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News Xbox Boss Explains Two Things That 'Drove Our Interest' About Activision Blizzard
How the discussions started
As we've mentioned, Xbox boss and Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer appeared in an interview with Bloomberg earlier this week, and he was asked during the discussion about how the Activision Blizzard deal came together. Interestingly, Spencer didn't point to Call of Duty or any other Activision Blizzard IP in response,...
News Xbox's Phil Spencer Understands Why Gamers Don't 'Get' The Metaverse
But he says we've been in it for 30 years
To be honest, we're still a bit confused by the metaverse. As we mentioned last year, it's what Microsoft is calling "a new version – or a new vision – of the internet, one where people gather to communicate, collaborate, and share with a personal virtual presence on any device". Meta (Facebook) also has...
News Xbox Continues To Look For Potential Acquisitions, Says Phil Spencer
Especially in different markets
Xbox boss Phil Spencer has sat down with Bloomberg to discuss all things Xbox, as the industry focuses on Gamescom 2022. Microsoft's head of gaming expressed how he feels about the ongoing Activision Blizzard deal, while also touching on what could potentially come next. In short, Spencer says the company continues...
News Xbox Boss: We'll See Less Platform Exclusive Games In The Future
Phil Spencer gives his prediction
Xbox's Phil Spencer has been talking to Bloomberg today in a new interview, and as part of it, he mentioned that he believes there will be "less and less" platform exclusive games as we move into the future. Spencer was responding to a question about the decision to continue making Call of Duty available on...
News Xbox's Phil Spencer 'Feels Good' About Progress On ActiBlizz Acquisition
"The discussions we've been having seem positive"
Phil Spencer interviews have been somewhat elusive in 2022 compared to recent years, but we've just received a new one courtesy of Bloomberg, where the Xbox boss had some interesting thoughts to share on various topics. In regards to Activision Blizzard, Spencer enthused that he "feels good" about...
News Sea Of Thieves & Everwild Dev Rare Hosts 'Special Guest' Phil Spencer
What is he looking at?
Rare has been quite busy over the past week with the launch of Sea of Thieves Season Seven, but that's not all it's been up to. It turns out the UK developer has also been busy entertaining the head of Xbox, Phil Spencer. In a brief post via social media, the official Rare Twitter revealed how it had been hosting Phil for the...
News Xbox's Phil Spencer Admits The Game He Wants To Play Next Is On PlayStation
And people are admiring his honesty
We all know that Head of Xbox Phil Spencer isn't shy about praising Nintendo, PlayStation and other competitors when he feels it's merited — and he also seems to be a big God of War fan based on comments in the past. So, it should probably come as little surprise that Spencer has revealed the game he "wants to...
News Xbox Exec Wants To 'Celebrate' Other Console Platforms More
No more wars
It's no secret that Xbox has been pretty open about trying to break down barriers between console platforms. Xbox boss Phil Spencer routinely takes to the Twitter airways to celebrate the folks over at PlayStation and some of their high profile releases, not to mention Xbox's continued push for full cross-play support. Xbox's Aaron...
News Footage Revealed Of 'Long-Lost' Xbox Exclusive That Phil Spencer Was Forced To Cancel
From the studio behind Star Wars: X-Wing
We've been treated to details on a "long-lost" Xbox exclusive courtesy of Axios and Totally Games, and it just so happens that cancelling the game was apparently Phil Spencer's first assignment on the Xbox gaming team. The game was known as Knights of Decayden, but it had a working title of Archipelago, and...
News Xbox's Phil Spencer Is 'Really Enjoying' Road 96 On Game Pass
"Looking forward to playing more..."
One of our personal highlights of last week's Xbox Game Pass lineup was Road 96, and it seems Xbox boss Phil Spencer shares the same views, as he's been taking to Twitter to wax lyrical about the new Game Pass addition. In his tweet, he praised the setting and the story-telling mechanic, and said he couldn't...
