Tag: Phil Spencer

Phil Spencer thinks Sony’s rumored Game Pass equivalent is a good idea

GamingJanuary 17, 2022

A December report said Sony is working on its own version of Game Pass, and Spencer thinks the plan "makes sense."

Phil Spencer says Game Pass competitors an “inevitability” following reports of PlayStation Plus overhaul

GamingJanuary 17, 2022

Amid reports Sony is overhauling its PlayStation Plus service into something more closely resembling Game Pass, Xbox head Phil Spencer has said he thinks it's an "inevitability" competitors will begin adopting the model because it's "the right answer".

"I don't mean it to sound like we've got it all figured out [at Xbox]", Spencer told IGN when quizzed on the recent reports involving Sony, "but I think the right answer is allowing your customers to play the games they want to play, where they want to play them, and giving them choice about how they build their library, and being transparent with them about what our plans are in terms of our PC initiatives and our cross-gen initiatives and other things."

Xbox Boss Reacts to PS Plus, PS Now Rumours, Says It’s the ‘Right Answer’

GamingJanuary 17, 2022

Expects new games included in the service.

Xbox boss Phil Spencer has responded to the rumours of Sony's plans to combine PlayStation Plus and PS Now into a single service, currently dubbed Project Spartacus. Whether it's a proper competitor or not to Microsoft's celebrated Game Pass membership still remains to be seen, but Spencer believes this sort of subscription service is the "right answer" for delivering games to consumers.

In a new interview with IGN, the Xbox head explains why he thinks a future with Game Pass-like services at the heart of it is the correct approach. Spencer speaks of allowing members to play the games they want to play wherever they like and allowing them to curate their own library of titles. "So when I hear others doing things like Game Pass or coming to PC, it makes sense to me because I think that's the right answer."

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Xbox’s Phil Spencer Reacts To Rumors Of Sony’s Game Pass Competitor: “Inevitable”

GamingJanuary 17, 2022

With the rumors flying around about Sony's Xbox Game Pass-style competitor, "Spartacus," Xbox's Phil Spencer weighed in with his thoughts, saying that he sees it as an inevitability in the video game industry.

Speaking with IGN, Spencer explains that there are many different factors that go into a service such as Game Pass, like backward compatibility, having simultaneous releases on both PC and console. He emphasizes that customers should be able to decide how and where they want to play their games, as well as being transparent about initiatives regarding PC and cross-gen.

"So when I hear others doing things like Game Pass or coming to PC, it makes sense to me because I think that's the right answer," says Spencer.

He doesn't see Sony's attempt at a Game Pass subscription as any sort of validation, but just as an inevitability. The initiatives that Xbox is pursuing are advantages it has in the industry currently, and so the platform holder is continuing to innovate, as well as being the first ones to try out new approaches.

"I like it because it feeds our energy on what are the next things that we should be working on as we continue to build out the things that we've done in the past," Spencer continues. "Because I think the right answer is to ship great games, ship them on PC, ship them on console, ship them on Cloud, make them available Day 1 in the subscription. And I expect that's what our competitor will do."

Sony has recently been pulling PlayStation Now gift cards from retailers, fueling speculation that its Spartacus initiative will be launching soon. PS Now's branding is reportedly being phased out, as it is being merged with PlayStation Plus when Spartacus arrives.

Phil Spencer Reacts To Rumors Of PlayStation Game Pass Competitor

GamingJanuary 17, 2022

Phil Spencer has reacted to rumors that PlayStation is working on a service similar to Xbox Game Pass, saying that he sees competitors as "an inevitability" and "the right answer".