The Most Cursed Man in Gaming

[@magicmush1998]

Oh look Stadia's dead now who'd a thunk it

[@TriptuneRadio]

Part 2 is probably in the making

[@therealdia]

*the cycle repeats again…….*

[@ozordiprince9405]

@@therealdia next up Nintendo. Time to kill the switch 2 at launch

[@ozordiprince9405]

Btw stadia was a huge loss to Google. They reportedly spend tens of millions of dollars bringing games like red dead redemption 2 and Cyberpunk 2077 over to the platform

[@gazs7237]

I've just discovered your channel and I'm hooked

[@moodymermaid3690]

This guy reminds me of a woman from my hometown. Every business that she managed to get control of around here was shut down, went bankrupt, and one even burned to the ground. We always say that she's either cursed or a criminal.

[@michaelgum97]

Wait, *burned down*?? How?? I need details dammit!

[@moodymermaid3690]

@@michaelgum97 - Okay, so, one of the places she acquired was a popular town grill. For context on how much people loved that place, people are still talking about it twenty-six years after its demise, trying to petition for a rebuild. Anyway, about a month into her ownership, the whole place went up in flames. The fire department said it was due to faulty wiring, which this lady had "fixed" upon gaining the place. So, she probably hired some sketchy, under-the-table electrician(s). Now, the grill was the second time she'd caused a place to go under in some way, so there were a lot of raised eyebrows. After that, she someone managed to acquire a little thrift shop and dug it into so much debt that they were forced to close. This woman single-handedly took away every small pleasure this small town had, and people are still mad about, lol. I was a toddler when the grill burned down, yet I'm still mad because I remember how good their fry-shakes (sticking fries around the rim of a milkshake) were, lol.

[@ConanVictor]

I want to marry you.

[@Sorry-k2v]

@@ConanVictor dislike

[@JackQNielsen]

@@ConanVictorlike

[@blueorbetter1948]

The Diablo "you guys got phones?" moment will live in gaming infamy forever

[@comixproviderftw_02]

A very tone-deaf statement

[@danialtarki572]

Bro, I don’t want to play every game on one device. PC and consoles still exist.

[@SECONDQUEST]

​@@danialtarki572all the did was release a mobile game when everyone expected a main line game. They committed the grave sin of "making more than sideline games for their mainline series." The Diablo thing is so overblown and wouldn't exist had that one guy asked the April fools statement

[@ThatLandonSmith]

@@SECONDQUESThe Diablo thing isn’t over blown in the slightest. Diablo Immortal is just another example of Blizzard moving away from their core audience of PC players to literally anyone who will give them money.

[@debleb166]

Especially when you literally don't!

[@Marksman3434]

This video accurately predicted Stadia's inevitable death a little less than 2 months before it was announced. Aged like fine wine.

[@markoseries]

When I heard he was on the Stadia team back in 2020 and given Google's history with new projects, I just waited because I knew what would happen.

[@turtleanton6539]

I knew soon at is was announced with no games

[@yellowstarproductions6743]

So true.

[@yellowstarproductions6743]

​@@markoseriesagreed

[@yellowstarproductions6743]

​@@turtleanton6539I'm it had plenty of games.

[@homoe7976]

>bald >changes (corporate) identities on a fly >wears a suit, kind of He's Hitman and he's taking them out one by one.

[@fuzzydude64]

can he go work at EA or Activision then

[@computer_dude]

​@@fuzzydude64can't kill what's dead, they're already seen as horrible companies.

[@CalebHatesAfrikaans]

Yes their dead but nothing wants to decompose them back into the environment ​@@computer_dude

[@ZeOHKay]

*Ave Maria intensifies*

[@Chonkems]

That or he's a Thin Man from XCOM.

[@guymanguy]

this guys a fucking SCP. Popped up outta nowhere and destroys everything in his path

[@nman551]

We gotta call the SCP people to capture him

[@nman551]

@Obama doESn’t care #NFT #NFTs #NFTCommmunity Ew you like nfts?