News Xbox's Phil Spencer Celebrates 'Bungie Day', Shares Kind Words For The Studio
"Congrats on all you've accomplished"
Yesterday was "Bungie Day", starting off a week of celebrations at the Destiny and former Halo developer, and Head of Xbox Phil Spencer took some time to share kind words for the studio in a message over on Twitter. In response to a blog post about the celebrations, Spencer noted how the company has built...
News Xbox Boss Praises God Of War Producer Following Dramatic 24 Hours
"Can't wait to enjoy GoW when it comes out"
If you haven't been following the God of War Ragnarok drama over the past couple of days, you may be totally unaware that there's been quite a lot happening on social media, and Producer Cory Barlog has been getting involved. Basically, it had been rumoured that a date for God of War Ragnarok would be...
Feature Five Years Later, Game Pass Is Still Growing Alongside Xbox Game Studios
Xbox's most important program
Can you believe it's been half a decade since Xbox launched its Game Pass program? Well, you better believe it. Xbox's popular subscription service launched for the public in June 2017, which somehow is five years ago now! (We say somehow, that's just how time works...) Anyway, now that we've established that time...
News Xbox's Phil Spencer Is Already Bossing Fall Guys With First Crown
Taking the win
After almost two years of waiting, Fall Guys finally hit Xbox platforms earlier this week. We've been playing it of course, and think it's a great addition to the Xbox free-to-play lineup. However, Xbox boss Phil Spencer has also jumped on, along with other Xbox execs, and it's safe to say he's bossing it so far. Xbox's Jeff...
News Phil Spencer Reacts As Xbox Is Praised For Being More Inclusive Than In The 2000s
"So much more for us to do"
Phil Spencer and a variety of other Xbox execs took to Twitter recently to respond to a comment from IGN's Rebekah Valentine, who spoke about how there's been a "massive, meaningful transformation" in the way Xbox has marketed itself to be a more inclusive brand over the years. Rebekah explained that when she was growing...
News Phil Spencer's 'No-BS' Approach Convinced Obsidian To Join Xbox
There was "trust" from Phil's reputation
It's no secret that Xbox has gone on a bit of a spending spree these last few years. Phil Spencer & co. have been building up Xbox's first party lineup for almost half a decade, in part to bolster the Game Pass library. Having said that, the company still had to convince devs to join up, and it looks like...
News Phil Spencer Picks Out A Game Pass Highlight From The Xbox Showcase 2022
"Can't wait to play"
It's become an annual tradition at this point for Xbox boss Phil Spencer to pick out one or two Xbox Game Pass highlights from the Xbox and Bethesda Games Showcase, and this year he's picked The Last Case of Benedict Fox. Spencer shared his thoughts on Twitter last night, commenting that the lovecraftian metroidvania catches...
Rumour Xbox's Phil Spencer Got 'Really Frustrated' Last Year Over Use Of CG Trailers
"Internally, he would point to Sony..."
Before yesterday's Xbox and Bethesda Games Showcase 2022 kicked off, VentureBeat journalist Jeff Grubb posted an interesting tweet providing insight into Phil Spencer's feelings on CG trailers, which we've seen a lot in recent years. Apparently, at some point last year before the Xbox Showcase 2021 took...
News Aaron Greenberg & Phil Spencer Thank The Fans Following Xbox Showcase
"So proud to be part of Team Xbox"
So, another Xbox and Bethesda Games Showcase is in the books! Shortly following the show, GM of Xbox Games Marketing Aaron Greenberg took to social media to thank the fans, alongside the Head of Xbox himself, Phil Spencer. Writing on his Twitter account, Greenberg stated that he was "so proud to be part of Team...
News Xbox Boss Phil Spencer 'Really Enjoying' Trek To Yomi On Xbox Game Pass
"Great setting, aesthetic and art style" says the boss
Head of Xbox Phil Spencer has been dipping his toe into Trek to Yomi recently; a recent addition to Xbox Game Pass. We're big fans of the Samurai adventure here at Pure Xbox, and well, it seems Phil is too! The Xbox Boss has taken to Twitter to express his enjoyment of the game during his...
