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thismeintiel on 22 December 2016
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Veknoid_Outcast said:
LudicrousSpeed said:

No? If that's the game you gotta play, then you gotta play it. Furthermore we have no idea what deals MS has actually made with him at the helm.

The bottom line is timed exclusive content is a part of the industry now. He works in that industry, so he'll have to deal with it. Doesn't mean he has to like it.

That is the textbook definition of hypocrisy. Phil Spencer is a person who acts in a way counter to his stated beliefs. 

Plus he's an industry leader. If he wants to effect change why not start in his own house. It's ridiculous that Spencer and Xbox (or anyone for that matter) get a free pass because "everyone is doing it."

I don't understand how this thread is still going.

Here are the facts. Xbox buys exclusive content from third parties to keep it away from the competition. Spencer tweeted decrying the practice. At best he's tone deaf and ineffective in steering Microsoft away from such practices. At worst he's a hypocrite who makes back-room deals and then moans about the competition doing the same thing.

I know there's a heated rivalry between Sony and Microsoft fans but you'd think we could all call a spade a spade every now and then, especially when the facts are so abundant and clear.

Considering Phil's lack of respect for exclusive marketing when Sony has had it this gen, finding ways to advertise it anyway and having to be told to stop, I think it's the latter.  Sony never tried that crap when Xbox was all about (and still is) exclusive advertising.  Xbox just isn't in the position where MS can justify pumping that much money into it for exclusive marketing/DLC.  At least not as much as it used to.