Phil Spencer Wants to See the Gaming Industry to Evolve Through Competition and Cooperation - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 25 February 2020 / 1,998 Views
Head of Xbox Phil Spencer in an interview in the latest episode of the Game Maker’s Notebook Podcast discussed competition and cooperation within the gaming industry. He sees his conversations with other large platform holders, like Nintendo and Sony, as more collaborative than as rivals.
He would love the gaming industry to continue to evolve not just through competition, but also with cooperation. He wants companies to compete in areas that help them both improve.
"I’ll say the conversations we’re having with whether it’s the other platform holders – which I know at times I make comments about who’s my competition and who is not – for me it’s really about people that today have large gaming audiences and customers, and I find my conversations with those other companies are usually more collaborative than 'two may enter, one may leave' scenarios," said Spencer.
"In that world, I’d love the industry to find a way to continue to evolve through both competition and cooperation. We should compete in the areas that help us both get better, and where the winner is the team that does the best job at putting the customer at the center and bringing the right experiences.
"I love the brands that are in the industry today and the safety that players have with those brands. I think for us as an industry, it’s great when all of those brands can continue to grow."
Microsoft will launch their next generation console, the Xbox Series X, in Holiday 2020. Read some information on the console here.
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A life-long and avid gamer, William D'Angelo was first introduced to VGChartz in 2007. After years of supporting the site, he was brought on in 2010 as a junior analyst, working his way up to lead analyst in 2012. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own YouTube channel and Twitch channel dedicated to gaming Let's Plays and tutorials. You can contact the author at wdangelo@vgchartz.com or on Twitter @TrunksWD.
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Really...? Let's see you release Forza, Halo & Gears on the Switch and PlayStation, and then maybe reasonable minded people will take you seriously.
Glad he has helped focus on the PC market in recent times.
That is extraordinary! There's no a single thing coming from this guy's mouth that I agree about.
I feel that them getting beaten 3 times in a row is leading to some awful things in the future of gaming.
I’m not even a Microsoft gamer, but I’ve been impressed and surprised about Their plans of late... more surprised that it’s Microsoft doing it and not Nintendo.
Its true,but that will be the time i stop current/ne t genns en focus on the older stuf, wont support streaming crap
You know the games are still games weather you Stream or not. You would skip master pieces because of something you wouldnt even tell a difference at?
Essay Pro