(The New Head Of Xbox, Phil Spencer)
Phil Spencer has been confirmed to be the new head of Microsoft's Xbox division. Replacing Marc Whitten, who served as Xbox corporate VP before departing recently.
Phil Spencer explained exactly what his role in the company would be moving forward:
"I will now be leading the Xbox, Xbox Live, and creative teams including Xbox Music, Xbox Video and Microsoft Studios as we deliver the next generation of games and entertainment. Combining these teams will strengthen the connection between some of the world’s most innovative creators and those building the Xbox itself. I am incredibly proud of the talented Xbox employees around the world and believe, like they do, in the power of technology to bring games and entertainment to life across console, PC, tablet and mobile devices."
"The growth of the Xbox community, with over 80 million Xbox owners around the world, is built on the foundation of exclusive franchises, new and original IP and the world’s most popular cross-platform games. Games and gamers have always been at the core of Xbox and the core of my work - and gaming will be our core as we take Xbox forward."
"This past year has been a growth experience both for me and for the entire Xbox team. We've taken feedback, made our products better and renewed our focus on what is most important, our customer. Our mission is to build a world-class team, work hard to meet the high expectations of a passionate fan base, create the best games and entertainment and drive technical innovation. As we continue forward, this renewed focus and mission will be a foundational part of how I lead the Xbox program."
Spencer's promotion came from new Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella. He explained his reasons for promoting Spencer "Combining all our software, gaming and content assets across the Xbox team under a single leader and aligning with the OSG team will help ensure we continue to do great work across the Xbox business, and bring more of the magic of Xbox to all form factors, including tablets, PCs and phones."
E3 is going to be interesting this year. I'm hoping we'll see some new, exciting innovative ideas from Microsoft during the press conference. I don't think MS needs a drastic change of direction, however there are quite a few practices that i'd like them to reject. Such as loading your game with micro-transactions. We pay 60$ for our games. They aren't free to play. So don't do it. Ever.
I'm also starting to wonder if MS is actually going to get into the VR business. After all Facebook just bought into it, and Sony has project Morpheus.
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