Phil Spencer: Xbox Series didn’t need a system seller at launch

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LudicrousSpeed said:

DonFerrari said:
Don't need to do ALL this workaround tô defend Phill. Just ask yourself the question, If Halo Infinite launched with the console would be say It isn't important to have a good launch lineup? Since you know he wouldn't then it's quite obvious he is doing damage Control.

And at the same time you should ask yourself  one question, if Halo Infinite were launching with X|S and was phenomenal and rated 95 meta, how many more X|S consoles would be sold at launch versus what is being sold now? The answer of course, is zero. 

I doubt you read the interview, he was asked directly about the Halo Infinite delay and launching without a “marquee game” as a result. So yeah, obviously if Halo Infinite wasn’t delayed, he wouldn’t have been asked that question and thus wouldn’t have given that answer. That’s called common sense, not “damage control”.

The difference would be, if halo infinite launched with the system, people buying it would be showing it off to their friends saying you got to get one of these, it's awesome. Many you tube let's plays would be made, a lot of buzz and viral marketing to get the tier 2 customer group excited.

Instead we get, well it plays my old games better.

Doesn't matter at launch, does matter a lot for momentum. And true, what can he say. We fucked up, sorry.