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Xbox’s Phil Spencer Praises Sony’s Shuhei Yoshida; Talks Gang Beasts on Consoles, Minecon and More

Microsoft’s Xbox Division Head Phil Spencer was at Minecon today, and he posted a few of his pictures in one of his usual Twitter sprees, also talking about the games he saw and directing some praise towards Sony's Shuhei Yoshida.

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Genuine-User3244d ago (Edited 3244d ago )

I appreciate what Phil said a few hours ago; "I think our industry is better when more people who made decisions on games play them as well. Shuhei Yoshida is one of those people"

remixx1163244d ago

Definitely so, I feel like gamers are better at making decisions for gamers than dollar eyed business men....

Phil and Yoshi are business men of course but I don't believe they are willing to corrupt their hobby for the sake of business.

Genuine-User3244d ago

I agree. Good to see gamer-centric leadership for PlayStation and Xbox.

Pogmathoin3244d ago

Yet 2 people disagree so far..... Take a cue from these guys..... Appreciate the industry we have, let it mature, end the juvenile fanboy rubbish....

Gazondaily3243d ago

Ha Yosp should take on Phil's proposal and play Mario Kart head to head. Would be fun to watch. Oh and make them eat hot chillies too.

ShinMaster3243d ago (Edited 3243d ago )

Please don't tell me Minecon is what I think it is.

[edit] Oh god, it is.

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3-4-53244d ago

* I agree, if you aren't a gamer yourself, you should be an "idea person" within the industry.

Just a money person.

JWiLL5523243d ago

Not only does Shu play games, he's awesome at them. That Bloodborne gameplay clip of his was quite impressive.

remixx1163244d ago

These guys are awesome.....I wish the fanboys of each respective company could act a little more like them......

.........oh well who need civility........ ASSIMILATE!!!!

I like video games.

oasdada3244d ago

You know what my dream is? to see a joint project between Sony and MS.. that woud be both AWESOME and a message to all those fanboys that both brands have a prominent role in the gaming community

OB1Biker3244d ago

With a cross platform MP would be awesome

RJ920093244d ago

Hardware by Sony software by ms! Best of both worlds on one system but sadly we would need another company in the market so it won't go unbalanced!

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RJ920093244d ago

Me two sony and ms would be the dream team!! Great online with great hardware and the games would be amazing!!!

OldDude3244d ago

They already have, it's called a PC. If they can get alon on that they could find a way for joint ventures on other projects.

RJ920093244d ago

No pc is not the same and it won't ever be the same I game on pc so don't get me wrong I play everything but no just no you pc fanboys are look at that fanboys!!! Pc is a pc yes it can play games but it's still a pc.. God what don't you pc fans get about that...sony and ms system would be amazing. Any fan of gaming would know that would be the system to own..

madpuppy3243d ago (Edited 3243d ago )

YEAH! if they built a console together, We could get rid of all this dirty "Competition" that drives the equally bizarre "innovation" and keeps prices down. Sony and MS together could pick ANY price they want for this joint venture console, 599.00, 699.00, 799.00! sky's the limit!
And think of all the wonderful games, with MS and Sony not competing against each other they wouldn't have to worry about graphics or gameplay all that much anymore, matter of fact they could make any kind of game and charge anything they want for it! Matter of fact (AGAIN!), They could shutter all their first party studios and triple what they charge publishers to make games on this new, Wonderful console!! Just think of all those 80.00 to 100.00 dollar games from Activision and EA to compensate for the fee!!! good times indeed!!

OH, TO DREAM....TO DREAM!

MasterCornholio3243d ago (Edited 3243d ago )

Software by Microsoft?

I would actually miss NaughtyDog games.

Or are you talking about the OS?

I'm actually quite happy with the PS4s UI and wouldn't change it for the X1s.

This is all just my opinion though.

RJ920093242d ago

I'm talking about ms doing the os and that's why I said there would need to be another system maker out there so it won't get like that do you even read I said that a few post a head of this ..

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chadwarden3244d ago (Edited 3244d ago )

Phil is so fake lmao. I can't believe people can't see through the smoke and mirrors of good PR rebuilding.

