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Microsoft made several headlines when they unveiled their interest in bringing on another acquisition. After Zenimax Media, Microsoft went after a massive name with Activision Blizzard. The purchase brought in over $68 billion, and it was an uphill battle for Microsoft. They had to go through a series of regulators to ensure that this deal wouldn’t hurt competition. Of course, the significant component that hit the headlines was the fact that Microsoft would own Call of Duty. That made many players worried about a scenario in which Call of Duty would no longer be available on the PlayStation line of consoles. The folks over at Xbox continued to ensure this wouldn’t be the case. 

Mobile is bigger than console and PC, and Spencer discusses what Microsoft needs to do to find success there.

Xbox boss Phil Spencer has said he'd be "all in" when it comes to revisiting the company's "trove" of IP.

Xbox head Phil Spencer has shed more light on what Microsoft's recent acquisition of Call of Duty maker Activision will mean for the series, and no, it isn't about using timed exclusivity deals for the franchise in order to sell consoles.

Activision Blizzard games won't be coming to Xbox Game Pass until next year due to delays caused by the acquisition's lengthy, freshly concluded regulatory process.

Microsoft’s Xbox Game Pass has proven to be quite a hit for Xbox players. This subscription service was introduced to allow players access to a wide range of video games at their disposal. For the past several years, we’ve seen the service evolve with cloud gaming first-party exclusives launching day one on the service, among several deals that brought in third-party video game titles to the service. However, don’t anticipate Microsoft to make a game that would only be accessible through Xbox Game Pass.

Xbox boss Phil Spencer has inadvertently shared his opinion on the issues modern AAA games are dealing with - revealing he thinks publishers are "milking" their successful IPs and "struggling" to find new ones. 

Xbox boss Phil Spencer has said players can expect to see triple-A exclusives from Japanese developers in the future.

Earlier this year, Microsoft announced that it was raising the subscription prices for Game Pass and Game Pass Ultimate in all markets except the US, Japan, Chile, Brazil, and Columbia, and as many may have expected, it looks like it won’t be the only price hike we’ll see for Microsoft’s subscription service.

Xbox boss Phil Spencer has said that he would love to revisit the MechAssault franchise.

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Starfield is now in full release, and—surprise!—it's a hit: Shortly after it went into release on September 6, Xbox boss Phil Spencer said on Twitter that Starfield had surpassed a «great milestone» of one million concurrent players across all platforms. That's a big number for sure, but is it really a high water mark of note? As the Doctor once said, it depends on the context.

The Xbox Series S is in the headlines again after Larian announced it would be shipping Baldur’s Gate 3 without split-screen co-op on the Xbox Series S.

«Our hope is that it is another game that's around a decade plus longer, later after it launches, and people are still enjoying it.»

Microsoft's head of gaming Phil Spencer has said there are no plans for an Xbox Series X|S mid-gen refresh, confirming the company is still focused on current hardware. 

With Gamescom currently unfolding in Cologne, Germany, anxious fans are finally getting more news about one of the year’s most anticipated games. Microsoft and Bethesda are ready to talk about Starfield, and they’ve brought footage. There’s a lot to wade through in search of the best information. Some of the most intriguing news has come from off-the-cuff interviews. To no one’s surprise, Microsoft executive Phil Spencer has been one of the loudest voices.

Starfield is just around the corner, and any new information players can get is being picked apart and examined as they eagerly await Bethesda’s latest title. Xbox’s Phil Spencer recently dropped a quote regarding the game, comparing it to Bethesda’s classic title Oblivion. It has gotten fans wondering what they can expect from the game thanks to this new revelation.

We are still fairly new to the latest-generation console cycle. The PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S console platforms launched during the pandemic. That made things incredibly difficult for consumers as you had shipping issues, limited stock, and resellers buying up all available stock. Fortunately, those days are behind us, and now getting these consoles is relatively easy. But if you think that we are getting any price drops for the Xbox Series X/S as time goes on, think again.

In a new interview with IGN during Gamescom, Xbox boss Phil Spencer revealed that Starfield is "more Oblivion than Skyrim", a conclusion he came to during his 200 hours of playing.

Xbox boss Phil Spencer has discussed the ongoing Activision Blizzard deal, saying that the acquisition is about «mobile capability.»

We’re a few years into the console lifespan for the latest-generation platforms. Both Xbox Series X/S and the PlayStation 5 launched within the same year. There’s been rumors that Sony is working on a couple of new iterations for the PlayStation 5. I’m sure you’ve heard in the past of a PlayStation 5 Pro or a new PlayStation 5 Slim model. But neither of those two console models has been officially revealed. Despite that, there’s still some wondering if this is also a project in the works for the Xbox Series consoles. 

Xbox boss Phil Spencer says the first few hours of Starfield are a little slow, but it eventually "blows up in terms of its epic scale."

Phil Spencer has said that Xbox must have a mobile presence in order for the brand to continue to thrive.