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Rumors denied: Phil Spencer remains at Xbox

No, the hours of Phil Spencer, an emblematic figure of Xbox, are not counted at Microsoft, ensures the technological giant of Redmond. After the announcement, Wednesday, of the dismissal of around 9000 employees, or less than 4% of the 228,000 employees of the group, rumors began to circulate on a possible change at the head of the Xbox division, also affected by the restructuring. Ghostofhope, a famous Insider of “Call of Duty”, said that the director of Microsoft Gaming, at the head of Xbox since 2014, was going to leave his duties after the launch of the next generation of Xbox consoles to give way to Sarah Bond, current president of Xbox.

“Phil is not about to retire,” said Kari Perez, head of communication Xbox, in a statement sent to the specialized site The Verge. Frank Shaw, Microsoft Communication Director, also reacted by calling these rumors of totally invented.

The fact remains that several projects are indeed canceled. Thus, the games “Perfect Dark” and “Everwild” will not see the light of day. More than 70 positions will also be deleted from Turn 10 Studios, which is behind the “Forza Motorsport” series. As for Zenimax Online, the studio behind “The Elder Scrolls Online” abandons “Blackbird”, a massively multiplayer online game in development since 2018.

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