Xbox just had one of its best showcases in years and hot off the heels of that big event, Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer sat down with IGN to chat more about some of the games the company revealed, as well as the current health of Xbox, Game Pass, and the closure of studios like Tango Gameworks. Here are nine interesting things we learned about Xbox, Game Pass, Spencer himself, Bethesda, and more from IGN’s extended interview with the CEO. Spencer told IGN that he was talking to the folks at id Software about introducing the next Doom game, Dark Ages , at the Xbox showcase and started swapping old stories with the devs about his own history with the franchise.
“My only PC that could run [Doom in the ‘90s] was my PC at Microsoft,” admitted Spencer. “So I would sneak in at night, put it in so I could play.” He added that “the opportunity to stand there and get to announce” the next Doom was special and said he was “proud” of what the team had made.
At the end of the Doom: The Dark Ages trailer it was confirmed that the game will be arriving not only on Xbox and PC, but also on PS5. Some were surprised to see the Xbox-owned id Software releasing another multiplatform game. So why is Doom, unlike Bethesda’s Starfield, launching on Sony’s home console? Spencer says it’s because Doom is a series that has a history on “ so many devices .
” “It’s a franchise that I think everybody deserves to play,” said Spencer. “And to be honest, I was in a m.
