Machiavellian said:
I totally disagree. All of this and I mean all of it is Phil decision. Do not mistake Phil outward appearance from his corporate side. Phil did not get into the position he is in now not being able to make these decisions on his own even if it was a decision he did not like. That is not how you obtain CEO level positions shying away from hard decisions or even unpopular decisions. I am going to say this again, Phil is in complete control and these decisions were made 100% by him and his team. MS gaming is 3rd largest unit in MS right now, it really does not matter if you like the decisions or not but that shit in dynamics means there is a whole new strategy on its way and Phil is the one driving it. |
I'm not yet convinced that Phil Spencer agreed with this decision, mainly because of how it contradicts the language Xbox had from a year ago, and because the level of distrust this has caused among the community reflects so poorly on him.
Even what they said yesterday, after the closure, sounds completely opposite of what they did.
At least the lead director of Hi-Fi Rush seemed to think so.
CEO's don't always agree with the decisions made by the suits above them. Because they can lose their job over it when they're made the scapegoat if things turn sour.
I'll see what his initial statement will be, and maybe that will give a hint to whether or not he tried to push back against this. I don't think he will outright ever blame Microsoft though. But it doesn't really matter either way, because if he doesn't hand in his resignation in protest, he may as well have agreed to it.
Do I expect him to do that? Not really. But I'll give him a chance to speak his mind before I write him off.
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