Phil Spencer: 'The Future of Blizzard is Brighter Than Ever'

[John Elden Ring]

Phil Spencer came up on Stage to talk about the ABK deal alongside Mike Yabara:

Phil Spencer: 'The Future of Blizzard is Brighter Than Ever'​

Phil Spencer: 'The Future of Blizzard is Brighter Than Ever'

Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer made an appearance during the BlizzCon 2023 opening ceremony to welcome Blizzard to [...]

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Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer made an appearance during the BlizzCon 2023 opening ceremony to welcome Blizzard to the Xbox family.

"Now that Blizzard is part of Xbox, we will nurture the essence of what makes Blizzard unique," said Spencer.

"We are going to empower our new colleagues to continue what they do best - redefining existing genres, and creating new never-before-seen experiences. In Azeroth, in near-future-Earth, in Sanctuary, and beyond. I'm honored to be able to be here, to help welcome all of you to Blizzcon 2023."

Mike Yabara got emotional by Phil Spencer words and the crowd cheered. This would be the only in-live moment at the Blizzcon 2023 stage.

 

[Bryank75]

Brighter than ever? After Xbox's track record?

 

[shrike0fth0rns]

Phil Spencer came up on Stage to talk about the ABK deal alongside Mike Yabara:

Phil Spencer: 'The Future of Blizzard is Brighter Than Ever'​

Phil Spencer: 'The Future of Blizzard is Brighter Than Ever'

Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer made an appearance during the BlizzCon 2023 opening ceremony to welcome Blizzard to [...]

www.vgchartz.com

Mike Yabara got emotional by Phil Spencer words and the crowd cheered. This would be the only in-live moment at the Blizzcon 2023 stage.

God I can’t stand Phil Spencer or in who buys in to his bullsht. I really hope ps finishes off Xbox consoles this gen and destroy his legacy.

 

[Bryank75]

God I can’t stand Phil Spencer or in who buys in to his bullsht. I really hope ps finishes off Xbox consoles this gen and destroy his legacy.

I'm sure he is decent or at least okay on a personal level but his history and the fallout of many of his decisions has been very negative IMO.

It makes a lot of his words ring hollow and a lot of it sounds like stuff we have heard him say many times before.

He did make some moves that saved XBox... like Minecraft, I'm pretty sure that kept Xbox hanging on for years.

 

[Doncortez77]

All I have to say is.....Phil Spencer's fanbase shields him from accountability when making public statements.

 

[Bryank75]

All I have to say is.....Phil Spencer's fanbase shields him from accountability when making public statements.

Guys commentary in this video is bullshit, he thought Phil was buying.

LOL

 

[Johnic]

Just like Bethesda, right?

 

[Say1nMan]

How cute that those poor saps in the audience think Blizzard is about to undergo a resurrection under Xbox. Paid folks in that audience.

 

[Gods&Monsters]

Mike Ybarra got emotional after his boyfriend Phil planted him in the ass in Blizzard to destroy it from the inside

 

[voke]

He did make some moves that saved XBox... like Minecraft, I'm pretty sure that kept Xbox hanging on for years.

This is the main reason I don't really resonate with Microsoft. Their biggest accomplishments over the last decade in this industry is making big acquisitions. They don't add to the table like they did in the 00s. Their was once a time when they were the pioneers of console online gaming, and look how badly they fumbled that identity.

 

[historia]

Like a weak pathetic lamb to the slaugther

 

[thicc_girls_are_teh_best]

God I can’t stand Phil Spencer or in who buys in to his bullsht. I really hope ps finishes off Xbox consoles this gen and destroy his legacy.

At the rate things are going with PS seemingly, don't get your hopes up. Hell, Nintendo's gearing up to stomp on both PS and Xbox next year.

MS's gonna see a bump in various markets whether you like it or not, following ABK. And games like ESO aren't slowing down, either, unlike Destiny 2. There's not going to be a collapse of PS or anything like that anytime soon, it won't get anywhere near the worst years of PS3.

