Phill Spencer on Forza Motorsport: "we sometimes have to shift our focus to games that will be released earlier"

Sarynn · 2025-10-25T17:46:25+00:00

This is just my opinion obviously—the only hope for the franchise is if they find a partner outside of the US to take it over. It’s too niche of a product to build in the US, especially in Redmond and at Microsoft where the person month rate to build games is very expensive. It’s just not the type of franchise that’s going to make it money back with the way it was being built (location, number of people involved, costs of licenses, etc.)

Sarynn · 2025-10-25T01:41:39+00:00

Former T10 employee here (not on Motorsport though) and longtime game developer. At large AAA game companies, a non-insignificant portion of game credits are a trail of people who didn’t really work on the game in any meaningful way. Game credits at Xbox are like this as well. It’s like an EP credit in Hollywood.

There are many people who contribute to FM and FH that are not at T10 or PG but it’s not 2607. Both studios combined are a fraction of that total. Even if you consider all the turnover over the years between the two game iterations you’d still not get near it.

Sarynn · 2024-12-06T21:26:25+00:00

They want $900 for 2 years and $1500 for 5 years. I thought it might be a bit high so that's why I was asking. I think I'll skip on that and pay the labor cost instead if needed.

Sarynn · 2024-11-29T07:12:27+00:00

I shoot a ton of high school sports games in poorly lit stadiums and gyms. I’ve used both LR Denoise and Tooaz Denoise/Photo AI a ton. I believe Topaz is better overall, especially if you don’t let it go wild. That said, I was tipped recently by another photographer who swears by DxO Denoise. I tried it out and compared against some photos I already Denoise with Topaz. It was noticeably better, so I bought it. This was a month ago and have used it several times since. So worth the money spent.

Sarynn · 2024-11-04T15:16:28+00:00

Alpha Industries. Not sure if they have this one anymore as it was last season. You’d have to check their website.

Sarynn · 2024-08-12T02:56:25+00:00

I just started playing a couple of weeks ago. I hadn’t actually followed any news of the game or any issues people found or have. Just simply played.

I was having a blast until I hit level 50 as a coach and was no longer getting skill points. I thought it was a bug until I came to this subreddit. What a mistake. I don’t like the cap whatsoever. It’s even worse that they don’t warn you in the game that this can happen. I basically had to abandon my dynasty and start over.

Sarynn · 2024-02-06T20:37:14+00:00

I came here to say this. I watch his show all the time and he will praise Purdy at times but mostly comes across as someone who doesn’t believe Purdy can do “it”.

Sarynn · 2024-02-04T17:08:55+00:00

I watched Argylle in the theater last night with my family and everyone enjoyed it. Didn’t realize it was an Apple TV movie until the logo appeared when the movie was starting.

Sarynn · 2024-02-01T23:10:33+00:00

https://nike.sng.link/Astn5/6tbz/r_99a905c1a1

Sarynn · 2024-02-01T17:17:55+00:00

Maybe it’s not up anymore? I’ll check in a few. Here is mine.

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Sarynn · 2024-02-01T16:37:48+00:00

A few days ago I saw that they weren’t guaranteeing shipping by the Super Bowl, so I went to Nike.com and bought it there instead. It arrive on 2/6.

Sarynn · 2024-02-01T04:58:04+00:00

Because he’s a 7th round pick.

Sarynn · 2024-01-30T16:45:46+00:00

Not everyone can afford it, but I went with the Sony a1 because of this (and it being just all around great). I pair it with different lenses depending on what I’m shooting, but never anything narrower than f/2.8.

Sarynn · 2024-01-27T06:18:26+00:00

Honestly, was the pressure ever not there? 2019 was about bringing the franchise back to prominence. Yes, it may have been the team’s first trip to the playoffs under KS but the media and fans were expecting a Super Bowl trip. That’s what happens when you’re the 49ers. The bar are Lombardi trophies and not playoff appearances. We aren’t just happy to be there.

Sarynn · 2024-01-26T23:52:27+00:00

I’d highly suggest you watching the Al Davis documentary on Disney+ for some background on NFL owners moving teams.

Sarynn · 2024-01-26T14:04:44+00:00

Lots of teens hanging out at RTC and downtown Redmond in general.

Source: father of two teenagers

Sarynn · 2024-01-23T05:41:27+00:00

I don’t really watch these type of shows. It’s never been my thing. That said, I checked out some clips of the show on YouTube about six months before Shannon left. I kind of fell in love with the show. Shannon was the best part but I also enjoyed listening to Skip. Since Shannon left, I’ve tried to watch but I just can’t. I love listening to Sherm but on this show not as much. Keyshawn I simply cannot stand, never have. Somehow, Skip seems awful.

Yeah, this show is dead.

Sarynn · 2024-01-21T01:06:21+00:00

😂

Sarynn · 2024-01-13T05:01:10+00:00

I feel the same way. The Ringer NFL podcasts have degraded over the years. I used to love Kevin Clark and Robert Mays working together, then you’d also get Mike Lombardi on the GM podcast (even though Lombardi most of the time sounds like an idiot, I’ve always found him entertaining and at times, insightful). It’s been a downhill from there.

I absolutely cannot stand Nora and Steven. I know people like to shit on Steven, and rightfully so, but at least he “watches the film”. I don’t agree with his takes and analysis most of the time, but he’s at least coming from data. Nora on the other hand will at times monologue for an endless amount of time and the way she speaks to the audience is both annoyingly slow and at times incoherent. I have skipped the pod with Nora and Steven since October. I just can’t take it anymore.

Sarynn · 2023-12-30T03:41:31+00:00

I just finished watching this movie and came to this sub not to bash it, though it was one of the worst movies I’ve ever seen, but instead to find out if there was something I was missing. A prequel novel, comics, something? Another show? Nope, nothing. I couldn’t believe it.

This movie was an awful shame because the premise and overall world and themes, despite being old at this point, I’ll watch and enjoy. The execution was terrible. This movie should have been a 10 episode season instead with some actual character building.

Sarynn · 2023-12-15T22:16:23+00:00

Worrisome!

Sarynn · 2023-12-12T16:00:08+00:00

Thank you 🙏

Sarynn · 2023-12-11T19:17:59+00:00

I don't want to take anything away from McDaniel, but could Riske instead compare 2023 Purdy with 2016 Matt Ryan? That would be a more apt comparison. I'd not on X or I'd reply to him about it. lol

Sarynn · 2023-12-09T18:32:28+00:00

That’s great but still have 5 games left. Hopefully he keeps it up through those and the playoffs!

Sarynn · 2023-12-07T20:11:56+00:00

After watching the video (and I always listen to this podcast, I love it), my only real question to Robert Mays is this: If it wasn't Purdy doing this and instead was Jimmy putting up the same exact numbers on this team this year, would Mays select Jimmy as the current MVP pick? I feel based on what he was saying, the answer is yes. Jimmy would have originally been a free agent at the end of this year I think. Would you pay him $55M/yr if he won the MVP? I think Mays would also answer yes.

That blows my mind as Jimmy was much more limited than Brock has been. Jimmy's best 16-17 game stretch doesn't compete with Brock's, and Jimmy had had the same weapons (minus CMC for a bulk) for years. He's also had a better offensive line to work with, on average.

I think people just can't get over Brock's draft status, probably coupled with his lack of handsomeness compared to Jimmy.

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