[@borntopwnyou]

@Obama doESn’t care #NFT 𒐫𒐫𒐫𒐫𒐫𒐫𒐫𒐫𒐫𒐫𒐫𒐫 WE BACKTRACED IT

[@hollowangel]

"We wanted to keep him almost mythological. He comes from nowhere and goes back into nowhere."

[@rickytickybobbywobbin055]

Where have I read that before

[@punfunyay7560]

It’s from columbo

[@MigattenoBlakae]

Poor Phil. I wonder if he has a “__ days since my last disaster” counter somewhere in his house.

[@terriblyterrified8742]

he has the reverse midas touch

[@fakegeek5462]

Except the PS3 outsold the 360 thanks to Asia and a large enough audience in the west. I don't count the WII because its the WII sports machine for most peoples eyes.

[@MigattenoBlakae]

@@fakegeek5462 thanks for sharing

[@anueutsuho7425]

​@@fakegeek5462okay Chad Daddy

[@CrewofBigW]

@@terriblyterrified8742everything he touch turns to mold

[@TheCanoxd]

Phil Harrison is basically the mothman of gaming. Every time he shows up, disaster strikes.

[@yellowstarproductions6743]

Agreed

[@WILIZIN]

13:18 You misunderstand, Phil didnt leave Infogrames BEFORE he could fuck it up. He arrived, saw it was a burning trash fire death spiraling into bankruptcy with release after release of shitty games. He was like tuxedo mask. "MY WORK HERE IS DONE!" "But, you didnt do anything." *vanishes with a Cape flurl*

[@ExtremeWreck]

Honestly, I could see Phil coming back to Infogrames, now named Atari & putting it back into its dark ages.

[@yellowstarproductions6743]

I disagree

[@2-Way_Intersection]

the fact google is seriously trying to push chrome books as gaming computers now (that, mind you, only play cloud games as far as the ads say) is laughably pathetic. google wants to game so bad but they just cant

[@channel5980]

Companies like Google and Amazon gotta get through their heads that the video game industry is very different from the tech industry.

[@shelster374]

i use my chromebook to game but i dont have an actual PC and probably never will

[@sailorshark3334]

The day Phil Harrison succeeds, hell will freeze over

[@MDLuffy1234YT]

The day Phil Harrison succeeds, all existence will cease to exist.

[@Skidtire]

The day Phil Harrison succeeds, aquaman will drown.

[@Yandereiter]

Conspiracy theory: In Dante's Inferno, the very bottom of hell is frozen. He succeeded long, long ago. His goal is to spread discord and chaos wherever he treads

[@patrickholt8782]

Maybe has succeeded. He’s ruined all he touches. Maybe that’s his game.

[@dudenamedzelda3179]

This guy was the reason why Japanese games like RPGs, 2D Platformers, certain fighting games or anything with the smell of anime weren't allowed to be released in the U.S. for a while the only good thing that happened was that it lead to the creation of MegaMan Legends/Rockman DASH. Fun fact Rockman 8 Metal Heroes and Rockman X4 weren't originally going to release on the PlayStation in the U.S but because Capcom had a good relationship with Sony Phil bent the rules for Inafune as long as the PlayStation versions of 8 and X4 had exclusive content and as long as Sony got not only exclusive Rockman games but the first 3D Rockman game had to release on the PlayStation.

[@soggybubble]

Really. Man you would think no big companies would hire him after that.

[@dudenamedzelda3179]

@@soggybubble yeah and even then those games were heavily censored on the PlayStation despite being the "mature" console it's nice to see that nothings changed

[@fakeshemp9599]

Oh shit, that's this guy? Man, fuck him!