MegaRay3244d ago (Edited 3244d ago )

You cant tell fake from real on the internet. You could be fake for all we know :D

MegaRay3244d ago

@XiKurapikaKurta I am real, dunno about chadwarden tho. I am still investigation.

raggy-rocket3244d ago (Edited 3244d ago )

Lemme guess though, shu is so genuine and nice cus he has that cute little smile. He's so trustworthy. How could anyone look like that and be fake right?

Moron, they're both wonderful people with nothing but good to offer the industry

Edit: Equal agree to disagree amoun on the 'phil is fake' comment. Wow people love to hate to validate themselves

chadwarden3244d ago

keep drinkin the kool aid buddy

remixx1163244d ago

Dude give it up........let's stupid be stupid......its obvious by his reformation of the Xbox division that he is hella genuine...

Then you have guys like chad who refuse to believe anything else.

raggy-rocket3244d ago

I wouldn't mind your opinion if it weren't so blatantly misguided. I've been following both for a long time in gaming, which means long before phil became head. I don't know what your definition of 'fake' is, but if it's about him being a gamer, I follow him and see him frequently playing games. Oh but I forgot, it's all a PR stunt. He's playing against his will for the cameras. Gotcha *wink wink*

beans3244d ago

Kool-aid....really? Dude seriously get a life. Maybe it's you who is drinking it. These guys are both doing great things regardless of what you think deep down being fake or real! I can't wait for the day when guys like you are hunted down online and blocked from the Internet for spreading hate.

SoapShoes3244d ago

@raggy-rocket well I wouldn't say he isn't a gamer but his whole persona seems fake to me. I'm sure he loves and plays games but his whole image seems to be put on him by higher ups to repair the damage that was done. I mean he was a big supporter of the One's original vision after all and now he is the guy who came in and saved Xbox from that? Give me a break! But I am not saying he is not genuine in wanting Xbox to succeed.

Pogmathoin3244d ago

Have to laugh.... Do they expect him to diss his own business?

raggy-rocket3244d ago

He may have supported One's original vision, but it's unlikely given how quick he was to abandon previous decisions. And if you mean his persona is admitting they made mistakes and making ruthless efforts to make it up to xbox fans, then that's not a terrible persona

People saying he's fake would be considered reasonable by me if they knew what 'fake' meant. He plays games and loves them obviously, he doesn't fake that, he knows they made mistakes and will listen more next time, that's proven by what he's done to address every criticism. He was head of first party studios, not making the box.

Why can't people accept that Shu and Phil are just two really good guys who care about games without trying to belittle them for the sake of validating their own bias.

IamTylerDurden13244d ago

U do realize phil is only at Minecon bc of business right? Not like he went to some small gaming convention and was incognito, ms owns Minecraft, he was blatantly promoting Cobalt (an xbox game). They had hololens and xbox games there, this was basically a ms show, let's understand why phil was there.

The part i didn't like is that he mentions Gang Beasts and u think "wow that's pretty genuine for him to mention a game that's coming to PS4", then u read the caption that explains how Phil mentioned that he was talking to the developers and obviously trying to get Gang Beasts on xbone. So not so genuine, he obviously has motives, which is fine but let's be realistic please, he was promoting Minecon and mentioning Gang Beasts, Cobalt ect for reasons other than simply being a "hardcore gamer".

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loopygames3244d ago

Keep your friends close but your enemies closer.

medman3244d ago

Keep your friends close....and your enemies in a coffin.

Lennoxb633244d ago (Edited 3244d ago )

Whoever made that quote was not a very wise man/woman. I know it sounds deep and all, but in my life experiences it would be a very stupid thing to do.

Pogmathoin3244d ago

Chad, as lame as your comment, the people agreeing with you is indicative of what is wrong with the immature fanboy image our favourite form of entertainment suffers from.

meanthyme3244d ago

The disagrees to that reasonable statement is a sad indictment of this sad site, although I will admit, I frequent n4g just to see what fresh lunacy breaks out in the comments, pitiful thing is, some of these brainwaves are legally classed as adults and as such can operate a motorised vehicle.unbelievable.

