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[Solidsnake_1]

Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer has offered some strong words about rival Sony amid the battle over whether or not regulators allow Microsoft's bid to buy Activision Blizzard to go through. He said on the Second Request podcast that Sony is trying to grow its own business by making Xbox smaller.

https://www.gamespot.com/articles/s...-xbox-smaller-phil-spencer-says/1100-6509835/

 

[Ronin_7]

Phil says alot of shit.

 

[Pelta88]

How can Sony make some other gaming console/platform smaller? All that other platform has to do is release some great games.

Oh wait....

 

[SkyHighTrees]

goddam what salty stupidity

 

[Imtjnotu]

lol what.

 

[Thirty7ven]

Sure, it’s not the other way around at all no sir.

 

[Punished Miku]

Obviously. Thats what third party exclusives do. Limiting GP entries is another example of this. Both companies do this.

 

[SLB1904]

This really makes no sense. He went on buying spree. Has so many gaming studios a lot more than Sony. And thats the best he can say?

Obviously. Thats what third party exclusives do. Limiting GP entries is another example of this. Both companies do this.

I love how you start your argument and then realise they are just as bad lol

 

[feynoob]

Gangsta

 

[Rocco Schiavone]

This bullshit makes no sense.

Who entered the console game market for marketshare? Sony was there before Microsoft.

Who is fighting whom for market share?

 

[kiphalfton]

Expose them to cold water.

 

[Represent.]

Other way around, smart one - Literally buying PUBLISHERS.

Watch all the smart people on GAF in favor of MS buying activision agree with Spenders statement, lmao

 

[PSYGN]

Gangsta

wow so smart so brave

 

[mansoor1980]

you are doing the same thing phil

 

[Punished Miku]

you are doing the same thing phil

Then everything should be fine.

 

[FingerBang]

It's like Sony and MS are fighting for the stupidest take. I'm amazed at how they're constantly able to 1-up each other.

 

[laynelane]

Just keep stoking those console wars, Phil. I'm sure the FTC will account for it in their case.

 

[M1chl]

Try to snatch Activision, not even once.

 

[The Pleasure]

Wow. American console SO SMALL.

 

[dotnotbot]

 

[mansoor1980]

Then everything should be fine.

it is not the size but how you use it

 

[Tommi84]

Uhmmm, is he retarded or what?

 

[Benniewise de Clown]

So basically, Spencer is blaming Sony for the fact that the Xbox-brand is becoming irrelevant.

Spencer should probably keep his mouth shut until they get their shit together.
He's at Mattrick's level lately.

 

[Nankatsu]

So are Jimbo and Spencer finally settling this at Wrestlemania 2023 or not?

 

[DeaDPo0L84]

Why would Sony do what Microsoft is already doing well enough on their own?

 

[Gobjuduck]

Phil’s right. That wasn’t the full quote. He went on to say, Xbox’s vision of gaming is different. Xbox wants the whole industry to grow, giving people more options and access to games.

It’s clear Sony just wants people on PlayStation hardware. Although they have been moving games slowly to PC, and not day one.

 

[jm89]

Blaming others for his failures, desperate man.

 

[dotnotbot]

Masks are off I see, good guy Phil now spinning like a villain

 

[Woggleman]

Two people who run billion dollar companies are sounding like grade school kids taunting each other on the school bus.

 

[BabyYoda]

Is he talking about a slim model?

 

[sainraja]

Xbox is not small. If it was small, they would have exited a long while ago. MS just wants to dominate any business they get in. A bit surprised to see Phil saying this.

 

[StealthGoblin]

They are aiming to grow PlayStation by:

Expanding into genres they don’t traditionally serve.
Expand into PC gaming.
Expand into mobile.

So far Xbox is the only platform who has actively taken established series or games permanently away from users of other platforms.

Is GamePass not trying to disrupt PlayStation’s business model and harm them?

This is Phil speaking out both sides of his mouth again. Both Xbox and PlayStation are growing into new areas while trying to eat as much of the existing pie as possible.

 

[mansoor1980]

Masks are off I see, good guy Phil now spinning like a villain

jimbo got under his skin

 

[Mung]

That is some hilarious spin there Phil. Fitting end to a terrible year for xbox under your watch.

 

[ChorizoPicozo]

Oh....

 

[drganon]

Phil really needs to shut the fuck up for awhile.

 

[darrylgorn]

So now we know both Sony and MS have beta CEOs.

 

[Drewpee]

How can Sony make some other gaming console/platform smaller? All that other platform has to do is release some great games.

Oh wait....

Say you know nothing about business without saying you know nothing about bisiness.

Comments like this expose so much ignorance and you see it all the time on here.

Do great games help? No doubt, but it is a much smaller piece of the puzzle than you seem to think.

 

[Solidsnake_1]

sony wants to make xbox smaller by buying activision and bethesda

at this point im sure spencer is a social experiment to see how long can a fan base defend someone so blindly .

 

[Pelta88]

Say you know nothing about buainess wothout saying you know nothing about bisiness

 

[Tiago Rodrigues]

The guy just showed up at the biggest video game award show every year with no games winning and no games announced and they have more studios than Sony.

Clearly sony isn’t the problem here when they can’t even control the studios they have lol.

 

[fermcr]

"Sony Wants To Grow PlayStation By Making Xbox Smaller, Phil Spencer Says"

Well, duh!!!
Every company does that to their competitors.

 

[damidu]

lol projecting much?

 

[DaleinCalgary]

Uhmmm, is he retarded or what?

 

[mxbison]

It's getting ridiculous.

 

[baphomet]

Shut the fuck up and release some games

 

[LordCBH]

Rich coming from the guy who’s attempting to buy a second major publisher in 3 years, one of which being one of the largest publishers out there.

 

[Captain Toad]

Dude needs to learn to quit talking. Make some damn games instead of just trying to buy the competition out.

How many years has it been now? Microsoft's contribution to the overall gaming library has only gotten worse under this guy. The glory days of the early Xbox 360 days are just becoming more and more of a distant memory

 

[YCoCg]

Sony walking in like:

 

[alabtrosMyster]

Oh, Phil is getting frustrated .