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RSS FeedsPhil Spencer Doesn't Believe In Your Console War
(GameSpot Xbox 360 News)

 
 

12 august 2019 22:27:47

 
Phil Spencer Doesn't Believe In Your Console War
(GameSpot Xbox 360 News)
 


With Sony sitting out E3 2019 the common-held opinion was that this would be Microsoft`s show to `win.` But according to Xbox head Phil Spencer, during an exclusive interview with GameSpot that took place after E3, he isn`t interested in pitting Xbox against PlayStation at the show, nor does he think the fan-fueled rivalry between the two companies does anyone any good in general. He agrees that Sony and Microsoft compete on a technology level, but rejects the notion that there`s a mean-spirited undercurrent spearheading that drive. To him: `Business isn`t sport. It is different.`If anything signposts the mutual spirit of cooperation that Spencer is talking about, it`s E3. The ESA, where Spencer sits on the board of directors, is the driving force behind the event, and it regularly rallies the likes of Microsoft, Sony, and Nintendo to work together towards making opportunity as impactful as possible for all. It`s a coordinated effort with far-reaching goals, and from his point of view, the absence of booths from Sony and big-name publishers is simply a detriment. `I see it as we should all be there,` Spencer tells GameSpot. `We should all be showing our best. I`m not alone in sharing that. All of us who are on the ESA board kind of aspire to have an E3 where everybody feels like they can be there and show up. I`d say the same thing about EA not being there with a booth, say the same thing about Activision. It`s not specifically calling out Sony. I think we want to create an E3 where all of the gaming companies feel like it`s worth their time and gamers love coming there and celebrating their love of gaming.``The nice thing about E3 is it is a time when all of us sit around a board meeting,` Spencer noted. `EA is there. Take-Two is there. Sony is there. Nintendo is there. I think there are 30 board members from all the major [publishers]... Epic is there. We`re talking about how we make this show a better show for everyone. Any time you can--and we`re all focused ...


 
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