This week, Phil Spencer once again revealed himself as one of the biggest villains in the video game industry. The closure of Bethesda studios, including Tango, the creators of ‘Hi-Fi Rush’, has left many players feeling powerless, who have only been able to express their disagreement through ‘Helldivers 2’-style criticism bombardments… or by directly attacking the Microsoft executive.
He is a Philcionado
Obviously, he hasn’t been hit with eggs in the face or challenged to a boxing match: it has been much more subtle. And it is that currently the ‘Fallout’ saga is experiencing an impressive resurgence, as we all know, thanks to the Amazon Prime Video series. ‘Fallout 76’, in particular, as an online multiplayer game, is receiving a new wave of fans, who generally act in good faith.
Until one has decided to mercilessly bomb a particular camp: P3. That is, the one of Phil Spencer. Over and over again. And along with him, the whole community has followed his example, as a way of telling him what they think about his executive decisions: you close our games, we bomb your (virtual) house. Besides, it’s not exactly easy to access nuclear missiles in the game: you have to do a good handful of side missions to get there.
If you want to do something like this, it is certainly because you have thought about it thoroughly and calmly. When interviewed, the author of the initial attacks, real1090jake, stated that it is nothing personal, just “a personal goal after finishing the game”. In fact, he had been thinking about it for weeks and now, finally, he saw the perfect moment. Honestly? This is the least Spencer deserves after laying off so many professionals. It seems like too little to me.