[@woobgamer5210]

Companies owned by american companies is a curse on itself tbh. And with Japan you get a completely different curse. With american companies you get the mindset of 'fuck the eastern games lets ruin them' and controveries like Actvision's disgusting male staff and sexual abuse. with Japanese companies, you have to skirt around being slammed with a copyright violation

[@Acidonia150reborn]

Meanwhile Sony of Europe had no issues with any game on the Platform on PS1,PS2/PSP,VITA. Sony USA was so weird they forced games to be sold in Two packs if they had no Extras on PSP/PS2 see Metal Slug 4 and 5. They Rejected 3 saying it wasnt good engough see PSP Breath of Fire 3 too. Then in PS3 era for a while they forced in US region only games with no English Dub to be Digital only. Namco did this with most Anime games on PSP/Vita only in US too. But Reggie from Nintendo was doing stuff like this too on Wii.3DS,DS, just for US region but on games Nintendo Developed in House.

[@peachbubble8652]

Hearing that the PS3 was launched at $599 is insane

[@liammcnicholas918]

“Back then, I didn’t even know that much money existed.” -Scott the Woz

[@AnderreBelmont]

$933 in today's money or $870 when the video was posted.

[@southofheck]

Just get a second job bro ez smh my head

[@RPGCrash]

launched for $999 dollars in aus. thousand dollar doorstopper was its nickname.

[@andyp743]

I have never heard a man describe a PS1 in 1994 in such boring terms. 'It's a Risc based mutli polygonal blah blah....'. It was one of my childhood favourites and I now no longer enjoy it after hearing this.

[@ExtremeWreck]

Makes me imagine how boring he would've made the failed Atari Jaguar sound.

[@doclouis4236]

The most elusive man who has done the most damage to major companies. How has nobody else made the connection yet?

[@yellowstarproductions6743]

Because no one cares

[@Larry]

I think he's like Peter Molyneux, he used to have the magic, as Phil did amazing work for the PS1, but the magic went long ago.

[@yellowstarproductions6743]

Agreed

[@carlosdgutierrez6570]

He, Peter Molyneux, Randy Pitchfork and Tow "just works" Howard, are the 4 horsemen of the apocalypse of the gaming industry.

[@Scott...]

Of course he’s compared to Peter Molyneux lol

[@bees7798]

giant enemy crab

[@leotheliongames]

And its friend, the Small Enemy Spider

[@yellowstarproductions6743]

​@@leotheliongames I highly doubt it exists

[@SuddenElephant]

@@leotheliongames Thank god it's not a Giant Enemy Spider

[@ayajade6683]

How does he keep getting these jobs seriously. Also considering he was the one to not have the blue ring of death getting fixed in the playstation and it's still impacting PlayStations just gotten worse I think his curse goes even deeper.

[@orangeapples]

When you get enough power in the corporate world you can only fail upwards.

[@AluminumFusion22]

The best explanation I can think of why Sony priced the PS3 at $599 at launch is due to the Blu-ray format Sony exclusively owned at the time. Blu-ray was new, fancy, and pricey. Players by themselves were around $200-$250 if I recall. On top of being a Blu-ray player, the PS3 had Internet access and could play CD's. That might explain why the price point was so high. Nintendo's consoles after the Wii are priced low due to them using older technology.

[@paintbrush3554]

Facts

[@orangeapples]

PS3 was the CHEAPEST blu ray player on the market.

[@BakaVHS]

The first player was 1k and they roughly halved in price every couple years, they were still $275-300 for the most part in 2009 even. At $600 the PS3 was a super viable competitor but people were not wanting a home media console at that price tag.

[@AluminumFusion22]

@@BakaVHS It was the first real "all-in-one" console that the Xbox One touted itself as 8 years later.

[@brandonnesfan]

That + the fact it had the ps2's cpu (Emotion Engine) for backwards compatibility.

[@LikaLaruku]

"Keeping Stadia on life support." Lol, not any more.

[@paulosanches6136]

3:01 It's Colin Robinson, that explains everything, the guy is an Energy Vampire, he such all of the company powers.

[@MINI_91]

I remember Phil also had to present a new Battlefield game for XBOX ONE for E3 in 2013 and the trailer did not start. He had to ask whether or not to continue the presentation and then they got it fixed, but he had to break stage character. Nothing major, but it was still part of the Harrison curse.

[@davidrodriguez3444]

Nintendo be like: Hell no you ain’t working with us

[@yellowstarproductions6743]

Agreed.

