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Phil Spencer is our guy
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Considering they will have gamepass, possibly Xcloud and a new Halo? That's probably a factual statement.
there's always been a "jock" like air of sleeze about him imo...the car salesman type. but he says the right things. i just don't particularly feel like any of it has really amounted to a whole lot just yet. certainly not to be lauded as some saviour. next gen will be when we see whether all the talk amounts to anything though. no more excuses, just results.
People are allowed to be fans of whoever they admire or like.
There's a politician, or a musician or a sportsman or woman you like and follow. Do they consider you their friend too?
LeBron James, Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are out there to play their sport, win trophies and make money. You think we should go around reminding all the cheering fans that they aren't friends with them?
People like Phil because he seems like a genuinely nice person and is a dedicated gamer. He is leading the Xbox platform in a direction that benefits players. Our hobby is playing games and Phil is arguably making that more enjoyable. Not that hard to understand.
this thread is weird as fuck. gamers be normal challenge 2020. company execs are the company's guy, don't put them on a pedestal, jesus christ
I think Phil spencer realizes that the best way to sell their products is to do right to the consumers it sells its products too.
He is still a company exec trying to sell us something but the strategy they are using is good for gamers
He is still a company exec trying to sell us something but the strategy they are using is good for gamers
I like Phil. He's passionate but more in a "I like gaming" sense rather than the "This is a team sport" kinda way. Definitely fits in with Nadella's type of culture more than Ballmer's.
The cult around him is kinda weird, though. People were idolizing him when he took over before he actually did anything.
The cult around him is kinda weird, though. People were idolizing him when he took over before he actually did anything.
like I said, I'm glad he's making these changes
but they should have been made over 10 years ago
as you said, these things take a long time and back in 2009 that was the time to invest and bolster internal studios
Huh, I looked it up and that image is actually still being hosted.
If this is some sort of banned image, just let me know and I'll edit.
Oof. You're just a hop, skip, and a jump away from saying he has a punch-able face.
He laid me off in 2009 at the top of the financial crisis, which led to a total wipeout of all my personal wealth. So, nah.
phil has been bulking since he took charge so he can deadlift a barbell with an XSX on each end at the reveal event or E3
Using someones first name isn't that big of a deal in some places.
Parasocial relationships are a thing but not necessarily healthy. IMO I find it cringe to consider someone I've never met or interacted with much "our guy" or friend, because there's the risk when they do something awful, putting him a pedestal will disappoint you even more (or fall into denial that he did that thing).
I liked his chat on Giantbomb E3 podcasts but he's not suddenly "our guy" because he does a good job.
Nothing really matters as long as you remember they're just another flawed human being. With this mentality it's hard to be disappointed in someone.
It is completely comparable. He turned the Xbox brand from shame to pretty great. It takes no talent to turn a brand around? He isn't making tough and smart decisions? He isn't good at PR and public speaking? He helped right the ship to give the Playstation brand better competition. Competition that improves our hobby. I don't see the problem in being a fan of the man. Sony fans love Cerny and Nintendo fans love Reggie.
Your loss was Don Mattrick's gain it seems: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/amid-layoffs-microsoft-acquires-game-company-bigpark/
Funny how shit rises to the top and led us to Xbox One circa 2013.
Phil and I are friends, he's the only one who "sees" me and understands my needs as a gamer.
I tweet him every day and his stoic, paternal, lack of response just drives me to make an even better tweet next time!
I'm saving up so I can go to America and move in with him...
I tweet him every day and his stoic, paternal, lack of response just drives me to make an even better tweet next time!
I'm saving up so I can go to America and move in with him...
Not if I get him first, I call dibs for Phil. I got an altar dedicated to him and I pray for cheap gamepass everyday, that is more than your tweet
Obviously I don't know the guy, but he sounds like a genuinely nice guy. I like the story that the co creator, and once head of Xbox Ed Fries tells during an IGN interview a few years ago (around 57 minute mark in the video) about how he recruited Phil back during the OG Xbox days. And how when things went south, and Fries quit, Phil Spencer walked into his office and offered to quit as well out of loyalty. So he sounds like a legit good guy.
Yes. The games testing org that I was part of was totally decimated. I've never cried at work before or since. It was horrible and likely postponed my retirement by years.
He's doing a good job I guess but then again.. he took over with Microsoft in 3rd place. Microsoft is still in 3rd place.
Nintendo is in it's own bubble. If you're talking about PC, they have Windows.
3rd place? What kind of race is this and what does the winner get? Which team are you rooting for? I like the one with the cool logo that I can wear while I cheer them on to victory.
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Having no Mario, Zelda, god of war and horizon already makes it not a fact.
