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Phil Spencer

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  • Phil Spencer is born.

    Phil Spencer is born.

    Born in Ridgefield, Washington.
  • Spencer stated going to high school.

    Spencer stated going to high school.

    Started going there in 1982.
  • Attended College.

    Attended College.

    Phil attended the University of Washington out of high school.
  • Joined Microsoft.

    Joined Microsoft.

    He joined the team as an intern.
  • Xbox Launches.

    Xbox Launches.

    The first Xbox was launched and Phil is still not a part of the gaming industry just yet.
  • Xbox 360 was released.

    Xbox 360 was released.

    Phil still wasn't a part of Microsoft Gaming.
  • Became one of Microsoft's general managers.

    Became one of Microsoft's general managers.

    He had been working for Microsoft's European developers.
  • Phil Started going to and speaking at E3.

    Phil Started going to and speaking at E3.

    He has been speaking at them ever since 2010 and still speaks at them today.
  • Xbox One was released.

    Xbox One was released.

    Phil had some say in this but was not a big part of the introduction or production.
  • Spencer started leading Xbox and all relating items.

    Spencer started leading Xbox and all relating items.

    He started leading Xbox, Xbox Live, Groove Music, Movies and TV's team, and Microsoft Studios.
  • Spencer was promoted to Senior Leadership Team.

    Spencer was promoted to Senior Leadership Team.

    He was vice president and reported right to the CEO.
  • Spoke at 2 major events.

    Spoke at 2 major events.

    Spoke at the DICE summit and also at the 2018 game awards.
  • The Xbox Series x|s was released.

    The Xbox Series x|s was released.

    Spencer has since worked on the improvement of the consoles.
  • Microsoft bought Activision Blizzard.

    Microsoft bought Activision Blizzard.

    They did this but allowed Call of Duty games to stay on PlayStation.
  • Spencer was promoted to CEO of Microsoft Gaming.

    Spencer was promoted to CEO of Microsoft Gaming.

    This happened the same time as the acquisition of Activision Blizzard.