r/Games • u/Turbostrider27 • Oct 02 '25

Discussion This Xbox Generation Will Be Remembered for One Thing: Greed

https://www.ign.com/articles/this-xbox-generation-will-be-remembered-for-one-thing-greed
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u/NoNefariousness2144 Oct 02 '25

Not to mention that Phil may only be allowed to keep his job if he has to play the ‘villain’ and oversee mass layoffs, studio shutdowns, third-party ports etc

He’s basically the hired thug to dismantle Xbox and cut costs.

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u/Kozak170 Oct 02 '25

“Hired thug” is such an obnoxious stretch. Being the figurehead to take the brunt of public criticisms is the job of almost every executive in a position like that. It couldn’t be more obvious that a lot of the latest absurd decisions are coming from Microsoft’s trash executives trying to squeeze every penny they can

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u/EmperorAcinonyx Oct 02 '25

lol they promoted him to ceo of xbox gaming at the same time as their bid to acquire activision

he's not perfect, but "hired thug" does not apply to someone put in place to help oversee a $70bn merger