XBOX Bill Gates Would Support Xbox Spin Off if Microsoft Was For it

[manigamer]

The spin off wouldn't be quite so obvious, however.



Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates would support spinning off the Xbox division if newly appointed CEO Satya Nadella decided it.


Gates made some comments regarding a spin off in an interview on Fox Business Network. Though he would support an Xbox spin off, taking the division separately from Microsoft isn't "obvious" according to Gates.


"We're taking PC gaming, Windows gaming, and Xbox gaming, and bringing those a lot closer together," Gates said. "The power of the PC graphics chips means you can do great games there. I'm sure Satya and the team will look at that. And it's up to them. But we're going to have an overall gaming strategy, so it's not as obvious as you might think."




When pressed further if he would support CEO Nadella on spinning off the Xbox division, Gates responded "absolutely."



Phil Spencer, now head of Xbox, made statements in early March that Nadella is "extremely committed to Xbox" based on explicit conversations.



Source: Fox Business via Games Industry International

 

[faraany3k]

Go back to your disk based console in 2014 haha. You knew it was a mistake in digital age. PC gaming is never going to own you guys. Valve is king.

 

[Ottoman]

[UPDATE] Following the publication of this story, Microsoft corporate vice president of communications, Frank Shaw, issued a statement to GameSpot about Gates' comments.

"Mr. Gates' comments today were reflective of his support of Satya as CEO. As Mr. Gates noted, Microsoft is committed to gaming across multiple platforms with Xbox as the centerpiece of our gaming strategy. We remain committed to Xbox and the millions of Xbox fans around the world."

 

[CerebralTiger]

lol expected some kind of damage control following Gates' statement.

 

[Magma]

lol expected some kind of damage control following Gates' statement.

I think he was genuinely just showing support for the CEO in goodwill.

With the kind of money he has, I don't think he really gives a damn what MS does from here on out.