[@KazShiro]

Not like he wouldn't somehow make the wiiu situation even worse if he joined them around then.

[@LS-kr3sh]

Found you with your stalker video, the rest of your channel is very underrated.

[@yellowstarproductions6743]

Agreed.

[@cellophanezebra4663]

Cleverly playing the Baldi's Basics theme is just perfect

[@storebrandchocopops8041]

D'you know, from "How You Killed Your Brand" (early PS3 era) to the Xbox One reveal to Stadia, I'm really glad there's a video that confirmed I'm not the only one who noticed "This man somehow keeps getting involved with disastrous projects" lol

[@om3g4z3r0]

This poor millionaire, its going to take a lot of very extremely expensive wine daily to make it through, but i have faith he will make it.

[@yellowstarproductions6743]

I highly doubt it.

[@valentinobisaccia1258]

I could imagine this guy being an scp an anomaly that warps in and out of existence with the sole purpose to kill or at least heavily damage video game companies it's be funny if this turned out to be true

[@remcovanhal6336]

SCP or CIA?

[@GehrmanTheCrippled]

@@remcovanhal6336definitely scp

[@LordmonkeyTRM]

Plot twist Phil still works for Sony and was sent to destroy the competition after they saw his abilities in screwing things up

[@VHNdrums]

if Phil Harrison is truly cursed, maybe he can go work for Electronic Arts (EA).

[@DMMDestroyer]

This analysis confirms what we all knew during those periods, he is evil. BTW stellar music choices in this video. The older vids really utilized a ton of my favorites.

[@daraenxd8360]

He should take Activision as his next victim

[@Guymanbot97]

Please. Knowing how twisted this fucked up world is, he would do it so he Uno Reverses the Microsoft deal so that THEY own Microsoft, and he and Bobby procede to devour the rest of the gaming industry.

[@daraenxd8360]

@@Guymanbot97 meh, I don't think so. They may hire him, but Not in a so high Position again!

[@ExtremeWreck]

Or Atari considering how easy it would be to destroy them since they're a rather poor HALF of a shell of its former self(the other half is Warner Bros. Interactive).

[@yellowstarproductions6743]

​@daraenxd8360 Agreed

[@theecharmingbilly]

I can't believe anyone would hire the BillionLossBoss "Phil" after PS3... Chad Warden, now that's who you hire!

[@yellowstarproductions6743]

I highly doubt it.

[@orangeapples]

Wait, judging by the dates we do have, Phil’s in his 60s? That Eldridge entity theory is actually looking pretty valid…

[@zorkblat3858]

Yep Stadia died. Everyone saw that coming.

[@yellowstarproductions6743]

Agreed

[@Random_User666]

“And the Game Industry’s biggest mistake as well” The Video Game Crash of '83: Am I a joke to you?

[@danielhayes3607]

Yup, only effected USA market

[@SegwayBossk]

Wasn't paying attention to the thumbnail and thought it was peter molyneux

[@maycontainnuts3127]

it's all down-phil from here...

[@yellowstarproductions6743]

I get the joke😏

[@ToniaGlitched]

this guy's work should be studied as what to not do on any gaming company, with the first thing that shall never be done being hire him lmfao

[@jerodwolf5582]

What a sad existence you must live if the only thing you are known for is all the failures in your life. Imagine your interview where your portfolio shows how everything goes wrong as soon as you are the leader

[@Underestimated37]

I was wondering if this was gonna be about Peter Molyneux. I remember how in history giant crabs were a constant problem.

[@itzManis]

Phil is the OG bad luck Brian lol.

[@loopymomy2532]

You channel will grow. You are the only person making content about this guy. Well done

[@kamilslup7743]

imma say that the curse of phil harrison is deadlier than we think. we know the main effect of the curse, if phil is in a position of power, the company makes a spectacular blunder however, if he isn't in power yet still in the company, the company will be marked for death and will go bankrupt eventually... the only way a company can get rid of the mark is by doing a fusion dance like it's dragon ball z with another company marked for death (as we seen with atari and infogrames)

[@caiuswalter-smith3385]

😅

[@yellowstarproductions6743]

That will never work.

