PropellerEar
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I think he's referring to the small minority of radical overweight middle aged man boys that live in their basement and dirty their controllers with Cheetos on a daily basis.
I think he's referring to the small minority of radical overweight middle aged man boys that live in their basement and dirty their controllers with Cheetos on a daily basis.
Da hell?! Who put a camera in my basement?!
Microsoft’s biggest competitor isn’t Sony or Nintendo
Microsoft and Sony are often considered direct rivals in the game space, competing for players through new consoles and exclusive games. Brand loyalty and “console wars” for some players dictates whether they’ll grab a PlayStation or Xbox. Extreme fans have even escalated their affinity for one over the other into harassment. But Microsoft’s real threat isn’t Sony, Nintendo, or any other company, says Microsoft’s head of gaming Phil Spencer. “We’re in the entertainment business. The biggest competitor we have is apathy over the products and services, games that we build,” he says.
Speaking to The Verge, Spencer says he finds toxic brand loyalty to be distasteful and despises the idea that companies like Microsoft “have to see others fail” in order to achieve their goals. “That tribalism in the industry, if there was anything that would ever drive me out of the industry, it’s actually that,” Spencer says. “When a team releases something into the market for … the world to tear it apart on the internet, it’s just such a brave thing for a team to do. I’m never going to vote against any creative team or any product team to do poorly because I have a competitive product. It’s not in me. I don’t actually think it helps us in the long run in the industry.”
Instead, Spencer says it’s more important to focus on how the industry is doing well as a whole. He points to advancements like crossplay — where players can jump into the same games with friends on any console — as ways the company has worked against these tropes of bitter competition.
“But there is a core that just really hates the other consumer product,” Spencer says. “Man, that’s just so off-putting to me ... To me, it’s one of the worst things about our industry.”
You can listen to or read Nilay Patel’s full interview with Phil Spencer here.
Xbox head Phil Spencer says console tribalism is “one of the worst things about our industry”
“The biggest competitor we have is apathy.”www.theverge.com
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Games get critiqued like any other entertainment medium. Don’t know why he’s bitching and moaning. Can’t stand the heat then get the fuck out of the kitchen
Thanks! I saw it later and edited my comment. Good acronymFixed
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Where's your evidence.Absolute douchebag. Feeds it when he think it’ll benefit his brand, decries he when he thinks it won’t.
Can’t believe people like this cunt, I really can’t.
I never get angry at XBox fans, but when it comes to assholes like this feeding their console war frenzy, that’s another thing entirely.
This guy just oversaw the launch of a new console without a single MGS title to go alongside it, with even developer tools not ready for the next gen either (apparently). What's he been doing for the past 3 years? XB1 output has been poor in that time.
Glad you gave yourself an out with the most part throw in. We both know the exception to your general rule are the Yankees fans. They are just the worst.Seriously! The fans of the Yankees don't like Red Sox fans. Laker fans argue with Clipper fans all day! In Europe Man U fans argue against (whatever that L team name is) the other fans. It's just part of life. And for the most part it isn't that bad.
Fix this for you.What does this mean?
he is racing Jim Ryan for the "STFU Award 2020"?
Its nice to see so many of the people he's actually talking about show up in this thread. LOL
And of course the ones engaging in this thread are the exact ones Spencer is referring to. Some 4d chess there Phil, triggering them all at once.
I think what Phil is unhappy with is that so many people are so loyal to PlayStation and Xbox can't seem to pull them away no matter what he does. That's what he actually means by tribalism. If the opposite was true, he wouldn't be saying this.
Where is this photo from? It's cringe as fuckI actually agree with him(which is rare, not a fan of his lol) on the whole console war tribalism shit being corny..Specially since I typically try and play/own all platforms and get annoyed going on reddit/gaf/other forums for good talk and constantly run into the "my box is better than your box" fights lol
But this photo you posted....that shit is scary and they look like a fucking cult. So much diabetes in one room
This guy just oversaw the launch of a new console without a single MGS title to go alongside it, with even developer tools not ready for the next gen either (apparently). What's he been doing for the past 3 years? XB1 output has been poor in that time.
And of course the ones engaging in this thread are the exact ones Spencer is referring to. Some 4d chess there Phil, triggering them all at once.
“That tribalism in the industry, if there was anything that would ever drive me out of the industry, it’s actually that,”
Reading between the line here, it sounds like if Xboxes situation doesnt improve then phil will call it quits. Not sure where that would leave xbox seeing as phil seems to be the only person at microsoft pushing for gaming. Imagine them buying all these studios just to call it quits because phil leaves gaming. He also sounds sort of aggravated that people arent buying whats hes selling, literally and figuratively. MS spent billions for this comeback narrative to play out and they may end up, at best, in the same position theyre in now.
Normally think you are wrong but... Guess this time you are right.Seriously! The fans of the Yankees don't like Red Sox fans. Laker fans argue with Clipper fans all day! In Europe Man U fans argue against (whatever that L team name is) the other fans. It's just part of life. And for the most part it isn't that bad.