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Phil Spencer: announcement this week

I'm gonna laugh if this is business development is mostly good news... porting hi-fi rush and sea of thieves to PS5/Switch but otherwise lay out the road map for the next xbox consoles, finally fully bring out gamepass family plan, announce some more smaller acquisitions maybe? Everyone is expecting phil to get fired, gamepass cancelled, xbox going full third party, and death of hardware and brand.

Phil get fired? No chance

The man could fart on someone’s breakfast and still be hailed as nutritious
 

Topher

Identifies as young
I read that this guy is in his 60’s!!

Came across pictures of him when I was trying to figure out who he was.

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This one is hilarious....

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Topher

Identifies as young
I'm gonna laugh if this is business development is mostly good news... porting hi-fi rush and sea of thieves to PS5/Switch but otherwise lay out the road map for the next xbox consoles, finally fully bring out gamepass family plan, announce some more smaller acquisitions maybe? Everyone is expecting phil to get fired, gamepass cancelled, xbox going full third party, and death of hardware and brand.

I'll be laughing with you. All this waiting nonsense for what could have been an Xbox Wire article. But where are you getting that "everyone" is expecting all of that? Stay off twitter my man.
 

Sanepar

Member
Nowadays there is very little to difference between hardware of both manufacturers. As long as one console still exists, it doesn't make much difference in the end for gamers.
When consoles are gone and we are limited to streaming 🤮🤮, then gaming will be dead to me.
I still have doubts about that because for cloud be mandatory graphics will need to be on pair with high end pcs for people to give up local hardware.
 

Topher

Identifies as young
Watch it be nothing but a rebrand (that lays the groundwork for easier 3rd party porting) and people still won't see the writing on the wall.

Like Microsoft Games and dropping the Xbox branding completely. The dripfeed effect.

Yeah, I said a couple days ago that we are not going to get the unedited "vision" for Xbox this week. Just enough to calm the masses......for now.
 
Typical Phil. That's not the rumors they need to address. The rumors are about some XGS games going multiplatform to PlayStation and Nintendo.

Rumor: "XGS games to go multiplatform."
Phil: "No, we won't stop making consoles."

and the crowd goes wild.

Ah yes, in a meeting with Xbox employees, he should have clarified rumors that only matter to console warriors, instead of talking about things that actually matter to employees.

Nothing changes for software developers in either scenario. They’re still making games. But if you’re someone who has a job related to Xbox hardware, I’m sure hearing about hardware was more important than stroking the egos of the Heisenberg007 and Timdog’s of the world.

Also this isn’t meant for you in particular, though you’re definitely included, but why are people so eager for Phil to rush out some statement or announcement anyway? Most people here say he talks too much and is a shameful liar and you guys just twist everything he says into the narratives you’re already clinging to anyway.
 

Topher

Identifies as young
Ah yes, in a meeting with Xbox employees, he should have clarified rumors that only matter to console warriors, instead of talking about things that actually matter to employees.

Nothing changes for software developers in either scenario. They’re still making games. But if you’re someone who has a job related to Xbox hardware, I’m sure hearing about hardware was more important than stroking the egos of the Heisenberg007 and Timdog’s of the world.

Also this isn’t meant for you in particular, though you’re definitely included, but why are people so eager for Phil to rush out some statement or announcement anyway? Most people here say he talks too much and is a shameful liar and you guys just twist everything he says into the narratives you’re already clinging to anyway.
Jodie Whittaker Ok GIF by Doctor Who
 

Shin-Ra

Junior Member
Came across pictures of him when I was trying to figure out who he was.

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This one is hilarious....

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I’m curious about the axe and ladies’ boot in the first pic. Was Phil lured into a dangerous situation?

Second pic has to be a background swap.
 

DeepEnigma

Gold Member
I have said this before but Jason was also one of the ones in a private Discord with Ybarra and some of us watching the Road to PS5 and even Jason chuckled at how much Sony invested into their SSD solution

Him and Ybarra both thought it was a huge misstep and their system would win every head to head matchup on games, and easily
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Astray

Member
I have said this before but Jason was also one of the ones in a private Discord with Ybarra and some of us watching the Road to PS5 and even Jason chuckled at how much Sony invested into their SSD solution

Him and Ybarra both thought it was a huge misstep and their system would win every head to head matchup on games, and easily
I know they're your friends, but I have never seen such arrogance from a supposed underdog.
 

LordCBH

Member
Whats up with the surface range? I have an old Pro mk 1 still going strong and a Pro 4. Zero issues.

I worked on getting surfaces set up for corporate use at my last job. Mostly Surface Pro 3’s and 4’s. We’d unbox about 200 a month and get them setup for deployments, and about half of those just would not power on at all. New units factory sealed. MS makes a really pretty product with the surface, but that experience absolutely soured me on the entire line.
 
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clarky

Gold Member
I worked on getting surfaces set up for corporate use at my last job. Mostly Surface Pro 3’s and 4’s. We’d unbox about 200 a month and get them setup for deployments, and about half of those just would not power on at all. New units factory sealed. MS makes a really pretty product with the surface, but that experience absolutely soured my on the entire line.

Ah i see, i use mine for porn, mostly without issue.
 

LordCBH

Member
Ah i see, i use mine for porn, mostly without issue.

I got a free SP6 last year when the hardware recycle guys came by where I worked. Asked them if I could salvage one and they said “we don’t give a fuck” lol. I planned on using it for digital manga, but never actually bothered lol. I got signed in and set it up, but kept forgetting to buy a charger for it so now it sits in a drawer somewhere lol
 
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