But the next couple of years are definitely going to be a lot more competitive between the three brands than some might want to admit. That's if Sony keeps with their current strategy and don't make a drastic major play (three-month 3P timed exclusives ain't it). Nintendo's barely had a drop in momentum and any they have had will be made up for and then some with Switch 2. Xbox is going to be a good deal more competitive in a lot of Western territories with tying IP like COD, Diablo etc. to the brand marketing-wise which at very least will give them a noticeable boost in market relevance (and performance).

I'm pretty convinced now that most of Sony's 1P don't have anything ready over the next two years in terms of AAA or even AA traditional titles, and might not have much in the way of 3P exclusives to fill that void. At least that, we've heard of.

It's going to be something wild if Sony's overly aggressive GaaS push & slow reaction to securing notable 3P pubs/devs in M&As (and a sustained PC strategy porting all their current non-GaaS games in short & shorter windows) is what gives Xbox a chance to survive and thrive. And not, y'know, the temporary shortages caused by COVID. If that happens, I'm gonna be laughing pretty hard.

And the crazy part is, I don't want to laugh.

 

[Petekilla]

At the rate things are going with PS seemingly, don't get your hopes up. Hell, Nintendo's gearing up to stomp on both PS and Xbox next year.

MS's gonna see a bump in various markets whether you like it or not, following ABK. And games like ESO aren't slowing down, either, unlike Destiny 2. There's not going to be a collapse of PS or anything like that anytime soon, it won't get anywhere near the worst years of PS3.

But the next couple of years are definitely going to be a lot more competitive between the three brands than some might want to admit. That's if Sony keeps with their current strategy and don't make a drastic major play (three-month 3P timed exclusives ain't it). Nintendo's barely had a drop in momentum and any they have had will be made up for and then some with Switch 2. Xbox is going to be a good deal more competitive in a lot of Western territories with tying IP like COD, Diablo etc. to the brand marketing-wise which at very least will give them a noticeable boost in market relevance (and performance).

I'm pretty convinced now that most of Sony's 1P don't have anything ready over the next two years in terms of AAA or even AA traditional titles, and might not have much in the way of 3P exclusives to fill that void. At least that, we've heard of.

It's going to be something wild if Sony's overly aggressive GaaS push & slow reaction to securing notable 3P pubs/devs in M&As (and a sustained PC strategy porting all their current non-GaaS games in short & shorter windows) is what gives Xbox a chance to survive and thrive. And not, y'know, the temporary shortages caused by COVID. If that happens, I'm gonna be laughing pretty hard.

And the crazy part is, I don't want to laugh.

Abdizur aka Sleepy Brown, is that you?

 

[AllBizness]

I see Bungie evolving into PlayStation's version of Blizzard pretty much

 

[anonpuffs]

Lmao@anyone fooled by this. All the talent behind starcraft and warcraft RTSes are gone already.

 

[thicc_girls_are_teh_best]

Abdizur aka Sleepy Brown, is that you?

Wow, now I'm the new doomer, I suppose. A little critical perspective on SIE that isn't completely dismissive of Xbox or Nintendo, and the sky comes falling down

 

[KiryuRealty]

Brighter than ever? After Xbox's track record?

The future looks bright because everything MS owns in gaming is burning to the ground.

 

[MiyazakiLovesKojima]

Wow, now I'm the new doomer, I suppose. A little critical perspective on SIE that isn't completely dismissive of Xbox or Nintendo, and the sky comes falling down

*Political types* ruined PlayStation forever

 

[DForce]

Phil Spencer is the best snake oil salesman out there in the gaming community because after all these years, people still buy into his bullshit. lol

 

[JAHGamer]

At the rate things are going with PS seemingly, don't get your hopes up. Hell, Nintendo's gearing up to stomp on both PS and Xbox next year.

Thats what I said as well, the Switch 2 is going to decimate Sony. They're gonna soon learn the hard way that copying Xbox was the worst thing they could've ever done.