Phil Spencer: Microsoft's presentation at E3 2021 has become the most viewed in the company's history
The head of Xbox, Phil Spencer, said that a joint show with Bethesda at E3 broke records for views from his company. He thanked for a great week and noted that Microsoft has not felt so much energy and inspiration from players and teams since the Xbox 360.
Thank you for a great week, our most viewed E3 ever. We haven’t felt players and the team sharing so much energy and excitement since the 360 era. We’re inspired by the community’s belief in Xbox and we will continue to innovate with players at the center of everything we do.
— Phil Spencer (@XboxP3) June 17, 2021
Spencer didn’t say how many people watched the show. But according to Stream Hatchet, the maximum number of simultaneous viewers of Microsoft’s presentation on Twitch and YouTube was 2.3 million. Only Nintendo had more — 3.1 million people.
The top developer conferences of #E32021 by peak viewers:
1⃣ @NintendoAmerica
2⃣ @Xbox
3⃣ @Ubisoft
4⃣ @SquareEnix
5⃣ @devolverdigital pic.twitter.com/keahB8QJ3t— Stream Hatchet (@StreamHatchet) June 16, 2021
Recall that Microsoft’s presentation was held on June 13. Among the most high-profile games shown that day were Starfield, Battlefield 2042, Atomic Heart, Forza Horizon 5 and S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl. Despite the fact that gamers warmly received the show, it practically did not affect the company’s shares.
