A reader doubts Microsoft’s claim that it would ever exit the games industry but admits he wouldn’t be upset if they did.
boss Phil Spencer’s image, as it shows him arrogantly claiming to know better than Nintendo and assuming that at some point they’ll come round to his way of thinking.
I might not be predisposed towards Xbox, but I do not like to think of myself as a PlayStation fanboy and find Sony’s attitude and lack of communication over the last 12 months to be borderline insulting. We shouldn’t have favourites when it comes to soulless corporations and yet I can’t help but feel that Microsoft is a much more malign influence on the games industry than Sony or Nintendo.
That indifference towards gaming itself has, I think, always been obvious, even though I’m sure there’s plenty of people that work for Xbox that do genuinely care about games. As a whole though Microsoft’s approach has always been destructive, rather than constructive.
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