Xbox boss Phil Spencer takes some time out of his busy schedule to address fan concerns over the direction Microsoft’s video game department is heading in.
Things may have been looking a little bleak for Microsoft’s video game presence heading into E3 2016 after years of market dominance exhibited by Sony in the console department, but business picked up in a big way after the week long exhibition wrapped up. Microsoft had what was arguably the most surprising E3 2016 presentation, featuring a games lineup that looked stronger than anything the company had offered in recent years and two different console reveals in the same show.
It might surprise gamers, then, to learn that earlier this week, a research group accused Microsoft’s gaming business as being the “ugly step-child” of the tech giant’s revenue plan. The report also suggested that it wasn’t a question of “if”, but rather “when and how” Microsoft would quit the gaming business altogether. Luckily, Phil Spencer isn’t one to shy away from criticism, and he addressed the claims directly on Twitter:
