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[gokurho]

Spotted by Xbox reporter 'Rebs Gaming' on social media, Spencer has returned to Bethesda's massive online RPG game, despite seeing his base reduced to nothing but ash. Digging deeper into Spencer's Xbox profile reveals that he recently completed the Fallout 76 quest Officer On Deck, a quest that enables players to well…launch their own nuclear weapons.

It's no easy feat, either, considering how grindy the apocalyptic multiplayer game can be. With the quest done and dusted for Spencer, all eyes are on his next move within the wasteland. The feud between Spencer and one player in particular, 'real1090snake', began on Wednesday, May 8, 2024, and it could be about to receive an enthralling next chapter. In an interview with Kotaku, the player expresses that battling Spencer is part of a larger goal.

After Phil Spencer’s Fallout 76 base was nuked, it looks like the Xbox CEO is planning his revenge with one key step

Xbox’s Phil Spencer could be about to outsmart Fallout 76 players, as his achievements reveal the start of a potential revenge scheme.

www.theloadout.com

This is his "engagement"


In addition, Sir Phillip III does not like HiFi Rush

Hi-Fi RUSH Achievements - Xbox Series, Windows 10

Achievements, guides, leaderboards, and discussion forums for Hi-Fi RUSH

www.exophase.com

 

[feynoob]

Watch out fallout player. Hordes of Xbox employees would hunt you down for striking their overlord.

 

[THE DUCK]

Watch out fallout player. Hordes of Xbox employees would hunt you down for striking their overlord.

Would actually be very funny if true.

 

[GnomeChimpsky]

Dude probably nuked his own base.

 

[Skyfox]

Phil finally pulling out some gamer personality. More of this

 

[UltimaKilo]

The fact that this man has time to sink hours playing video games as a top executive at Microsoft is baffling.

 

[Calverz]

Phil is a real G.

 

[wvnative]

The fact that this man has time to sink hours playing video games as a top executive at Microsoft is baffling.

 

[Fake]

Fuck Phil.

 

[Gamer_By_Proxy]

I think we’ve all had our Phil. Just zune this guy already.

 

[Vyse]

This is seriously so funny to me.

 

[Kurotri]

The fact that this man has time to sink hours playing video games as a top executive at Microsoft is baffling.

Honestly I don't believe this. It's GOTTA be some paid intern doing this to keep up appearances or something.

 

[Vyse]

I think we’ve all had our Phil. Just zune this guy already.

Than was very punny.

 

[Venom Snake]

 

[yet_another_alt]

That poor intern having to maintain 2 accounts, build 2 bases, and grind 2 nukes.

 

[Shut0wen]

lord phil moments after seeing his base getting blown the fuck up

 

[Kilau]

Fuck Phil.

adamsapple

 

[Oppoi]

Is this another Craig moment? MS rolling with the memes? Being one with the guys? Spencer is a gamer, after all...

 

[ToadMan]

The fact that this man has time to sink hours playing video games as a top executive at Microsoft is baffling.

Yeah.... you think he actually plays these? Its probably a marketing intern or two to keep the persona alive.

EDIT : Also beaten with the above!

And of course, they can just hack the xbox database to give him various stats as suits that - then they don't even need the intern.

 

[adamsapple]

adamsapple

Booking my flight to Washington.

 

[reinking]

This screams marketing campaign. I do not think that it started this way but MS would be foolish to let the opportunity pass them up.

 

[HeisenbergFX4]

Honestly I don't believe this. It's GOTTA be some paid intern doing this to keep up appearances or something.

Edit - He isn't the only Xbox brass that use interns to run up their scores

 

[Unknown Soldier]

What if this whole thing is staged and it was a Microsoft employee who nuked his base to begin with?

 

[geary]

Quality thread here on Gaf…

 

[Humdinger]

The fact that this man has time to sink hours playing video games as a top executive at Microsoft is baffling.

Maybe he hires someone to play for him. A ghostplayer, like a ghostwriter...

 

[StereoVsn]

Dude probably nuked his own base.

It’s a False Flag operation, Putin style!

 

[feynoob]

Edit - He isn't the only Xbox brass that use interns to run up their scores

Do you think he has a time for gaming? He is busy snorting cocaine or busy with adamsapple

 

[SJRB]

You don't seriously think that account is being used by Phil Spencer alone, right?

