Phil Spencer Interview: Xbox Was 'Too Light on Games' in 2022, But a Big 2023 Could Await - IGN

Speaking with IGN in a brand-new interview following this week's Developer Direct, Xbox CEO Phil Spencer addressed many of those troubles, including recent layoffs and the uncertain status of 343 Industries.

"Our commitment to our fans is that we need to have a steady release of great games that people can play on our platform, and we didn't do enough of that in 2022, there's no doubt," Spencer told IGN.

IGN: When I look at Hi-Fi, and I'm glad you mentioned Pentiment, I see those games as being kind of a pair, because they're smaller projects but from large developers.

And there's an increasing sense that Game Pass is maybe being a little slower to reach the potential that was touted six years ago when it was first launched as this transformational service.

IGN: Pivoting slightly, as you know, Xbox recently suffered some layoffs, and in a memo to staff, you called it a challenging time for the business.

The fact that I have more insight, more knowledge about what it means to work with the different regulatory boards, I'm more confident now than I was a year ago, simply based on the information I have and the discussions that we've been having.