News Phil Spencer Praises PlayStation Show, Looks Ahead To Xbox Showcase
"State Of Play was a great start yesterday"
To round off the week, Head of Xbox Phil Spencer has taken to Twitter today to praise this week's State of Play show from PlayStation, as well as look ahead to next week's Summer Game Fest and Xbox Games Showcase events. In his message to fans, he stated that Sony's show "was a great start yesterday", in...
News Xbox Boss Phil Spencer Confirms Attendance At FanFest 2022 In LA
The event takes place next month
Phil Spencer is probably hard at work gearing up for what Xbox will show at next month's showcase, but that's not stopping him planning exactly where he'll be when the show is broadcast. In a Twitter reply, the Xbox boss has confirmed that he'll be tuning in to the showcase live at Xbox FanFest. Phil will be in...
Random Forget Phil's Shelf, Xbox Boss Drops Hint In New Profile Picture
We're heading to the Starfield
Phil Spencer's shelf became a bit of a meme during his time conducting home office interviews. It often hinted at upcoming announcements, so much so that folks began scouring the shelf each time the Xbox boss appeared on camera. Well, now the hints are coming from profile picture changes. Phil has just swapped out his...
News God Of War Creator Slams Xbox Boss's Response To Bethesda Delays
"Go get some therapy, Phil Spencer"
As you can imagine, the announcement that Starfield and Redfall are being delayed to 2023 has led to a lot of people sharing their thoughts on social media, and one of them is the God of War director, David Jaffe. Jaffe, who worked on the first couple of God of War games along with the Twisted Metal franchise,...
News Xbox's Phil Spencer Issues Statement In Response To Starfield And Redfall Delays
"We hear the feedback"
Head of Xbox and Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer has taken to Twitter today to comment on the unfortunate delays of Bethesda's Starfield and Redfall to 2023, admitting that Xbox needs to "better meet" certain expectations. In his message, Spencer supported the decision to give the development teams more time on both games,...
News Phil Spencer & Team Xbox Meet With Bethesda Ahead Of June's Games Showcase
It's almost Starfield time
Here at Pure Xbox we're inexplicably excited for next month's big games showcase. It's been a good six months since the anniversary event last year, and we're eager to learn more about Xbox in 2022. Well, these new Twitter posts from Phil Spencer and Aaron Greenberg are hardly helping with the wait! The Xbox Boss has...
News Former Xbox Employee Joins Bungie As 'Project Lead' For Destiny 2 Expansions
Phil Spencer: "Congrats Catarina"
Earlier this year, Sony shared some surprising news - revealing it had acquired the former Halo developer Bungie for $3.6 billion. It seems it's not the only former team Xbox member jumping ship to PlayStation. Former senior program manager at Xbox's research and development division, Catarina Macedo, has now...
News Phil Spencer: Microsoft's Latest Earnings 'A Nice Moment For Xbox'
Well done, team
It's been a pretty good week for Microsoft - with the company once again knocking it out of the park in its latest earnings report from an Xbox perspective. Team Green also announced it would be hosting an Xbox and Bethesda showcase this June. Of course, Xbox boss Phil Spencer has been watching it all unfold, and he's rather...
News Xbox Boss Phil Spencer Is Already Hyping Up June's Games Showcase
"I can't wait for 6/12"
As if we needed any more hype for our first proper Xbox Games Showcase of the year, Phil Spencer is already at it. The Xbox Boss has provided his own personal thoughts on yesterday's Showcase announcement, and it's safe to say, he seems just as excited as us. Phil says that as he and the team are preparing for the show, he...
