him. Phil spencer knows it's stupid and can't wait to get off work to go home and play on his switch and PS5.

 

[Fredrik]

It's going to be interesting once we get engagement numbers between Xbox and Playstation. I'm sure they'll try hiding it and combining everything into one row of numbers.

Of course. And CoD player numbers are going to be spectacular for PR without the hard details and the money brought in will be impressive since they’ll dodge the Gamepass effect.

 

[YeulEmeralda]

Steam Deck is Xbox?

Don't go to Valve tomorrow some of you guys are alright.

 

[MarkMe2525]

Whether you like it or not, kiss the ring.

 

[ChorizoPicozo]

At least I don't believe he is my friend.

Pathetic.

 

[BootsLoader]

What’s wrong with Phil?

 

[jm89]

I want nothing to do with the Xbox community and nuts like these guys:

Which ones riky?

Guy on the far left my guess.

 

[ckstine]

He owns everything

there is something deeply unsettling about this picture. I love it