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[chemical boy]

“I honestly think we’re in the best launch lineup position that we’ve ever been on Xbox,” Spencer said.

Xbox Series X will have Microsoft’s ‘most diverse collection of first-party games’

Games that you can also play on Xbox One (and elsewhere)

www.polygon.com

News of July 20, 2020.

From my point of view Spencer has not kept any of his promises so far, he only knows how to sell smoke year after year. It is time for someone else to take over.

 

[Abriael_GN]

No. And he won't be.

 

[Men_in_Boxes]

Nope. He's doing a great job.

Can't turn a ship around on a dime.

 

[DynamiteCop!]

He's a snake oil salesman, yes.

 

[Warnen]

Yes I’ll take the job, free Xboxen for all

 

[Insane Metal]

Yes, he's just a PR spinner pawn.

 

[Rac3r]

Absolutely

 

[phil_t98]

Why? I mean they have the console, they have the games coming. They have new studios. Not gonna happen overnight

 

[Nikana]

No.

 

[Rob_27]

No he's doing a good job. Mattrick was a suit.

 

[Leyasu]

No, he has done a great job. But, there should be changes at 343

 

[Coulomb_Barrier]

The end to the XB1's life has been a shitshow. The start of their new gen looks just as bad. Yes, he needs to go.

 

[VAVA Mk2]

He doesn't suck. Bonnie Ross, head of 343i, sucks and needs to be removed. She has fucked over that franchise enough and is not a great studio head.

 

[kretos]

MS heads doesn't really care about all what's going on, as long as he keeps making money he's fine

 

[GHG]

Yes.

I've seen through his bullshit for years.

But thanks for the PC releases on Steam.

 

[Simpkin92]

Could he do a better job and drop the BS car salesman attitude? Yes.

is there a good replacement that I’m confident in doing at least as good as job as him? Skeptical

 

[Punished Miku]

He's not a coder at 343. He's making very broad, large scale decisions.

He's basically the guy that made MS refocus on making games, made multiple smart purchases of new studios, made Gamepass a focus with all first party games on day one, made backwards compatibility a focus. He's giving all the studios very large budgets. He's possibly funded the more powerful of the two consoles.

I still don't see anything he's actually doing wrong. It takes a long time to build top tier studios. If anyone should be in the hot seat, it's the head of 343, or the head of Xbox Games Studios development as a whole.

 

[Knitted Knight]

It's time. The ship is sinking and people still want to pretend he's doing a fine job. The cult is crazy.

Get a better brain on the job.

 

[Dnice1]

Naw. He's responsible for the launch of the two most powerful consoles back to back.

 

[AllBizness]

“I honestly think we’re in the best launch lineup position that we’ve ever been on Xbox,” Spencer said.

Xbox Series X will have Microsoft’s ‘most diverse collection of first-party games’

Games that you can also play on Xbox One (and elsewhere)

www.polygon.com

News of July 20, 2020.

From my point of view Spencer has not kept any of his promises so far, he only knows how to sell smoke year after year. It is time for someone else to take over.

I agree, it's time for Phil to go.

 

[GHG]

Current free agent:

 

[TheUndeadGamer]

No, I don’t thInk he should be replaced. I say let’s revisit this at the end of 2021 and maybe by then he will show he was either a good fit for the job or not.

 

[Coulomb_Barrier]

 

[MiyazakiHatesKojima]

He needs to get punished by Craig for his sheer and utter incompetence.

 

[30yearsofhurt]

How long has he had to turn the ship around?
What must-play titles has he seen come out in his tenure?
What acclaimed new IPs has he greenlit for the XBox stable?
Has he fixed the godawful UI?
How much has he spent and for what return?

 

[FunkMiller]

Probably, at this point.

They kinda need a quiet, sensible, determined guy, who doesn’t care for the showboating, and keeps his head down. Someone who will be straight with gamers, and better understand their wants and needs.

 

[Jadsey]

The launch of the XSX is starting to feel like a slow motion car crash.

Yep, keep him right in the driving seat. Seems sensible.

 

[Eliciel]

They need Cerny I guess..

 

[Rattlehead121]

LOL.

 

[{insert code here}]

Nobody can replace good guy Phil. He knows games.

 

[Hinedorf]

Depends on your perception of video games and the current climate of consoles. There's lots of filthy casuals that are probably content with everything they get from Microsoft. As a hardcore gamer who refuses to miss anything I can't recall during the entire console generation of the X1/PS4 where I felt like if I didn't have that X1 I was missing out. Counter that with most of my favorite console games of the last decade being exclusive to either Nintendo or Sony. What is Microsoft bringing to the table to make me want their console?

IMO he should've already been fired unless Microsoft's ultimate goal is mediocrity, mission accomplished.

 

[MasterCornholio]

I think we should be asking that question about her.

 

[Entroyp]

Absolutely not. He should stay quiet more often though.

 

[Liamario]

It depends on Microsoft's goals. They're moving their focus away from hardware and towards services. Xbox games will eventually appear on PlayStation.

 

[fermcr]

The first year of the Xbox Series will dictate if Phil Spencer gets replaced or not as head of Xbox division... this November and December will be decisive.

 

[RetroRibosome]

I don’t think it matters at this point.

The Xbox brand is a spent force.

 

[martino]

No, he has done a great job. But, there should be changes at 343

Isn't too much change more the problem at 343i (or i didn't understood the situation)

 

[godhandiscen]

No because in the end, it looks like he took the right decision when presented with the evidence.

Also, GamePass and XCloud are projects that came to fruition under his leadership, and he gets credit for those.

I think that heads need to roll at 343i first.

I don’t think it matters at this point.

The Xbox brand is a spent force.

What are you talking about? Microsoft is making more money than ever on the Xbox. They’ll continue investing on it.

 

[Physiognomonics]

He needs to get punished by Craig for his sheer and utter incompetence.

That doesn't look like a punishment for him.

 

[Oppoi]

Craig can take his place.

 

[Barakov]

He's a good front man and as far as PR spin goes he's god tier. But as the head of Xbox? He needs to go I think. All he's given the Xbox the past 6 years is empty promises. Also, he's given a lot of people even less of a reason to buy a Xbox.

I think we should be asking that question about her.

Yeah, her and the rest of management at 343 needs to go too.

 

[TBiddy]

Head of Xbox buys studios to create games. Sony fans wants him gone. Makes sense.

 

[Kagero]

He sucks. Stop defending him people. Dudes not a gamer. He’s a suit that dresses like a nickelback fan.

 

[Camreezie]

Definitely, he has had a fair bit of time now and just makes promises and promises but doesnt deliver. What great games have Xbox Studios come out with while he has been the head? I get he came out with Gamepass but thats all content outside of Microsoft anyway

 

[digoutyoursoul]

Definitely Yes IMO

 

[M.W.]

343idiots need to go.

Phil can stay.

 

[Dr Bass]

7 Years. Brand is in a worse position than when he took over, all while promising the moon every year.

Time to go.

 

[MrS]

To me, he'll always be the man who sold 110m PS4s. Keep him on.

 

[Oppoi]

He sucks. Stop defending him people. Dudes not a gamer. He’s a suit that dresses like a nickelback fan.

Nonsense! He would not be wearing all those gaming Tshirts if he wasn't a fan of video games!

 

[VAVA Mk2]

I think we should be asking that question about her.

Throw her out!