Phil Spencer On Bethesda Deal, Series X/S Launch, And More

[DonFerrari]

sales2099 said:

DonFerrari said:

It is more on the consistence of Phil Spencer statements that are half truths, empty responses always trying to pose as the nice guy that get applauded instead of scrutinized. He does it all the time.

I remember Ryan saying they believed in generations and that PS5 games would harness the power of the console, but don't remember he saying any timeframe that all games released would be exclusives, perhaps that was just interpretation on his not defining (and it was heavily criticized when some of the PS5 games were informed to be PS4 releases as well, with Horizon being the most criticized one).

Like you are accepting Phil was being vague and not really truthful (as is common with PR), but if you see some of the other replies I got, they were basically defending Phil as he is always telling the truth.

In the end I respect that he’s talkative. There is no Xbox radio silence on community concerns. And if he can’t say a direct answer, he knows exactly what he is allowed to say. 

By comparison I see you defending Jim Ryan for being openly misleading with “believing in generations” while official marketing conveniently leaving out platform availability when Spiderman MM and Horizon were announced. Nm they were silent for months in other topics like BC functionality and official teardown (when to expect). 

Point being ill personally defend Phil because his approach is better then being silent and ultimately letting your community down due to lack of transparency. He ain’t perfect but he’s the best kind of PR among the big 3. 

I know you like Phil.

Nope, didn't defend Jim, I said what I remembered he saying. Don't remember he promising all games made for PS5 would be exclusive or any timeframe, just saying he believes in gen. But let me check.

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2020-05-29-sonys-jim-ryan-its-time-to-give-fans-something-that-can-only-be-enjoyed-on-playstation-5

"We have always said that we believe in generations.We believe that when you go to all the trouble of creating a next-gen console, that it should include features and benefits that the previous generation does not include. And that, in our view, people should make games that can make the most of those features. We do believe in generations, and whether it's the DualSense controller, whether it's the 3D audio, whether it's the multiple ways that the SSD can be used... we are thinking that it is time to give the PlayStation community something new, something different, that can really only be enjoyed on PS5."

Please point out where does that say anything about any game (or all games) being exclusive to Playstation 5? Even more when we know for a fact that MLB will be releasing even for Switch and Xbox. If you can point to any interview where he said all games after PS5 release would be PS5 exclusives I'll gladly say he was lying.

On Sony being silent. They have talked very little this year. They have made their events but have rarely said anything outside of it, and it have been effective. So you may not like, but it is working.

And you associating talking more to being more transparent is funny since you are defending Phil distorting the reality to make himself look good as some form of transparency.