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ylai@lemmy.ml to Gaming@lemmy.mlEnglish · 3 years ago

Phil Spencer blames capitalism for games industry woes: 'I don't get [the] luxury of not having to run a profitable growing business'

www.pcgamer.com

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Phil Spencer blames capitalism for games industry woes: 'I don't get [the] luxury of not having to run a profitable growing business'

www.pcgamer.com

ylai@lemmy.ml to Gaming@lemmy.mlEnglish · 3 years ago
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Spencer said publicly traded companies have to show constant growth or else nobody will give them money.
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    I genuinely believe he just wants to make cool and fun games.

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      He’s had all the time, money, and resources to do that and hasn’t.

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      I don’t think that :/ I think his statements and the games he chooses to back sort of prove that ultimately profit is what he is interested in. I don’t blame him for that. But don’t make him out to be what he isn’t. He is a CEO first, being a fan of games falls lower on the list.

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        They aren’t exclusionary.

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          No but if you “just want to make cool and fun games” you wouldn’t fund Gears 5 or Halo Infinite now would you?

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            I think Phil like most executives prioritise whatever they think will be best for their career, regardless of what their preference is

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