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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‘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
‘Phil Spencer, long cast as Xbox’s saviour, may be remembered as the man who killed it’
HIT POINTS: Now that all his big bets have failed, Spencer is turning to corrective measures
Phil Spencer wants other digital storefronts like Epic Games Store or itch.io on Xbox
"Nobody would blink twice" about Windows having multiple stores, the Xbox boss says
Xbox claims mass layoffs were the outcome of a ‘concerning’ lack of industry growth
Microsoft recently announced plans to cut 8% of employees at its gaming division
Phil Spencer has discussed what he’d like to see in a potential Xbox handheld
"I’ve got my list of things we should go do,” says Microsoft's head of gaming
Phil Spencer claims getting rid of physical games ‘isn’t a strategic thing for Xbox’
But it will follow what customers are doing, and right now, “a majority" are buying games digitally
Phil Spencer has reportedly reassured employees Microsoft ‘won’t stop making Xbox consoles’
The exec is claimed to have addressed online reports in an internal townhall meeting
Microsoft will update fans on its ‘vision for the future of Xbox’ next week
“We're listening and we hear you,” says Xbox boss, amid reports of increased multiplatform focus