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Phil Spencer Did a Great Job and Put Microsoft on Solid Ground to Succeed, Says Veteran Developer

Microsoft's Phil Spencer stands in front of a large Xbox logo wearing a T-shirt with the same logo on it.

The retirement of Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer was quite unexpected. The 58-year-old executive had just presented the Xbox Developer Direct in January, save for an older rumor that was, however, quickly dismissed by Microsoft as nonsense. Phil Spencer, who received the D.I.C.E. Lifetime Achievement Award in 2022 for his contribution to the industry, worked at Microsoft for 38 years. After starting on projects like the digital encyclopedia Encarta, he joined the Xbox team as general manager of Microsoft Game Studios EMEA. Later, he was promoted to GM of the entire Microsoft Game Studios division and, eventually, as executive VP […]

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