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Phillip W. Spencer III:"Xbox’s aim with Call of Duty is to give players choice, not "do slimy platform things" that make one option more appealing."
Coloress_Kafka
Member
For people that want a recent example this is from 2017 and the words are coming directly from Phil Spencer’s mouth
Ohh they cared so much for exclusives until they realized it did fuck all for making them relevant.
Ohh they cared so much for exclusives until they realized it did fuck all for making them relevant.
Varteras
Gold Member
Honestly, I miss that man already. The memes were gold. And I'd sleep better knowing a Brit is in charge. Rather than that Neanderthalands bro they have now.
Chronicle
Member
Geometric-Crusher
"Nintendo games are like indies, and worth at most $19" 🤡
I love COD but I won't buy it, no Sonyboy should buy it.
he will see
he will see
midnightAI
Member
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
Convinced that it somehow violates your rights.
Geometric-Crusher
"Nintendo games are like indies, and worth at most $19" 🤡
Dumping is an illegal practice, we have 'almost' the same thing here
I think it's absurd that the community and the press didn't see this
ManaByte
Rage Bait Youtuber
Except it’s not.
Activision: Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 Isn't 300 GB
https://www.ign.com/articles/call-of-duty-black-ops-6-isnt-300-gb-after-all Activision wrote, “Correction: The estimated file size currently displayed on the Black Ops 6 pre-order pages does not represent the download size or disk footprint for Black Ops 6. The sizes as shown include the full...
Kokoloko85
Member
And what does he say about 3rd party exclusives they have done this generation?
AJUMP23
Member
Except it’s not.
Activision: Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 Isn't 300 GB
https://www.ign.com/articles/call-of-duty-black-ops-6-isnt-300-gb-after-all Activision wrote, “Correction: The estimated file size currently displayed on the Black Ops 6 pre-order pages does not represent the download size or disk footprint for Black Ops 6. The sizes as shown include the full...www.neogaf.com
Dodged a bullet....Thanks
ManaByte
Now get out there and find some entertainment news.
Mr.Phoenix
Member
So exclusive maps are slimy, but buying out publishers and making their otherwise multip[platform games exclusive isn't.
If that's not hypocrisy I don't know what is.
If that's not hypocrisy I don't know what is.
Perfectly worded lol. Anything out of their mouth has to make their company sound good and make it seem like they are there for your interests no different than a politician.
Jibran#one
Member
Well let's see the choice here
Me who subbed to gp cheap at 120 dollars for 3 years gets it day 1.
Or pay 70 dollars for the game
Nice one phill nice one.
Me who subbed to gp cheap at 120 dollars for 3 years gets it day 1.
Or pay 70 dollars for the game
Nice one phill nice one.
HeisenbergFX4
Gold Member
clarky
Gold Member
Dudes sat on a beach earning 20%. As if he gives 2 fucks what fatty says.shots fired by phillip w spencer at his former arch nemesis
Punished Miku
Human Rights Subscription Service
DryvBy
Member
This is certainly a spin. Wasn't it just half a year ago that leaked emails show Spinster (thanks for this name
DeepEnigma
) and company talking about buying things to crush the competition? Now he's acting like they're for the players?
Phil, some of us remember the Xbox E3s that were full of big flashy letters saying "Xbox Exclusive" and the money hat changed from buying a game's rights to buying a publisher. You're only doing this because even with ABK, even with Bethesda, even with the prices slashed to half off on the Xbox, you guys still couldn't beat Switch and PlayStation.
DeepEnigma
) and company talking about buying things to crush the competition? Now he's acting like they're for the players?Phil, some of us remember the Xbox E3s that were full of big flashy letters saying "Xbox Exclusive" and the money hat changed from buying a game's rights to buying a publisher. You're only doing this because even with ABK, even with Bethesda, even with the prices slashed to half off on the Xbox, you guys still couldn't beat Switch and PlayStation.