There's probably a team of people managing that account.

 

[HeisenbergFX4]

Do you think he has a time for gaming? He is busy snorting cocaine or busy with adamsapple

Oh he games I have gamed with him in some PUBG and even Warzone but I distinctly remember Mike saying many there at Xbox use interns to run up gamerscores.

 

[Oppoi]

Spencer responds by shutting down another handful of studios with a stern message. "you do not want to know me." Wow! That message sends chills up my entire body!

 

[Revolutionary]

I understand that it's funny to frame him completing this quest as "omg Phil is gonna get his revenge", but dude is just playing the game lol

He's not gonna waste his first nuke on some dude's camp (takes a lot of time and effort to launch your first nuke)... he's gonna use it to complete the questline.

That said, there is potential for players to grief him while he's trying to launch, because it's possible to 'steal' a nuke launch by accessing the launch terminal before he does. Ball's in your court, Xbox players...

 

[UltimaKilo]

Honestly I don't believe this. It's GOTTA be some paid intern doing this to keep up appearances or something.

Yeah.... you think he actually plays these? Its probably a marketing intern or two to keep the persona alive.

EDIT : Also beaten with the above!

And of course, they can just hack the xbox database to give him various stats as suits that - then they don't even need the intern.

Maybe he hires someone to play for him. A ghostplayer, like a ghostwriter...

Yeah that would make sense, except the guy has ran XBOX into the ground, so it makes sense that he spends so much time playing video games, rather than working.

Maybe they did strip him of his duties and give them to Sarah Bond (always what it looked like)?

 

[El Muerto]

 

[DonkeyPunchJr]

Yeah.... you think he actually plays these? Its probably a marketing intern or two to keep the persona alive.

EDIT : Also beaten with the above!

And of course, they can just hack the xbox database to give him various stats as suits that - then they don't even need the intern.

I bet all MS’s studios created some top secret cheating tools that only Phil Spencer is granted access to.

 

[Cyberpunkd]

Would actually be very funny if true.

That’s the meta I can get behind.

 

[Barakov]

After Phil Spencer’s Fallout 76 base was nuked, it looks like the Xbox CEO is planning his revenge with one key step

Xbox’s Phil Spencer could be about to outsmart Fallout 76 players, as his achievements reveal the start of a potential revenge scheme.

www.theloadout.com

This is his "engagement"


In addition, Sir Phillip III does not like HiFi Rush

Hi-Fi RUSH Achievements - Xbox Series, Windows 10

Achievements, guides, leaderboards, and discussion forums for Hi-Fi RUSH

www.exophase.com

Eh...Shouldn't he be trying save his job?

 

[MayauMiao]

Nuking his base is just other players trying to send a message on what Phil has done to the Xbox brand.

 

[xrnzaaas]

Eh...Shouldn't he be trying save his job?

He's still playing the "I'm one of you" shtick. Just ignore him and

 

[Skifi28]

Eh...Shouldn't he be trying save his job?

There's nothing to save, he's failing upwards. He's doing so badly he'll be replacing Nutella as CEO soon.

 

[Nemesisuuu]

At this point in time I do believe he is actually wasting time on playing games instead on managing Xbox how he should.

 

[MrTroubleMaker]

 

[Puscifer]

The fact that this man has time to sink hours playing video games as a top executive at Microsoft is baffling.

Yeah god forbid anyone have any free time to do anything, right?

 

[mitch1971]

PHIL : Intern! Get that quest finished!

 

[winjer]

It's more likely that he will just nuke more studios and jobs.

 

[nowhat]

Phil is a real G.

Nah, seems more like a real D to me.

 

[Hudo]

It was Don Mattrick who nuked Phil's base.

 

[Wolfpact1983]

Shut up Philly Bub!!

 

[cash_longfellow]

What’s he going to do, buy up a bunch of companies and then close them?

 

[UltimaKilo]

Yeah god forbid anyone have any free time to do anything, right?

Clearly you do not work with c-suite folks.

 

[Sneakysnake]

If Phil nukes this dude's camp "live" at the showcase, all is forgiven. Huge bonus points if he uncharacteristically breaks character and just completely loses his mind screaming gangster style threats at his "opps" while he does it.