Microsoft says Microsoft Gaming CEO and Xbox Head, Phil Spencer, are not retiring “at any time”. The company has responded to rumors of Spencer’s retirement, which has spread online today after Microsoft’s roofs.
“Phil is not retiring at any time soon,” says Krey Perez, head of Xbox Communications. Stuffy. Comes after denial Call of duty Lex Gosstofop claims that “Full Spencer will retire from his role as the CEO of Microsoft Gaming after the release of the next generation of Xbox”, and that Sarah Bond, president of the Xbox, will hold the position of CEO of Microsoft Gaming.
Although Microsoft’s comment does not fully pay attention to the rumor, it makes it clear that Spencer is not retiring permanently. In addition, Frank Shaw, head of Microsoft Communications, turned to X to claim that the rumor was at least part of.
Spencer actually led the Xbox Division in 2014, a development of his role as a Boss of Microsoft Studios. As an Xbox boss, it has oversee many major steps, including the release of the Xbox Series X / S, a huge push into the Xbox Game Pass, the acquisition of large companies like Activation Blazard and Zenimax Media, playstation and Nintendo Switch in the platform.
Although Spencer is not retiring at any time, Microsoft is continuing its major deductions today that have affected Xbox studios and employees. Perfect black And Ever Weld Have been canceled, while Fourza Motor Support Developer Turn 10 Studios will allow more than 70 staff to leave. Zenimax Online Studios also allegedly canceled a Blackbird called a new MMORPG code, which has been going on since 2018.
