Disgruntled players have nuked Xbox boss Phil Spencer‘s Fallout 76 camp amid increasing calls for him to resign. The move came a day after Microsoft gutted Bethesda in a second round of mass layoffs across its gaming division, with reports emerging that more Xbox cuts are on the way.
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X user Sam_Snydes first shared the image of Spencer’s destroyed Fallout 76 camp, with players pledging not to back down. The culprit was identified as fellow X user real1090jake, who shared a clip of the schadenfreude.
Spencer was already facing scrutiny ever since Microsoft pivoted to multiplatform releases, with criticisms of his leadership only intensifying over this week’s layoffs. Following the closure of Tango Gameworks and Arkane Austin, Xbox Game Studios’ own developers minced no words for the company’s leadership.
Meanwhile, former Blizzard and Xbox executive Mike Ybarra attempted to defend Spencer on X. Ybarra argued that Spencer, too, is hurt by the layoffs.
Ybarra’s essay understandably didn’t go down well, with industry professionals criticizing him for sparing more thoughts for unscathed executives as opposed to those who have lost their livelihoods.
Players are also asking head of Xbox Game Studios Matt Booty to resign.