Phil Spencer nieuwe baas van Xbox

Phil Spencer is het nieuwe hoofd van de Xbox-divisie. Hierdoor is hij de baas van Microsoft Studios, Xbox Live, Xbox Music en Xbox Video. Dit nieuws is een gevolg van het vertrekken van Marc Whitten, de voormalig Xbox Chief Product Officer.

Baas van Microsoft Studios was Phil Spencer al, nu neemt hij er dus nog 3 divisies bij. Yusuf Mehdi blijft het hoofd van de business strategy en marketing van Xbox. Mike Angiulo is nog steeds de baas van de Xbox hardware en George Peckham blijft zich bezighouden met third-party partnerships. Phil Spencer had het volgende te melden over zijn nieuwe baan:

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.