Cyber_hunter026
Member
Huh that’s rich coming from him
Kokoloko85
Member
DealUntil we get Lego Horizon, there will be no discussion.
Punished Miku
Human Rights Subscription Service
Fuck ...
Bond007
Member
Sounds like the loser complaining at being beat out of their own practices.
To the point they needed to make acquisitions to try and monopolize- as Microsoft does.
If you been around this industry long enough- most of the douchebaggery started with Microsoft. You could look at XBox Live as one of the first "deals" with pay to play online.
To the point they needed to make acquisitions to try and monopolize- as Microsoft does.
If you been around this industry long enough- most of the douchebaggery started with Microsoft. You could look at XBox Live as one of the first "deals" with pay to play online.
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Klayzer
Gold Member
Memory loss is a pattern, seemingly among Xbox executives and fans.
EverydayBeast
thinks Halo Infinite is a new graphical benchmark
If Microsoft made cod exclusive it’s over.
Sw0pDiller
Member
wasn't this guy suposed to be fired by now?
IFireflyl
Gold Member
Until we get Lego Horizon, there will be no discussion.
Best we can do is LEGO The Lord of the Rings: Gollum.
BattleScar
Member
They're not doing "slimy platform things" because they fucked up and no longer have a viable platform.
PR is PR.
PR is PR.
Gamer_By_Proxy
Member
Phil's like, we started it, but Playstation is better at it. So it has to stop!!!
King Dazzar
Member
The guys a con artist. An expert in spin and deception. A charismatic charlatan.
Second hand car salesmen have more integrity.
Second hand car salesmen have more integrity.
MisterXDTV
Member
He was forced by regulators to sign a 10-year deal with Sony and Nintendo
Now he's spinning it like it was all his idea....
LOL
Now he's spinning it like it was all his idea....
LOL
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laynelane
Member
After all that came out with the ABK acquisition along with the cancellation of PS builds of games, he's still trying to come across as 'good guy Phil'. Warrior that he is, he's seemingly incapable of understanding that passive-aggressive comments about Sony and his own disingenuous statements haven't and will not make the slightest bit of difference.
oldergamer
Member
No, you must have a short memory. Sony started the practice of paying to keep games off other platforms during the PS2 cycle. This partly killed Dreamcast. You are forgetting about final fantasy, GTA and other games getting deals to not appear day and date with other consoles (or not at all). They also would force smaller developers to add content to their games at no cost to Sony themselves. In order to just have concept approval so you could release on the platform. if a game appeared on Xbox first, that company was blacklisted for a few years, and or forced into a long ""maybe if you add this..." cycle. It was a different case in Europe as Sony was sued and lost the right to prevent games being approved.
So no MS didn't start the practice with Xbox 360.
Cyberpunkd
Gold Member
SplunkyMunkey
Member
I would love if Sony brought EA Games besides sports but have some games as Multiplat the likes of battlefield etc and have other big games exclusive like they did with starfield like MoH and command & Conquer if they made it
TheGodfather07
Member
Call of Duty for everyone with more choice than ever before. Play it on PS5, Xbox, PC, or subscribe. Soon Switch 2. No timed exclusivity for betas or perks of any kind.
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Its the hypocrisy though. Like we know Microsoft originally wanted to make all these games exclusive and only reversed because of xbox hardware sales tanking and regulation stopping them. It's the having one side behind the scenes and a totally different and fake side to the public. Its just so fake because we know how Microsoft truly feel. I'm not blaming Phil spencer specifically either because he's just a talking head for higher ups. He has to say what they tell him to and has been trained to speak like that in public.
Topher
Gold Member
Obviously he is talking about the practice in regards to Call of Duty. Both companies have a long sorted history of shitty deals outside of that. Microsoft practically invented half the slimy shit that these corporations engage in back in the early Windows days.
DeaDPo0L84
Member
So videogame execs are just politicians at this point. They can revise history and say whatever they want cause their loyal fanbase will eat it up and support them regardless.