[@yellowstarproductions6743]

Also that is a joke.

[@yellowstarproductions6743]

​@@caiuswalter-smith3385I agree

[@NarutoUzumaki-pl4bu]

That fact that this video was recommended too me at 1:15 AM is a clear sign for me too subscribe. Edit: 5:23 and I love the silent hill theme you put.

[@magicmush1998]

The KZbin Algorithm is an enigma

[@kirklandgaming1051]

cool i got this recommended at 1:15 aswell good job youtube algorithm

[@hydrahunters8388]

Uh oh, looks like the curse has butchered stadia now too, phil strikes again

[@NitroFury]

The Stadia died… oh no.

[@Lou-yf1jo]

yay

[@quixotes4478]

If I had a nickel for each Magic Mush videos about a guy named Phil released in 2022 I'd have two nickels, which isn't a lot but it's weird that it happened twice

[@emerson-biggons7078]

I understood that reference

[@ChiefMedicPururu]

The Phil Spencer part didn't age well.

[@CoolKidMethew]

Realistically he only had any real effect on Sony. The Xbox One was already being made when he joined. As stated in the video, he only did (admittedly quite poor) damage control. Stadia was dead on arrival. There was never going to be any success there.

[@gaiusfulmen]

Has anyone considered the possibility that Phil is doing this intentionally? I mean, is it all really bad luck and ineptitude, or are these the calculated schemings of a man bent on an industry's collapse?

[@WickedParanoid]

I'd say it's a calculated scheme of his handlers. He's likely just a pawn in the game of corpo dipshits.

[@2009account]

the man has left in the past few days from google... also how tf does this only have 22k views its easily like 500k+ quality and entertainment value

[@okknahh]

20:00 "Stadia is not shutting down" that didn't age well

[@yellowstarproductions6743]

Agreed.

[@JanusHoW]

Men like this guy are the reason why indie games as a whole are becoming better than AAA games. Unless you're FromSoft or MAYBE Nintendo or Capcom.

[@Sorrelhas]

I can't believe that to this day, in 2023, the PlayStation 3 still has no games

[@ashleythomas4112]

Memes that aged really badly lol.

[@kek-senpai243]

Same thing with PS5.

[@godzillapark9075]

dude is a real life scp

[@yellowstarproductions6743]

Agreed

[@someperson4536]

Class: Keter

[@ceterfo]

If You are from England and you are not in public records you are so rich you could own slaves. Thats not hyperbolic. That man is British aristocracy. Incompetent and cruel but the world will warp around him because he represents his family's money. Down with the monarchy.

[@josedorsaith5261]

Now why would he be so keen to hide his early-life? 🤔

[@mr.vidjagamez9896]

Phil is the living vessel of the hatred of the Magnavox Odyssey. Long forgotten, it shall not rest until all of modern gaming is destroyed.

[@friendlyastronaut6462]

Yo, this vid is just Underrated af.

[@dariusbrown7870]

Why does phil look like bald todd howard?

[@fakeshemp9599]

Hahahaha

[@Crawldragon]

Giving Phil the barest benefit of the doubt, Microsoft was kind of fucked before he even showed up. You all remember Windows 8, right?

[@JacoKyle]

Thats Not Playstation , Thats Will Ferrell!🤣

[@comixproviderftw_02]

9:20 Well… The more things change, the more they stay the same. *looks at PS5 Pro price of $799* 😂

[@carlcarlington7317]

Looking at phil Harrison I can’t help but be reminded of how Paul hamon got into wrestling just by bullshiting people into thinking he had ton of experience. Or how orson wells got his first acting gig by convincing an Irish acting trope he was a big deal in America. I wouldn’t be surprised if before working for PlayStation he hadn’t even heard of video games. He just bullshited his way to the top over and over again

[@SuddenElephant]

Phil is like the Black Spot in Dead Man's Chest for gaming companies basically, The Bald Spot

[@gunzandthingz3274]

Thank the KZbin algorithm gods cause this dudes funny 😭

[@JK-gm6kk]

I kinda feel like this about todd Howard. Theres not alot of personal info out there about him

[@Nerdtendo6366]

Oh, I figured out what his curse is He’s British!