News Phil Spencer Congratulates Team Xbox Members On Their New Awards
"Two amazing members of the team"
It looks like a few more of the folks over at Team Xbox have been getting some positive attention this week! Both Xbox's Sarah Bond and Arkane's Dinga Bakaba have been recognised by VentureBeat, as part of the site's GamesBeat Summit show for 2022. Sarah Bond has been granted the 'Visionary Award' for her work at...
News Xbox Isn't Done With New Acquisitions, Job Listing Suggests
Here comes the money
Xbox made huge waves earlier this year when it announced its intentions to acquire Activision Blizzard for a frankly ridiculous $70 billion. However, that doesn't seem to have stopped the company from looking at other potential takeover targets. A new job listing went live a few days ago (spotted by VGC) that spells out just...
News Xbox's Phil Spencer Shares Kind Words About Former Nintendo Boss
"His leadership and guidance have been very valuable"
Head of Xbox and Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer has taken to Twitter to share his support for former Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aimé, who is currently promoting his new book about his life and career. The book is called "Disrupting The Game", and is described as "the ultimate...
Poll When Do You Think Phil Spencer Will Retire From Xbox?
Don't go breaking our hearts, Phil
Listen, we absolutely hate thinking about it, but there will come a time when Xbox boss Phil Spencer decides to leave his position. He's been in the role since early 2014, and while we'd love to see him continue as the Head of Xbox for the next decade (and beyond), it seems more likely that won't be the case...
News Uh-Oh, Xbox Boss Phil Spencer's Shelf Is Causing Speculation Again
Is that an Elden Ring reference?
It's the return of the shelf! Xbox boss and Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer made a brief appearance as part of the BAFTA Games Awards 2022 last week, where he showed off a few interesting changes to his home display. The most obvious difference this time around is the sword at the top of the shelf — this is...
News Xbox Boss: The Artful Escape Was One Of My Highlights Of 2021
It's just won a BAFTA award
The annual BAFTA Games Awards took place in the UK yesterday, and although Xbox didn't have a major presence amongst the winners (PlayStation's Returnal scooped the 'Best Game' award whilst Forza Horizon 5 was given the best 'British Game' award), Phil Spencer had a few words to say about one of the other winners from the...
News Phil Spencer Thanks The Fans On Eighth Anniversary As Head Of Xbox
"It's been an amazing journey..."
It might not feel like it, but it's been a whole eight years since Phil Spencer first took the reigns as Head of Xbox back on March 31st, 2014, and he's been celebrating that anniversary today in a message to fans on Twitter. In a reply to someone on the social media platform, Spencer stated that "it's been an...
News Phil Spencer Says Xbox Is 'About The Diversity Of Business Models', Not Just Game Pass
Do you agree?
Xbox Game Pass has been a bit of a revelation in recent years and has continued to gather pace into this generation. Xbox Boss Phil Spencer is often lauded as the vision behind the service, a service that receives Xbox first-party games (and many third-party games) on day one. However, it isn't the only viable option on Xbox, and Phil...
News Xbox's Phil Spencer Reveals The First Game He Ever Played
It's old school
Most of us probably remember the first game we ever played, or at least the first system we gamed on. For some of us, that first gaming memory goes way back, and that's certainly the case with Xbox boss Phil Spencer, whose recent Twitter response revealed his first ever game. So, Pong is where it all started for Phil, which is a...
News Xbox Joins With Epic Games To Donate Fortnite Proceeds To Ukraine
Phil Spencer issues statement
The Xbox team at Microsoft have announced that they're joining Epic Games in support of the people of Ukraine by contributing net proceeds for Fortnite during the period between March 20th and April 3rd, 2022. This follows a message from Fortnite developer Epic Games over the weekend that the company would be...
News Phil Spencer 'Enjoys The Transparency' Xbox Has With Its Fanbase
A different approach
Xbox is in fairly open conversation with its community, especially compared to the competition. Not only are core social media accounts like Xbox Game Pass often active and ready for a quick pun or two, a lot of the executive team at Xbox are very open and approachable online. Xbox Boss Phil Spencer says the approach is part of...
