Phil Spencer has a Halo Craig meme t-shirt

Show us the shirt, Phil

Xbox head Phil Spencer has been making the rounds as of late. That’s bound to happen when you’re in the middle of launching a new generation of hardware. We’ve learned stuff like: He’s played a good chunk of Elden Ring and is evidently impressed by it; he’s not going to disclose console sales numbers anymore; and, contrary to earlier reports, Xbox isn’t actively pursuing any Japanese studios.

This update is far less important than any other tidbit to come out of those chats. As part of the lengthy GameSpot interview, Spencer revealed that Xbox employees made Craig t-shirts following the July 2020 showcase. Craig is a brute in Halo Infinite who achieved meme status for all the wrong reasons. He became the literal face of the “Halo Infinite‘s visuals seem bad” crowd.

Spencer says “We actually have these t-shirts, I didn’t wear it today, which is Craig’s face. I love that the team embraced that, it was just so funny. Yeah. I think Craig will be around for many, many decades in the Halo lore. You’ll find his pictures all over the place. Yeah. Probably in games somewhere.”

Craig will live on in games but also emblazoned across Phil Spencer’s chest. Show us the Craig shirt, Phil. Wear it to the next E3 press conference. Go Full Peter Moore and get it tattooed on your arm. If you can’t laugh at yourself…

Phil Spencer On Xbox And Japan, Halo’s Future, Playing Elden Ring, And More [GameSpot]