Phil Spencer Respond About The state of Xbox One First party Exclusives and The Answer is Sad

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VAMatt said:

Aeolus451 said:

That's a crappy excuse. 😹 Those weren't crap games. They were games people were interested in. MS isn't putting out many games to begin with, so cancelling any games or closing any studios capable of making games for their current gen console is retarded (meaning very foolish). Sony and Nintendo don't really cancel games for being less than satisfactory, they just stay in development longer to address any issues. That's the normal way to handle it. They can cancel any games if they wanted because they produce enough current gen games to offset it. MS needs to produce more games.

So then, what do you suppose is the reason for game cancellations and studio closures?  They just wanted to not have stuff to sell?

Phil or his bosses got impatient. Short term gains vs long term gains. Phil probably has a non-gamer boss who doesn't understand the importance of investing studios and IPs.