Phil Spencer blames capitalism for games industry woes: 'I don't get [the] luxury of not having to run a profitable growing business'
irish_link, I genuinely believe he just wants to make cool and fun games.
Dangdoggo, 
I don't think that :/ I think his statements and the games he chooses to back sort of prove that ultimately profit is what he is interested in. I don't blame him for that. But don't make him out to be what he isn't. He is a CEO first, being a fan of games falls lower on the list.
UndercoverUlrikHD, They aren’t exclusionary.
Dangdoggo, No but if you "just want to make cool and fun games" you wouldn't fund Gears 5 or Halo Infinite now would you?
UndercoverUlrikHD, I think Phil like most executives prioritise whatever they think will be best for their career, regardless of what their preference is
Melonpoly, He’s had all the time, money, and resources to do that and hasn’t.
theboomr, Comrade?
Nakoichi, 
Comments are surprisingly good
Omega_Haxors, Lemmy is proof of what reddit would be without mass censorship and astroturf.
regul, That’s not what capitalism means, dawg.
intensely_human, Oh yeah I’m sure the lack of a profit motive would just make games amazing 🙄
kudos, Profit isn’t the issue, it’s having to continually show outsized profit growth rates to keep shareholders happy that’s the problem. Look at private companies like Valve for comparison.
intensely_human, Exactly
Jomega, Great art was never created for its own sake /s.
intensely_human, And people never spend money on things based on how good they are /s
Jomega, Things are often better when the people making them give a shit.
thesporkeffect, Do you exclusively play sports game [current year]?
intensely_human, Nope. Thank god there’s a free market and therefore I have options.
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