Internet rumored that the head of Xbox Spencer will retire. Microsoft responded: This is purely a fabrication

2025-07-06 00:06:50|Myriagame |source：minecraft skins

Recently, Microsoft has started laying off major employees, with about 9,000 people (including Xbox employees) losing their jobs.There were rumors online that Xbox chief Phil Spencer will step down after the release of the next-generation Xbox console, but Microsoft denied the rumor.

The rumor was posted on Twitter by Call of Duty whistleblower The Ghost Of Hope, and foreign media Insider Gaming also said he had heard similar rumors.

"Phil will not retire in the near future," Xbox communications director Kari Perez said in a statement to foreign media TheVerge.

The response is not a clear denial, but Microsoft's PR director Frank Shaw hints that the rumors were fabricated.He responded sharply to the rumors summarized by foreign media Insider Gaming, "If you mean 'summary' by 'make-up', that's true."

As of now, we have learned that Microsoft's layoffs include canceling the new MMO work of "The Elder Scrolls OL" developer Zenimax Online, canceling "Nano Forest", canceling "Perfect Dark: Restart Edition", and closing the developer The Initiative, etc.

Spencer defended recent Xbox division layoffs that Microsoft's success — its net income in the latest quarter at $25.8 billion — was a result of a previous "hard decision".

But foreign media believe that layoffs and closing studios do not seem particularly "hard" for Microsoft.In May this year, the company laid off 6,000 employees, and last year it laid off thousands of people, closing studios such as Arkane Austin and Tango Gameworks, and canceling Blizzard's new survival works.In 2023, Microsoft laid off 10,000 employees at one time.

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