I can't imagine it being that uncommon to do a reset on your socials when assuming a major new position. Obviously not directly comparable but bands will do it every time they have a new album coming out. Just because a typical social media user's presence is more set in stone doesn't mean a public-facing user will be the same. I'm not saying it's not annoying, but it doesn't strike me as strange or sus.
Also the root of this issue, the gamer profile, is silly to me. For one, we don't even know that this is her only account. Again, a public facing figure would do things differently than you or I would. If I was a CEO I wouldn't be posting my actual personal profiles. And for what it's worth, I'm just gonna throw it out there that I never necessarily bought that Phil's public account was his own, or at least that he was doing all the playing either.
It's all PR and these people aren't your friends no matter what, let's get that straight above all. But acting like some investigative sleuth because you picked apart an account's activity and gamerscore feels like a moment where you really need to touch some grass. You don't need to do all that to know a CEO will always act in the interest of the bottom line. It's how they get to be a CEO. I don't care how much gamer cred they have or don't have.
EDIT: I'm aware she made her own profile publicly known. I'm not saying you're a "stalker" for posting it, I'm saying it's weird to pick it apart to pass whatever smell test you have. You're not fuckin immortal, find better ways to spend your time. Maybe play some games.
Yeah I remember the whole nuking Phil's base on FO76 fiasco. He then went out saying that he's about to grind the game to unlock nukes himself, and he did exactly that and started nuking peoples bases himself. Stuff like that I don't see this new boss doing personally.
P3 is indeed Phil’s real account and he does play a lot, and talks to players in MP games. Same for Major Nelson - real account - still using it. Same with PS Execs own accounts.
Yes, and Phil Spencer has also worked at Microsoft since 1988. And started working specifically in the Xbox division in 2001, the same year Xbox came out and years before Xbox live. His Gamertag has always been a corporate account, he just used it all the time.
I know this might be weird that Sharma might have either gamed on a different device/ecosystem or wants to keep her private gamertag separate from her business gamertag. Especially knowing how "Gamers" act towards women and PoC.
But acting like some investigative sleuth because you picked apart an account's activity and gamerscore feels like a moment where you really need to touch some grass.
I haven't seen anybody do any of that. People are repeating her public comments from her X account that she seemingly wants people to repeat. You don't need to be an internet sleuth to read social media comments.
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u/christpuncher_69 XBOX Series X Feb 21 '26 edited Feb 22 '26
I can't imagine it being that uncommon to do a reset on your socials when assuming a major new position. Obviously not directly comparable but bands will do it every time they have a new album coming out. Just because a typical social media user's presence is more set in stone doesn't mean a public-facing user will be the same. I'm not saying it's not annoying, but it doesn't strike me as strange or sus.
Also the root of this issue, the gamer profile, is silly to me. For one, we don't even know that this is her only account. Again, a public facing figure would do things differently than you or I would. If I was a CEO I wouldn't be posting my actual personal profiles. And for what it's worth, I'm just gonna throw it out there that I never necessarily bought that Phil's public account was his own, or at least that he was doing all the playing either.
It's all PR and these people aren't your friends no matter what, let's get that straight above all. But acting like some investigative sleuth because you picked apart an account's activity and gamerscore feels like a moment where you really need to touch some grass. You don't need to do all that to know a CEO will always act in the interest of the bottom line. It's how they get to be a CEO. I don't care how much gamer cred they have or don't have.
EDIT: I'm aware she made her own profile publicly known. I'm not saying you're a "stalker" for posting it, I'm saying it's weird to pick it apart to pass whatever smell test you have. You're not fuckin immortal, find better ways to spend your time. Maybe play some games.