Pogmathoin3244d ago

Yeah, comments are class, sometimes wonder what the drugs are, some classic laughs....

meanthyme3244d ago

Says Chad warden, a random non entity. Well done you.

memots3244d ago

But he wears a limbo T-shirt ...

Silly gameAr3244d ago

Limbo T-shirt?! Well that man's legit. Let him pass.

OldDude3244d ago

@Chad.

Are you really Caitlyn Jenner?

Khajiit863243d ago

Not sure what to believe. He seems genuine but then I see the company he works for and find it hard to trust him... I really hope hes truly leading Xbox in a new direction. Well see.

Leaguer3243d ago

well the xbone kiddies actually believed that spencer is THEIR savior, disregarding the fact that he was also involved in how the xbone was first designed. you know, the always online and drm crap. thats how gullible these kiddies are....but yeah, whatever keeps them happy before they sleep at night...go phil!...lol

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raggy-rocket3244d ago (Edited 3244d ago )

I have so much respect for these two people. I just wish everyone could really appreciate the other console than the one they prefer. This appreciation just gives you a more positive outlook on gaming instead of bitter jealousy and you stop becoming a nitpicking fanboy too. I love PS and XB right now and I've never been happier about the state of gaming than I am right now (excluding nitpickings about things like resolution and overpriced dlc, but that's a post for another day ;) )

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Microsoft to Add Copilot AI to Video Games

Microsoft recently revealed its plans to incorporate Copilot directly into video games, with Minecraft being the first showcased example.

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Fishy Fingers1d 4h ago (Edited 1d 4h ago )

F*** AI

"Hey Copilot, what's a good meme to prove I dislike AI".... https://giphy.com/clips/sou...

Einhander19721d 4h ago

Two trillion dollar company that just can't wait to put as many people possible out of work as fast as possible.

It feels like every single thing they do is making gaming worse and destroying the industry.

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darthv727h ago

....you know it takes people to program the AI.... right? It isnt like it is sentient. We haven't reach skynet level of situation or anywhere close to the matrix just yet.

That's next Thursday.

Einhander197217m ago(Edited 17m ago)

It takes a people to program the AI then that AI is used for who knows how many games eliminating countless jobs which only grows as AI is used for more and more game creation functions.

What you're saying is so ridiculously short sighted and truly larking any kind of understanding and foresight.

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CaptainFaisal17h ago

Why all the hate? Im actually excited about this! Always wanted this kind of immersion, and an AI companion with me all the time helping me out knowing the status of my skills/inventory/progress and giving me tips on the best approach or how to craft something specific is game changing for the industry.

Hate all you want about AI, but this is just the start and I can see the potential already. You wont be complaining in the next 5-10 years about this, but rather complain if a game hasn’t implemented it.

MrDead16h ago

Yes we can't wait for the work of others to be used without the need to pay them so that MS can profit even more from the people they fire.

I_am_Batman16h ago(Edited 16h ago)

There is no chance I'd ever use something like this, especially if it's not part of the core game design, but a layer on top of it. It's way too much handholding. Many games already feel like busy work, because they don't let the player figure things out on their own. Having a real-time interactive guide defeats the purpose of playing the game in the first place in my opinion.

If this were to become the standard like you predict, we'll see more and more video games get away with bad design, because people will just be used to ask for help from the AI companion anyway.

Number1TailzFan15h ago

Well Nintendo don't need this with some of their games these days, with invincible characters, items, easy bosses etc.. they do the hand holding built in

helicoptergirl16h ago

Takes "hand holding" in games to a whole new level.

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Microsoft Store Hints At Upcoming Release Of Minecraft: Bedrock Edition On Steam

The Microsoft Store has hinted at the upcoming release of Minecraft: Bedrock Edition on Valve's digital distribution platform, Steam.

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OtterX3d ago (Edited 3d ago )

1 major advantage to this will be launching it straight from SteamVR. You have to make a custom shortcut to get it working right now in VR.

UltimateOwnage2d ago

This is good news. It will be much easier to get it installed on my devices without using workarounds.

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Why Minecraft 1.21 Would Be Perfect to Add a Powerful Crafting Recipe

The Minecraft 1.21 Tricky Trials update's combat and technical aspects make it a fitting choice to bring in one missing crafting recipe.

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