{"id":593258,"date":"2026-03-19T04:51:50","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T04:51:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/xbox-must-work-to-better-meet-expectations-following-starfield-redfall-delays-phil-spencer-says"},"modified":"2026-03-19T04:51:50","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T04:51:50","slug":"xbox-must-work-to-better-meet-expectations-following-starfield-redfall-delays-phil-spencer-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/xbox-must-work-to-better-meet-expectations-following-starfield-redfall-delays-phil-spencer-says\/","title":{"rendered":"Xbox must &#8220;work to better meet expectations&#8221; following Starfield, Redfall delays, Phil Spencer says"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/xbox-must-work-to-better-meet-expectations-following-starfield-redfall-delays-phil-spencer-says.jpg\" \/> <\/p>\n<p>\nXbox must work to &#8220;better meet expectations&#8221;, boss Phil Spencer has said, reflecting on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/starfield-and-redfall-delayed-to-2023\">yesterday&#8217;s bombshell delay of both Starfield and Redfall<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>\nThe shift for both Bethesda games until the first half of nextyear leaves the Xbox first-party game slate for 2022 looking decidedly bare. <\/p>\n<p>\nAddressing the news, Spencer <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/XboxP3\/status\/1524805246102343686\">said<\/a> such decisions were &#8220;hard on teams making the games and our fans&#8221;. He continued: &#8220;While I fully support giving teams time to release these great games when they are ready, we hear the feedback.\n<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/xbox-must-work-to-better-meet-expectations-following-starfield-redfall-delays-phil-spencer-says\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/xbox-must-work-to-better-meet-expectations-following-starfield-redfall-delays-phil-spencer-says\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Xbox must work to &#8220;better meet expectations&#8221;, boss Phil Spencer has said, reflecting on yesterday&#8217;s bombshell delay of both Starfield and Redfall. The shift for both Bethesda games until the first half of nextyear leaves the Xbox first-party game slate for 2022 looking decidedly bare. Addressing the news, Spencer said such decisions were &#8220;hard on teams making the games and our fans&#8221;. He continued: &#8220;While I fully support giving teams time to release these great games when they are ready, we hear the feedback. 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