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RSS FeedsSuccess Involves More Than Just Xbox One Sales To Microsoft's Phil Spencer
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12 october 2017 23:05:56

 
Success Involves More Than Just Xbox One Sales To Microsoft's Phil Spencer
(GameSpot PSP News)
 


How soon we see the next proper generation of consoles is anyone`s guess. Sony and Microsoft have modified their approach to console hardware to resemble something like the mobile phone market, first with the PS4 Pro last year and next month with the Xbox One X. You`d expect the impending launch of a new console to be a time for executives to pump up how everyone needs to get their hands on one. And indeed, Microsoft says that everyone stands to benefit from an Xbox One X, 4K TV owner or not. But Xbox boss Phil Spencer has been open in positioning it as merely an option--and one that he admits will be outsold by the cheaper, less powerful Xbox One S.We caught up with Spencer at the ongoing Brazil Game Show, where we discussed everything from cross-play to Cuphead to his Destiny 2 Power level. But most notable is his stance on how he measures success: Spencer seems less interested in the number of consoles he can ship and more taken with the idea of, as he says, `growing the number of people who have a relationship with Xbox in some way.``I think if you get so focused just on hardware sales at this point, as gamers, we lose sight of what`s going on around the console business,` he tells GameSpot. `Console`s important. I love the console space, but it`s part of the gaming business, it`s not total. So I just don`t define success by any one individual version of our console and how many we sell. Are we growing the business? Are we growing the number of customers?`With PS4 outselling Xbox One, that will undoubtedly be interpreted by some as a veiled defense of his console`s position in the marketplace. But there`s no questioning that many of his initiatives--offering backwards compatibility, pushing for cross-play--are good for everyone. Below, you`ll find an edited transcript of our chat with Spencer.GameSpot: As I promised, my first question is about Cuphead. Have you beat it yet?Phil Spencer: I haven`t beaten retail. I mean one of the things [is], we get games as ...


 
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