Plus: A brief chat with legendary Nintendo composer Koji Kondo
Under his leadership, many have lost their jobs and fewer games have made it out the door.
people should call for his resignation, he has literally flushed xbox down the toilet.
another 3 studios closed today, thats it now, get out
Phil needs to go. His time is over. When you oversee layoff after layoff after studio closure after studio closure, it's impossible to keep going forward and have people - employees and fans alike - trust you in any way.
Especially after HiFi Rush hit their metrics. I guess we know what to expect for Ninja Theory next once Hellblade is out, and Machine Games once Indiana's out & Todd Howard focuses back on ES6.
It's not just Phil (Phil is just the dumb kid taking the money) and Kotaku is NOT the voice to listen to as shi7 sites like Kotaku helped contribute to modern gaming toxicity and disinformation. Kotaku staff = Much like Phil, and yes need to go.
MS has been posting record profits, you think they give a crap about games and gamers? Think again.
What a prat.
People gave him and Matt Booty the benefit of the doubt for a few years due to the mess they inherited but a decade on and all they've done is ruin gaming for everyone.
The only success they've had is MS Flight Simulator which was developed by a third party anyway - and Forza Horizon which by pure coincidence went downhill in quality the second Playground were acquired (imo) and that's all I can think of. Everything else they've touched has been ruined.
It's genuinely staggering how either of these two guys are still there.
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Anyone see Respawn devs comments left at Phil's recent Helldivers should be on Xbox tweet? "not exactly sure who it helps in the industry to acquire a company and then layoff 1900 of their developers Mr. Spencer"
Phil and MS, you suck
love how he justifies the lay offs with "we need the right people".
its the usual talking-out-of-his-arse interview.
its also very odd that he never really acknowledges that xbox is tanking this hen again and only that "we found ways to get money from people" haha
my god haha
Whats with this buzzword "growth" ???
His comments on physical games don't inspire much confidence.
Also, he says Microsoft ships games physically and digitally, but both Hi-Fi Rush and Hellblade II are digital only.
“ But I will say our strategy does not hinge on people moving all-digital,” he said. “And getting rid of physical, that's not a strategic thing for us.”
Again, absolutely lying through his teeth.