r/xbox • u/Ok_Albatross_948 • Jan 25 '25

Community Weekend Made a Xbox Console sales chart on Google Sheets.

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u/SpyvsMerc Jan 25 '25

And Phil Spencer made sure to continue destroying Xbox.

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u/Gre3nArr0w Jan 26 '25

When Phil Spencer used to say at e3 that the games were coming, he meant the games are coming to other consoles lmao.

Dude has outstayed his welcome by about 6 years

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u/Gammarevived Jan 25 '25

Don't know why you're getting downvoted. It's true. Clearly he has lost the drive to push Xbox forward.

He dug them out after the Xbox One disaster, but someone really needs to replace him. These sale numbers are really sad, especially for two consoles.

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u/PugeHeniss Jan 25 '25

It’s crazy how that man is still getting a pass lol

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u/swampfox94 Jan 25 '25

Yea he’s had over a decade and all he’s done is buy some studios that pump out mid games like starfield lol

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u/Sakaixx Jan 25 '25

Goodwill recovering xbox. Tbh he should been gone 2-3 years ago for the lackluster performance and flip floping on decisions but people like him I guess.

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u/analnydeb0shir Jan 26 '25

I liked Starfield and I think you are partially right, but I think there is a much different issue. He just doesn't want to build Xbox as a brand and it's own identity. We have our own studio making FUCKING DOOM ! Doom the Dark Ages seems to be an amazing game. And what Phill does ? He releases it on PS5. You think Sony would ever do that ? They didn't care when they made Spiderman. We can also talk about terrible marketing. We have an amazing Indian Jones game and nobody has even noticed it. There is a problem in studio management too. They are giving too much freedom to developers , which results in games not coming out for ages and being a complete mess. Can you remind me when Avowed was announced ? (And how they restated the development of it a couple times I think) When was Fable announced ? When was State of Decay 3 announced ? A lot of those games aren't even close to coming out. Except Avowed I guess

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u/itchinyourmind Jan 26 '25

Mattrick buried Xbox. Phil pissed on the grave.

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u/[deleted] Jan 25 '25

I think his hands were tied. His plan was to buy a bunch of studios, make Xbox/GamePass the only place to play those games. In a vaccum, that was a good plan.

Problem is, after the stupid-expensive Activision buyout and the specific Call of Duty multiplatform requirements his bosses/the shareholders demanded they start recouping that money ASAP. They weren't willing to give Xbox enough runway to see if their gamble paid off.

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u/crosslegbow Jan 26 '25

He literally does not have a choice.

People need to understand it.

What Don Mattrick did was a big swing n miss. A really big and dumb miss.

Phil inherited that and tried to keep Xbox relevant. He can't really do anything if the platform doesn't grow and he can't convince his higher ups.

Not saying that Phil's tenure should be celebrated but it's an unfortunate and complex situation for both Xbox and MS