News Xbox Wants To Provide A 'Steady Flow Of Great Games' Moving Forward
It's not quite there yet, according to Phil
There are a lot of talented developers working under the Xbox banner now, and according to Microsoft's gaming CEO, Phil Spencer, the aim for the tech giant from here on out is to provide an ongoing stream of "great" video game content. Phil touched on this during the same Xbox Era podcast - noting how...
News Xbox Boss 'Incredibly Excited' About State Of Decay 3's Advancements
The game Phil is most looking forward to
One upcoming Xbox project that we still don't know much about is State of Decay 3 by the team at Undead Labs. The Microsoft-owned developer has so far shared a brief announcement trailer, and apart from that, they've been hiring for the project. For those who are excited about the third game, you're not...
News E3 Will Supposedly Go Ahead In 2022, Despite Cancellation Claims
It's almost showcase season
We might still be three months away from E3 season, but talk of the year's biggest gaming show is gathering pace. Earlier this year, E3 2022 was reportedly cancelled, however, that may no longer be the case. Prominent leaker Tom Henderson says the ESRB, who rates each and every game launch, has begun sending out emails...
News Xbox Has Plans For Two Upcoming Showcases, Says XboxEra
Our wishes granted?
It was just a few short days ago that we asked the simple question: is it time for another Xbox event soon? As it turns out, that may well be the case, at least according to XboxEra. The site's co-founder, Shpeshal Nick, recently made an interesting comment on the XboxEra forums. Nick claims that two Xbox events are coming this...
News Xbox Boss Asks Gamers To 'Respect Creators' And Avoid Toxicity
Key words from Phil Spencer
Xbox boss and Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer was the recipient of the AIAS Lifetime Achievement Award at the 25th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards ceremony last week, and he had some key words for gamers in a post-awards interview. As highlighted by IGN, Spencer was asked if he had a message to share to the players, and he used...
Video Watch Phil Spencer's Lifetime Achievement Speech At DICE Awards
In Phil we trust
Phil Spencer has done a lot to change the narrative around Xbox in recent years, and he's getting formal recognition for it! At this year's DICE awards, which took place in Las Vegas, Phil was granted the Lifetime Achievement Award for his contributions to gaming. After a short introduction by the one and only Todd Howard, Phil...
News Xbox Boss Responds To Sceptics, Uses Price Of Game Pass As Example
"Four years, we haven't raised it"
Xbox has been making plenty of historic moves in the industry over the past couple of years, including the acquisitions of Bethesda and Activision Blizzard, but it's fair to say some people have their concerns with where Xbox might be heading as a result, despite whatever Microsoft or Xbox boss Phil Spencer might...
News Xbox Boss On Complimenting Competitors: 'You're Looking For The Evil Phil'
And you won't find him
Phil Spencer is often lauded as the man who turned things around at Xbox, following the Xbox One launch. However, he's also known as a 'good guy' in the industry, someone who's relatable and speaks for gamers. In a recent discussion with Axios journalist Stephen Totilo, Spencer touched on his positive reputation. Totilo asked...
News Xbox Fan Shares Their Experience Playing Game Pass With Phil Spencer
"It was a surreal moment..."
It's well known that Xbox boss Phil Spencer sometimes likes to play multiplayer games online with fans, and Reddit user OmnicientWolfGaming recently detailed their experience playing Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Extraction with the Microsoft Gaming CEO on Xbox Game Pass. In his post, the Redditer explained that he joined...
News PlayStation Execs Congratulate Xbox's Phil Spencer On His Lifetime Achievement Award
"So well deserved"
It was announced yesterday that Xbox boss and Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer would be the next recipient of the prestigious AIAS Lifetime Achievement Award on Thursday, February 24th in Las Vegas, and many industry members have since been taking to social media to congratulate Xbox's head honcho. Spencer has responded to many...
