Phil Spencer
Phil Spencer is an American business executive and currently the CEO of gaming at Microsoft.
Born in 1968, Spencer attended the University of Washington. He joined Microsoft in 1988 as an intern, later leading development of the company’s CD-based titles such as Encarta.
With the launch of Xbox in 2001, Spencer joined Microsoft’s gaming team, serving as general manager of its European operations until 2008, when he became general manager of Microsoft Studios. In 2014, Spencer took over Microsoft’s gaming division.
Phil Spencer News
‘We’ll definitely do more consoles’, Xbox boss Spencer says
But he seems to dismiss a mid-gen update, saying it's "harder to show the benefits"
Phil Spencer says Avowed wasn’t delayed due to quality concerns
“We didn’t move it because Obsidian needed the time,” Microsoft says of Avowed’s delay
Xbox boss Phil Spencer expresses his dislike of ‘manipulative’ expansions
Microsoft’s gaming CEO says expansions aren’t mandatory for first-party titles
Xbox isn’t ruling out any game for PS5 or Switch, Spencer reiterates
There are ‘no red lines’ on which Xbox games could come to rival platforms
Xbox is still open to more acquisitions: ‘We definitely want to be in the market’
Xbox's boss says 'we will keep our heads up' for potential company buyouts
Xbox is building a handheld but it’s likely ‘years away’, says boss
Phil Spencer says Xbox is working on handheld prototypes
‘There’s going to be more change’: Phil Spencer speaks on Indy PS5 news
Exec claims Xbox console player numbers this year are "as high as they’ve ever been"
‘I think we should have a handheld too’, says Xbox boss Phil Spencer
Microsoft Gaming CEO drops a major hint that Xbox is working on portable hardware
‘I have to run a sustainable business’: Xbox’s Phil Spencer discusses Tango closure
"Sometimes I have to make hard decisions that, frankly, are not decisions I love"
Ex-Blizzard boss says Phil Spencer will be ‘hurting as much as anyone else’ over Xbox studio closures
Mike Ybarra launches defence of former colleague as Xbox faces wave of criticism