[@modestMismagius105]

the baldi's basics music lmfao

[@rustyshackelford3590]

So he is like SpongeBob’s cousin

[@SwirlyCurlyy]

The Play Station still has no games, such a travesty 😔

[@Nathan-rb3qp]

Vivid Image's 2 most popular games The First & Second Samurai recently got ported to Switch.

[@FezTheSpaceBiker]

"currently working at Google's games division" NOT ANYMORE

[@BrainDamageComedy]

the mistakes happened when the bald happened...

[@AnEveryManJack]

I hope one day he interviews for another big company, and the interviewer goes, "oh no, I've seen the MagicMush video."

[@GreshKaal]

Great video as always. I love your style. But man, that song at 2:07 is so familiar. What is it?

[@legendaryole]

Some zelda OoT dungeon music Im sure

[@someperson4536]

​@@legendaryole yea shadow temple

[@jellyface401]

Lex Luthor looking man.

[@turdcalzone7636]

Elon Musk / Todd Howard of the gaming industry.

[@drew2510]

This guy is the Mothman of video games lol

[@Keniasocool]

I just found your account and I really enjoy your videos!

[@dingledonk8027]

why does he look like aleister crowley?

[@alexsanderruano5329]

You should definitely invite this man into your YT channel. Just to see how it goes it terms of the view lol

[@brandongovreau9218]

I have a theory about the man you're talking about is literally a alien that made a deal with Apple to crush every other competition

[@favoritemustard3542]

The video ended 10 minutes ago & I still have Daft Punk's _🎶Robot Rock🎶_ stuck in my head lol

[@zeroh2hero]

I only know him by his appearance on G4 in the sub program G4 Icons, there were fun 20 minute documentaries

[@Leadready]

Aged like fine wine!!

[@BustershotTV]

What i read in console wars, this dude goes to companies and leaves if he senses its gonna fail.

[@brandonsimoncini]

Predicting the Switch successor is doomed if he joins Nintendo, another 'the last console was so successful, what could go wrong?'

[@JimMilton-ej6zi]

The ps3: "hey everyone, we don't just want to appeal to gamers, we want to appeal to everyone!" *turns into the biggest launch disaster ever* Xbox 360 "i appealed to gamers only and put all of my focus into making it the ultimate gaming console for people who actually want to play games, so hopefully the next console will do the same" Xbox one: "hey everyone, we don't just want to appeal to gamers, we want to appeal to everyone!" *turns into the biggest launch disaster ever*

[@grayfox9191]

Guy looks like the energy vampire from what we do in the shadows.

[@Scott...]

“He’s one of the only people to work for Xbox and PlayStation” He’s now in competition with the entirety of Bungie

[@XdMcfin-ez3zh]

Bro just spawned in

[@triggeredcat120]

Stadia was so obscure to me. The marketing was barely there.

[@someperson4536]

only thing i remember is that awful ad

[@AquilesThaGoat]

The most scariest part out of all he is british….

[@anueutsuho7425]

You have good taste in video game music. I loved Wonky Circus' first half playing for the XBox One release

[@TheBritishRunner]

Love your humorous commentaries subbed!

[@yellowstarproductions6743]

20:19 that definitely aged well

[@Macach98]

Subscribed today, you got great taste in background game music

[@seroujghazarian6343]

Okay. To be fair to Microsoft, at least they made their E3 presentation only about games, which is more than I cn say for Sony's. Say what you will about the dunking Sony gave Microsoft at the end of their 2013 E3, but around the middle, they had a big chunk of movie talk with Sony Pictures. These two are lucky E3 2021's press conferences that weren't by the ones from the big 3 that participated or devolver were so bad they even make Nintendo's E3 2015 digital event look like their 2004 conference