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S.T.A.G.E. on 23 March 2018
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Madword said:
Faelco said:

He's been general manager of Microsoft Studios since 2008, so for 10 years now. He is responsible for the lack of new IPs and first party games. He was obviously involved in the launch of the XOne. He handled lately Tomb Raider, Scalebound, Crackdown, Fable... He canceled the new IP from The Coalition to get a new Gears instead. And now Sea of Thieves and the "games as a service" strategy. I know that some people still believe in him, but that's what it is: faith. It's not related to his achievements at all, but rather to his T shirts and Twitter PR. Until when will this faith hold? 

Dont forget that GAS has been a thing for a while, Lion-head were making Fable as a Gas game.... its a sad direction that ms have gone in, problem for them that the big AAA take 3-5 years to make and ok AA take at least 2-3, they are not going to be coming back that quick. I think 2020 is the start of it, but even then they are going to have to invest in lots of 2nd party stuff to achieve it imho. They won't be making their own studios...

Its been said that Spencer has only recently been given the checkbook and has already begun courting three developers. Microsoft already has three new ips in development for the next two to three years (next gen). Spencer has finally been promoted to where he can start spending money. Xbox has hit their lowest point, but phil has a better ideal of how to deal with these things. Im not a big Microsoft fan and am one of their biggest critics, but Phil Spencer unlike Aaron Greenberg has admitted that he knows about Microsofts current perception among audiences. Hes a gamer and know what to do there. Lets see if he actually does.