Xbox Party News: Microsoft says ‘Go-Go dancers at Xbox Party were a Wrong Decision’

Microsoft says 'Go-Go dancers at X-box Party were a Wrong Decision'!

A party was hosted with scantily dressed female dancers for a video game developers' conference. This act was not appreciated and was considered unequivocally wrong by Microsoft. There have been longstanding complaints in an industry that's been struggling to overcome the same regarding objectifying women and making them feel unwelcome as players and game-builders. Responding to this the head of Microsoft's Xbox stated that the party represented Xbox and Microsoft in a way that was absolutely not consistent or aligned to their values.

However an Xbox spokeswoman declined to answer questions about the dancers. The dancers were seen with school-girl outfits and greeted party-goers and danced on platforms as the reports say. The party was hosted in San Francisco during the annual Game Developers Conference.

In order to promote diversity in the industry Microsoft had sponsored a "Women in Gaming" just a few hours earlier. Despite this due to the dancers hired for the party, complains were received from the people who attended the party and found it offensive and unappreciable act to witness the performance of the go-go dancers.

The Xbox chief Phil Spencer reacted to this and acknowledged that the event has definitely disappointed the crowd who attended the party and also pledged to ensure betterment in the future. A mail sent by the Xbox chief to his employees was also released which said that the criticism was deserved. He added that he was personally committed to ensuring that diversity and inclusion is central to their everyday business.