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Xbox boss Phil Spencer has once again challenged the fanboys of social media by stating that those who wish a game to fail because of its host platform aren’t real gamers. As spotted by GameSpot, when asked on Twitter what games he was most looking forward to in 2016, Spencer …
Read More »Microsoft: Retail Xbox Ones doubling as dev kits ‘still a good idea’, but no update yet
‘We don't want the price of the hardware to be a barrier,’ reaffirms Xbox chief Phil Spencer
Read More »Spencer: We didn’t stop revealing Xbox sales figures to hide something
Xbox boss Phil Spencer has insisted that Microsoft did not make the decision to stop confiding Xbox One sales figures in an effort to hide to truth about its performance. Having spoken about the company’s desire to further unify its games operations across Xbox and PC, The Guardian reports that …
Read More »Microsoft says it wants to further blend PC and Xbox One, hints at console hardware upgrades
Xbox boss Phil Spencer has confirmed that Microsoft’s games strategy is to blend its Xbox and PC operations into a single gaming ecosystem. Recent announcements such as the PC version of Quantum Break and, just today, Forza Motorsport 6: Apex, have angered some of the Xbox userbase, who feel that …
Read More »Xbox boss talks down irate Quantum Break fans
Overall, platform exclusivity is not a good thing for gamers. It can be a good thing for platform holders, of course. In principle, it’s great for games to be as widely available to as many potential players as possible. Releasing across formats helps that. Of course, it comes with other …
Read More »Spencer "fully expects" another Xbox after the Xbox One
Cloud computing, streaming, smartphones – there are all sorts of tools one could use to form an argument that this generation of consoles will be the last. Indeed, folk have been saying this since before the release of PS4 and Xbox One. Yet this generation is tracking well ahead of …
Read More »Spencer talks PS4 lead, impact of Xbox One launch struggles
Xbox boss Phil Spencer has admitted that he doesn’t know if the Xbox One can ever catch PS4. "You know, I don’t know,” he responded when asked that exact question at the GeekWire Summit 2015, as reported by Videogamer. You know, the length of the generation… They [Sony] have a …
Read More »Spencer: Market share has nothing to do with it – Sony is buying third party deals
Xbox boss Phil Spencer has rejected any notion that PS4 is home to more third party titles than Xbox One due to its superior market share. They don’t ‘gobble’ the deals up. They buy them,” he told GameSpot when asked if PS4’s high sales were making it difficult for Microsoft …
Read More »Spencer hints at Quantum Break release date announcement tomorrow
It looks as if a release date for Xbox One exclusive Quantum Break could be announced at Microsoft’s Gamescom 2015 press briefing tomorrow. When asked on Twitter whether Gamescom will deliver a firm” release date for the game, Xbox boss Phil Spencer replied: "You’ll see on Tuesday. I think you’ll …
Read More »Xbox indie parity clause is no more
Having suggested several times that it was no longer enforcing its indie game release parity policy, Xbox boss Phil Spencer has more or less confirmed its demise. The company had previously required that indie games released for Xbox One arrive either at the same time or ahead of other platforms. …
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