Phil Spencer: Xbox Would Do Fine Without Me

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MoHasanie on 27 November 2014

Head of Xbox Division Phil Spencer so far has done a great job at turning the Xbox One ship around, with many gamers and even press remarking the positive changes brought under his supervision. He is also very happy to answer fan questions on Twitter, almost on a daily basis, and in the last few hours a couple of tweets stood out.

First of all, Spencer looked humble when he replied to a fan who was thanking him for his work and saying that he couldn’t imagine the Xbox brand without him:

Mr @XboxP3 , thanks for being the head of Xbox, I cannot imagine how the brand would be without you. Best console yet. Awesome games.

Phil Spencer

@Wh1plash96 Thanks, appreciate the note. Brand would do fine without me, XBOX is bigger than me, just happy to be part of it.

Obviously a brand as large as Xbox is bigger than any single person, but it can hardly be argued that there have been improvements since Spencer took the position.

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KLXVER on 27 November 2014

I like this guy. Too bad the people before him screwed up so much...

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Fusioncode on 27 November 2014

I don't think Xbox would be in a very good place right now without Philly S.

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Jizz_Beard_thePirate on 27 November 2014

As long as they don't hire Don Matrick back or anyone else thats equally terrible, yea! Xbox would be "fine" without Phil although, I do think it is better with Phil rather than without him considering all the goods he has done

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Mystro-Sama on 27 November 2014

Uhhhh not really. I reckon it would burst into flames the second he walks through the door.

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vivster on 28 November 2014

I believe him. People put him on a pedestal when he is just the public face of a big marketing team behind the scenes. Though kudos for picking the most handsome face to be in the spotlight.

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bunchanumbers on 28 November 2014

I think the Xbox brand would be in serious trouble without him. His guidance led to a fast turn around. Much faster than it would have been without him. I seriously doubt there would have been any sort of recovery without him.