Yes. In fact, the next time he sees a PS executive in person, he should offer to fight them right there and then.
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Is it time for Phil Spencer to get more aggressive?
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You can report your own post, that usually gets their attention.
People here think that these companies are lurking on Era all day every day with some of the things I see posted like "Thanks [Company]!" in response to a sale or a free game or information released.
If by being more aggressive you mean fire Xbox's PR department, then I would agree.
Otherwise, no. He has come a long way by being level headed.
I do really think the PR department should go, though. Whenever Phil has said something palatable in an interview, the PR folks are there to destroy any goodwill his words generated by causing confusion and/or directly contradict him, all whilst being distasteful and annoying. I feel insulted by what they think they can get away with.
Otherwise, no. He has come a long way by being level headed.
I do really think the PR department should go, though. Whenever Phil has said something palatable in an interview, the PR folks are there to destroy any goodwill his words generated by causing confusion and/or directly contradict him, all whilst being distasteful and annoying. I feel insulted by what they think they can get away with.
The only thing I want Phil aggressive in is investing in their Internal studios and letting 343 and the Coalition make new IPs despite being built for Halo and Gears. Playground are known for FH and they're on Fable now. Let 343 and Coalition get a second team going too and let them run wild.
They didn't lost COD... PS3 sold 80 million without COD marketing deals
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if you want it closed, i'd recommend reporting your own opening post to say you would like to see the thread closed
I mean, they went from getting destroyed sales wise to taking a very significant portion of marketshare from xbox to 360.
It definitely worked at the time because they had the right console, tons of amazing games and aggresive deals with third party.
No. I like his attitude, he clearly loves his job, the industry and the medium. Console wars are for kids.
Phil Spencer is doing what he needs to do.
His allowing me to choose how and where I want to play my Xbox games. We've already seen a marked improvement in the Japanese game support
The general tone around video games needs to change and I'm glad his not delving into the slime pit. Just to feed manbabies the ammo for a console 'war'
His allowing me to choose how and where I want to play my Xbox games. We've already seen a marked improvement in the Japanese game support
The general tone around video games needs to change and I'm glad his not delving into the slime pit. Just to feed manbabies the ammo for a console 'war'
That's quite a take, OP.
Microsoft lost the big "casual" partnerships, because they came out with a weaker box that cost more. That, as well as all the opening flubs cost them the initial market leadership.
Spencer's working to fix all that. Most importantly (from where i'm standing), he managed to turn around Microsoft's disastrous image among PC gamers. With franchises like Freelancer, age of Empires, FlightSim that should have always been Microsoft's market- yet up until recently, they kept doing their best to alienate it.
Spencer turned that around-with Play anywhere, followed by GamePass, followed by bringing 80% of first-party catalogue to Steam. (Bringing back Age of Empires helped, too) Microsoft can count on PC dollars now, and they're gonna see high adoption rates for GamePass.
On top of that, they've got Xcloud, a stable of amazing studios, and a powerful box. While Sony is focusing on their "core" console crowd and the number of boxes sold, Microsoft is very clearly saying "we don't care where you use your services, it's all money to us" . And in the long term, I'm pretty sure that'll pan out. They may not be the "market leader" on number of consoles sold, but they'll have a wider audience. And if they get a wider paying audience, then the big "casual" giants will follow.
Tl:Dr Spencer has been very purposefully rewriting what the Xbox market is- successfully. Let him continue, and the competitors' dominance in the home console market will soon cease to be relevant.
Microsoft lost the big "casual" partnerships, because they came out with a weaker box that cost more. That, as well as all the opening flubs cost them the initial market leadership.
Spencer's working to fix all that. Most importantly (from where i'm standing), he managed to turn around Microsoft's disastrous image among PC gamers. With franchises like Freelancer, age of Empires, FlightSim that should have always been Microsoft's market- yet up until recently, they kept doing their best to alienate it.
Spencer turned that around-with Play anywhere, followed by GamePass, followed by bringing 80% of first-party catalogue to Steam. (Bringing back Age of Empires helped, too) Microsoft can count on PC dollars now, and they're gonna see high adoption rates for GamePass.
On top of that, they've got Xcloud, a stable of amazing studios, and a powerful box. While Sony is focusing on their "core" console crowd and the number of boxes sold, Microsoft is very clearly saying "we don't care where you use your services, it's all money to us" . And in the long term, I'm pretty sure that'll pan out. They may not be the "market leader" on number of consoles sold, but they'll have a wider audience. And if they get a wider paying audience, then the big "casual" giants will follow.
