It's well known that Xbox boss Phil Spencer sometimes likes to play multiplayer games online with fans, and Reddit user OmnicientWolfGaming recently detailed their experience playing Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Extraction with the Microsoft Gaming CEO on Xbox Game Pass.
In his post, the Redditer explained that he joined Spencer "after noticing his squad was open", and was invited to a party chat by the head of Xbox "where we spoke about a little bit of everything including callouts for the game itself."
OmnicientWolfGaming ended up playing with Spencer for around an hour, with the latter reportedly joining via Xbox Cloud Gaming, and the Redditer admitted that it was a challenge trying to calm his nerves during the chat:
"I tried to keep my cool, which I think I did for the most part, but it's not everyday you play with the CEO of Microsoft Gaming... he asked me a few questions and in general, his easy going style of conversation just made me less nervous to be part of the gang, albeit for an hour."
"I was being super Canadian and reiterated a couple of times how appreciative I was of getting those games in and Phil was super humble about it all. Made my night for sure!"
So there you go! Another story of Phil Spencer playing games with fans — although on this occasion, the game wasn't Destiny! It's always great to see Phil interacting with players this way, especially during such a busy time for Xbox.
Have you been lucky enough to play with Phil Spencer before? Let us know in the comments.
[source reddit.com]
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Love it! Phil's always been a normal gamer first, this isn't unusual.
But is he finally moving on from Destiny? lol
It’s not often I have nice things to say about an executive, but Phil just seems so down to earth all things considered. He’s made Xbox feel like home.
@Kooky_Daisuke The only playstation person I can think of that games hardcore is Mark Cerny as he platinums games (read about it a few times on Push Square) but he seems to mainly play single player games. I haven't played it but he's platinumed cuphead.
Phil's an awesome guy. He's like Iwata when you think about it.
Phil reminds me a lot of Nintendo’s Reggie Fils-Aime before he stepped down. Brings excitement, coolness and being relatable to us gamers.
I think this is why he, and Reggie, were so awesome--they get it. They understand gaming and gamers. That's why it's a joy to hear from them and see them.
Sony's more a "entertainment/movie biz first, gaming second" and it comes across in their devices and operation.
I had the pleasure of playing with Phil during a Halo Infinite Test Flight. His wasn't on mic, though.
And here is the difference. #Gamers
@JON22 getting a platinum in cuphead is quite the feat! Amazing game but very very challenging.
Reminds me so much of Reggie from Nintendo back in the day.
He wasn't as big of a gamer as Phil Spencer clearly is, but he resonated with the fans as they could relate to them.
Now look at someone like Jim Ryan for Sony, and you can see why the brand turned a tad sour in terms of PR. Not a gamer, just a typical CEO with no clear message.
Just keep feeding this guy's ego
@JON22 Shu Yoshida is a pretty avid gamer on Playstation side too
@blinx01 Jim Ryan is just a corporate figure head. Its guys like Hermen Hulst, Shu and Mark Cerny that make Playstation tick. Their structure is different. They are missing Shawn Layden and Jack Tretton for being in the public eye.
Phil loves being out and about in the media. Its good to see.
@JON22 Shu Yoshida is also famously a serious gamer (and multiplatform, he got his XSX launch day and tweeted about it (before the PS5 which launched a few days later), has Switch (had WiiU), has a Steam Deck (before everyone else got one...) Famously was the executive that beat Demon's Souls (back on PS3), using the devs as a tips hotline.
He's the guy that was the face of PS during the PS4 launch, did the "this is how you share" video, the unboxing video, etc. But Ryan banished him to the basement as the indie program head. And Shaun Layden (oustered by Ryan) was the gamer that said Vib-Ribbon (niche title) was his favorite PS game.
Sony used to have more engaged staff, until Ryan took over and rebuilt the place as cold and corporate as possible. In the Matrick era it was PS that had the gamer-execs.
That is crazy, I have Phil AKA P3 on my friends list and totally did see him playing R6 Extraction the past couple of days.
In other news, the game is not a complete POS like the marketing made it out to be IMO.
I actually really like the game a lot, it is a horde round based multiplayer/squads type game... except very much revolves around stealth and working as much as a team as possible. Very rewarding and tactical, not just another game where hordes or random enemies come and you mow them down until you are out of ammo. This game really did put a nice twist/spin to a what can be, very played out and boring game genre at this point.
The marketing just did the game no favors on the months coming up to launch.
I think most people, as did I, figured the game was being "dumped" into Game Pass because the game publisher did not have any faith in the game or thought the game quality was sub par.
If you have not tried it for some reason and have Game Pass give it a try right now, just know it does take a little bit to figure out the game play flow and exactly what to do/need to communicate to your team as you play. Solid 8 out of 10 in my book.
@Would_you_kindly Don't you think he deserves props for being such a down to earth guy instead of just another corporate suit?
@JohnDoe1978 not really I'm sick of seeing his name seems to be an article about him daily
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