This has to be a joke post. He spent more money in Bethesda's acquisition alone than Microsoft had in profit his whole tenure. Also, he was already part of the Xbox team before taking over globally, and only shat the bed.
Xbox under him failed to sell consoles, failed to sell gamepass, failed to release GOTY contenders, and only got a lifeline due to close to $100B in acquisitions.
If this is being a visionary and very successful, a Bonobo could have done the same. That's your baseline, a Bonobo.
how he made xbox most successful if every gen sells less and less than before? they ain't selling games too.
from Court documents and testimonies we also know, that xbox never had a profit, so he didn't any many, he was leeching from m$ for years.
realistic. you are delusional.
I know Phil had other positions before late 2017 but he wasn't the person making the final decisions. You guys always seem to think that just because Phil has a title that he runs the show when in reality he never did. Unless you're on top of the ladder which Phil never has been, you're nothing but a mouthpiece for those above you.
Profit doesn't happen overnight and I have said numerous times that this generation is and should be a "reset". You acquire studios, you get your studios in order, you get the games in order and you go from there. It was never about this generation. It was about next generation and afterwards.
Seriously, be honest and put the hatred aside. If Microsoft came out with their next gen Xbox console in Fall 2027, a year ahead of PlayStation 6 and has World of Warcraft console port, Halo 7 campaign, Killer Instinct 2 as well as COD 2027 and Marvel's Blade if it's ready. Then in 2028, they could have Gears 7, The Elder Scrolls VI and others. Are you seriously telling me that even as a hardcore PlayStation fan that wouldn't be interested in this first year console exclusive lineup? Come on man.
If Microsoft would have stayed the course, they would go into next generation with a head start like they did with Xbox 360. Going head to head with Sony is a losing battle.
You look at it differently than I do because for me, Xbox One sucked. I had only 5 games on that console which matched PlayStation 3 for me. Both were secondary for a reason. This generation, I already surpassed the 5 games I had last gen and I have over 10 games on their roadmap. You care about awards, I don't. The only ratings, reviews and awards that matter to me are my own.
As for selling consoles, how would ANYONE sell any consoles in 2022 when they had nothing and they put Series X in the Cloud as server blades?
Don't get me wrong, Phil isn't perfect by a long shot but outside of Peter Moore who had free reign to do pretty much whatever he wanted, there's always been corporate suits that ruin Xbox again and again. I know people want to blame Phil but let's be honest, if it was someone else in the same position and everything went the same, it would still be more on corporate especially now after ABK because they want that return on investment on the $70B they spent on ABK. A guy like Tim Stuart is basically what Jim Ryan was for you guys. A guy that only sees money and doesn't actually care about gaming, doesn't play or know anything about games and is only trying to satisfy shareholders and investors.
We'll never agree on this. I like Phil and I believe he is the best person to LEAD Xbox but how can he lead if there's always people above him undermining and overruling him? No one can succeed that way. Think about this - since Phil took over in late 2017, he's given me the best Xbox Showcases in 2018 and 2023. He's given me 7 studios, 2 publishers and a founded studio since E3 2018. He's also given me about 20 games. Why would I be against Phil when he's given me more studios and more games than I had the previous three generations combined?
But to each their own.
