You know what they say: Hindsight is Xbox 360.
CEOs have to make some tough decisions. Sure, mostly it’s a matter of ‘What shall I spend my seven-figure salary on this month?’ and ‘How many employees should we lay off for choices that had nothing to do with them?’ But sometimes you have to make some executive calls that can massively impact the fortunes of the company you command.
Take, for instance, Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer, who revealed at a recent PAX Panel (via GamesRadar) that he’s made more than a couple of bad calls when it comes to signing games for Xbox. Spencer says he’s made some of the « worst game choice decisions » during his tenure at the company. For instance, he passed on picking up both Guitar Hero and Destiny as Xbox exclusives.
« This team came down to Redmond… and [Harmonix co-founder Alex Rigopoulos] pitches a game where they’re actually going to make plastic guitars and they’re going to plug into consoles and then they’re gonna sell tracks where you’re gonna play Simon on this guitar », Spencer reminisced.
