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Xbox boss admits he passed on two massive game franchises

Microsoft's CEO of gaming Phil Spencer said "I've made some of the worst game choice decisions"

In an interview at PAX West called “Story Time with Phil Spencer” (thanks, Eurogamer), the Xbox boss explained how he passed on Bungie’s Destiny. “Obviously, Bungie was a part of Microsoft when I started at Xbox, and I shared a floor with Alex Seropian and Jason Jones in the building that we were in Redmond. However, Spencer revealed that even though he was close to the team, he decided against Microsoft becoming the game’s publisher, leading to Bungie agreeing to a deal with Activision instead and eventually being bought out by Sony.

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