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.
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Ninja Gaiden 4 collaboration was Phil Spencer’s idea, producer says
It was the Xbox boss who proposed having Team Ninja and PlatinumGames work together
Xbox boss Spencer says Series S compatibility requirement isn’t going away
Xbox has no plans to allow the release of Series X exclusive games
Phil Spencer explains why you should buy an Xbox in its multiplatform era: ‘We want to win on capabilities’
Xbox's CEO reiterates it's still committed to hardware
Phil Spencer confirms Xbox will support Switch 2: ‘I congratulated Nintendo’s president’
Microsoft’s head of gaming is “looking forward to supporting” Nintendo with games
‘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