Tl:Dr Spencer has been very purposefully rewriting what the Xbox market is- successfully. Let him continue, and the competitors' dominance in the home console market will soon cease to be relevant.
and not to mentioned the flub that is the PS3 launch....that is an important part.
However, them rushing to market to beat the PS3 launch also results in less QA and thus the (in)famous RROD.
Warriors out in full blast this week because........war.....war never changes.
Of course it's a war. Ask Zune owners. Ask Windows Phone owners. It's a war and if you don't play it well you go to bye bye. Business is competition. You don't need to be an ass about it but you have to compete.
The only aggressive thing that Phil can do is pricing the Xbox aggressively.
This generation is a marathon not a race. It's also possible for multiple companies to "win".
This generation is a marathon not a race. It's also possible for multiple companies to "win".
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Right.
Get more aggressive? They've already been plenty aggressive.
Contrary to what some posters on ResetEra think, this isn't a sport. Microsoft, Sony, and Nintendo all have their own plans and strategies and they stick to them.
Oh, they'll get aggressive. Indeed they already are. Just not in the silly marketing driven ways this thread is focused on.
Behind him, MS has bought many studious working on their first party, GP is a success So far for them, he has been very open as far as development for next gen and He along with Nadella are releasing a 12 TF beastly console in like 5-6 months.
I think he has been pretty damn aggressive.
I think he has been pretty damn aggressive.
If they keep buy and developing new studios they will be fine. The problem this gen was Xbox didn't groom their first party studios well enough. It seems like that has changed. Their business model is great so going forward they should see lots of success. I dont think they'll ever surpass Nintendo or Sony worldwide in terms of brand and mindshare but they will be very successful in EU and US. I think each console should have their own approach to gaming and that's what is playing out.
Why are you all overreacting? MS had one PR stumble last week after >6 months of positive PR and rollout of XSX info. Sony had a good week, sure, but that doesn't wipeout all the good Phil Spencer has done will rolling out consistent XSX info. One bad week of PR for Xbox and one good week of PR for PlayStation is not that serious.
so you feel that we've now somehow returned back to that time? because, apparently, phil doesn't know something you seem to know...
Maybe people also own a PlayStation because they aren't console warriors like you seem to be.
Him acting like a fanboy would be embarrassing.
He's doing a great job. No reason to change it just so some people can feel validated about their purchase.
He's doing a great job. No reason to change it just so some people can feel validated about their purchase.
It's simplistic because the 'advice' to the captain is always 'don't steer into icebergs, yo'. Xbox is not Titantic becuase Aaron Greenberg gets your goat, ffs.
Cheers for that, says cap'n. It's built on narrative that has the attention-span of a gnat, and continually ignores/downplays/elides the key moves: actual investment. Because Aaron Greenberg is a bit cringe sometimes. Zomg iceberg ahoy.
One of the weirdest things by far that occurs on this forum is how obsessed people are with these companies' marketing strategies when we are the audience for whom marketing matters the least. We are a captive audience. They don't really have to work that hard for our attention or loyalty or money, to be honest.
So people own PlayStation because they're not console warriors. What does that mean?
When is competition and competing on equal ground seen as bad?
Yeah, I'm sure you have no feedback for our politicians right? Because they're in a position of authority there is no way we could potentially offer criticism or alternative strategies...
Uh....this right hear doesn't sound good to me to be honest
This sounds like you want him to get fanboys riled up.
I like Phil's demeanor, and I hope it doesn't change.
He talks to Xbox fans, don't people want game companies to be more open ?? Its also his job to hype his own show, the heads of the other companies don't tend to communicate on twitter or even interact with people really.
Yeah because of the rest of the world, Xbox doesn't have that privledge so they need COD
He should challenge them to push ups. Loser forfeits rights to one of the exclusive ip.
Are you really questioning whether Xbox is competing? Did you skip the last 2 years?
If anyone is seriously worried about Xbox, they should take a break through August at least.
Yeah, their jobs are to secure partnerships, expand their market, and make sure the company is running well.
Tell me, how does Spencer hyping stuff have helped them? He has done a terrific job doing the things I listed, but him hyping stuff have lead fans for dissapointment.
Tell me, how does Spencer hyping stuff have helped them? He has done a terrific job doing the things I listed, but him hyping stuff have lead fans for dissapointment.
Yeah, their jobs are to secure partnerships, expand their market, and make sure the company is running well.
Tell me, how does Spencer hyping stuff have helped them? He has done a terrific job doing the things I listed, but him hyping stuff have lead fans for disappointment.
Because he's pushing a collection of products and services across console and PC, I think he's being aggressive enough where he needs to be. Persuaded me to buy a One X and years worth of Game Pass.
yeah you can see it in his eyes, the man is carrying a deadly spirit
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