{"id":471093,"date":"2025-11-11T16:16:41","date_gmt":"2025-11-11T16:16:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/phil-spencer-discusses-xboxs-relationship-with-activision-blizzard-and-dealing-with-problematic-studios\/"},"modified":"2025-11-11T16:16:41","modified_gmt":"2025-11-11T16:16:41","slug":"phil-spencer-discusses-xboxs-relationship-with-activision-blizzard-and-dealing-with-problematic-studios","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/phil-spencer-discusses-xboxs-relationship-with-activision-blizzard-and-dealing-with-problematic-studios\/","title":{"rendered":"Phil Spencer Discusses Xbox&#8217;s Relationship With Activision Blizzard And Dealing With Problematic Studios"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/phil-spencer-discusses-xboxs-relationship-with-activision-blizzard-and-dealing-with-problematic-studios.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"557\" alt=\"Phil Spencer\" typeof=\"Image\" class=\"image-style-body-default\" \/> <\/p>\n<p>In an audio interview with Kara Swisher of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2022\/01\/10\/opinion\/sway-kara-swisher-phil-spencer.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>The\u00a0New York Times<\/em><\/a>, head of Xbox Phil Spencer spoke on a variety of topics surrounding the Xbox brand, including his company\u2019s response to the myriad of ongoing sexual harassment, assault, and gender discrimination\u00a0lawsuits at Activision Blizzard. Spencer had previously told his staff in an open letter that leadership was \u201cevaluating all aspects of our relationship with Activision Blizzard and making ongoing proactive adjustments.\u201d\u00a0He clarified what that means as well as the publisher\u2019s larger philosophy on maintaining relationships with partners embroiled in workplace\u00a0controversy.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside>It is important to keep in mind what is going on within Activision Blizzard at this time regarding ongoing allegations about the work culture. The ongoing lawsuit from the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) against the company is over reported toxic workplace culture. The bulk of the suit focuses on &#8220;violations of the state&#8217;s civil rights and equal pay laws,&#8221; specifically regarding the treatment of women and other marginalized groups. To learn more about the proceedings thus far, including details listed in the lawsuit against Activision Blizzard, please check out our previous\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gameinformer.com\/2021\/07\/22\/lawsuit-document-against-activision-blizzard-details-a-long-history-of-harassment-and\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">coverage here<\/a>.<\/aside>\n<p>When asked to describe how exactly Xbox has changed its business practices with Activision, Spencer stated he couldn\u2019t publicly discuss specifics, only saying, \u201cWe have changed how we do certain things with them, and they\u2019re aware of that.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He went on to say that Xbox\u2019s mission isn\u2019t about \u201cvirtue-shaming\u201d other studios, admitting that its own record on such matters \u201cis not spotless.\u201d Spencer specifically brings up Xbox\u2019s 2016 Game Developers Conference dance party that featured half-naked female performers, an event <a href=\"https:\/\/news.xbox.com\/en-us\/2016\/03\/18\/a-message-from-phil-spencer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">he later apologized for<\/a>. He states that the situation served as a catalyst for the team to become better. Because of this, Spencer says he wants to use those lessons to focus on helping companies improve their culture rather than to strictly punish them.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd I really, honestly, I apply most of my energy in that space. And any of the partners that are out there, if I can learn from them or I can help with the journey that we\u2019ve been on [at] Xbox by sharing what we\u2019ve done and what we\u2019ve built, I\u2019d much rather do that than get into any kind of finger-wagging at other companies that are out there.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t think my job is out there to punish other companies,\u201d says Spencer.\u00a0<\/p>\n<article class=\"embedded-entity\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/phil-spencer-discusses-xboxs-relationship-with-activision-blizzard-and-dealing-with-problematic-studios-1.jpg\" alt=\"Activision Blizzard Strike 2021\" typeof=\"Image\" class=\"image-style-body-default\" \/> <\/article>\n<p>Swisher then pressed Spencer on how Xbox\u00a0can reconcile doing business with a\u00a0company whose allegations include multiple counts of sexual assault against female employees, including rape, as well as one reported instance of suicide due to sexual harassment. Especially when CEO Bobby Kotick <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gameinformer.com\/2021\/11\/16\/report-bobby-kotick-knew-of-activision-blizzards-history-of-sexual-misconduct-employees\">evidently knew of these issues for years<\/a> and did little to address them while obscuring the details from shareholders.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In terms of responding to these issues in a broader sense, Spencer believes\u00a0that change requires making workers feel safe about reporting toxic practices by maintaining open lines of communication.\u00a0\u201cAnd to get there, it\u2019s a cultural effort of how do you build that trust so people feel like when they whistle\u00a0blow, when they raise their hand about topics that are going on, that they won\u2019t face repercussions,\u201d says Spencer. &#8220;Rather, they\u2019ll see action.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Addressing Bobby Kotick\u2019s allegations, Spencer explains, \u201cI would say in terms of individuals that are in leadership positions at other companies, it\u2019s not obviously our position to judge who the CEOs are. Like, CEOs are chosen by shareholders and boards. At Xbox, I know who I\u2019m accountable for here in terms of the business and the operations. It\u2019s my teams here, my management chain. And that\u2019s the thing that we continue to focus on, is to try to grow. And whether that\u2019s us sharing, again, the experiences that we have with other partners, if we can help them on their own journey or on the things that happen in our own teams.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The full interview\u00a0is worth a read\/listen as Spencer also discusses Xbox&#8217;s approach to battling online player toxicity, using Xbox Live as a\u00a0platform for free speech, his opinion on the\u00a0metaverse, the pandemic&#8217;s effect on Xbox sales (spoiler: it&#8217;s been very good), and gaming as an addiction.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>As previously mentioned, 2021 had\u00a0not been kind to Activision Blizzard. It has spent the last several months battling major lawsuits from the State of California and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (the latter of which it recently settled with), as well as an exodus of employees, either due to being perpetrators of abuse or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gameinformer.com\/2021\/11\/02\/blizzard-co-lead-jen-oneal-stepping-down-at-end-of-the-year\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">as victims of it<\/a>. The publisher is also dealing with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gameinformer.com\/2022\/01\/06\/activision-management-responds-to-ongoing-raven-software-strike\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">weeks-long strike<\/a> at Call of Duty support studio Raven Software due to QA team lay-offs.<\/p>\n<p>[<em>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2022\/01\/10\/opinion\/sway-kara-swisher-phil-spencer.html?\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The New York Times<\/a><\/em>]<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gameinformer.com\/2022\/01\/11\/phil-spencer-discusses-xboxs-relationship-with-activision-blizzard-and-dealing-with\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In an audio interview with Kara Swisher of The\u00a0New York Times, head of Xbox Phil Spencer spoke on a variety of topics surrounding the Xbox brand, including his company\u2019s response to the myriad of ongoing sexual harassment, assault, and gender discrimination\u00a0lawsuits at Activision Blizzard. Spencer had previously told his staff in an open letter that leadership was \u201cevaluating all aspects of our relationship with Activision Blizzard and making ongoing proactive adjustments.\u201d\u00a0He clarified what that means as well as the publisher\u2019s larger philosophy on maintaining relationships with partners embroiled in workplace\u00a0controversy.\u00a0 It is important to keep in mind what is going on within Activision Blizzard at this time regarding ongoing allegations about the work culture. 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