| curl-6 said: Phil's head should have rolled years ago, he demolished their console business. An AI guy taking over is classic MS; their MO since 2013 has been to step on every possible rake and stumble at every possible obstacle. |
Question: How do we know it was Phil Spencer who was responsible for Xbox's collapse? How do we know this wasn't Microsoft making demands that Phil tried to make the best of? For instance, how do we know it wasn't the higher-ups at Microsoft who called for Phil to enforce a pivot from first-party exclusivity to third-party? (Which, I would argue, was the main reason Xbox fell apart at all— had Cuphead released multiplatform day one, for instance, would their Holiday 2017 figures had been nearly as strong? Ofc the Pro model is what really drove sales, but the cherry on top of having one of the hottest apps exclusive to their platform really could've made a big difference.)
