You probably know the story by now, but when Minecraft's Steve joined the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate roster earlier this month, fans quickly discovered that his victory screen contained a very unfortunate bit of meat placement. It quickly did the rounds on social media and became one of the biggest gaming stories of the day – because the internet.
It's actually been fixed now – the game's latest patch now has Steve gobbling up his meat, rather than simply letting it hang – but not before Microsoft's Phil Spencer, head of the Xbox brand, was shown exactly how it looked.
Kotaku's Stephen Totilo tells the story:
Of course, Minecraft and its developer Mojang are now a part of the Xbox family, so it's interesting to see that Spencer clearly had no idea that this screen was present in the game until it released. We particularly like that last line, which we can only imagine was said with slight disbelief: "I assume that will be fixed."
[source twitter.com]
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We shall remember, forever.
Future generations will not be denied this knowledge!
The internet never forgets
I guess Steve was just really excited to be in Smash.
Steve's meat was Top Notch.
If innuendo was subtly acknowledged with a wink and a nod rather than akin to a "money shot", then we could have saved Snake's snake and Steve's meat.
There are plenty of family friendly games with... questionable content, but I don't draw attention to their indiscretions because I don't want to ruin things for everybody else. We have enough homebodies ruining our beloved franchises as it is.
@SmaggTheSmug : Well done.
Very professional reaction, "I assume it will be fixed."
If this was Family Guy sketch, then all of the Microsoft staff would probably be represented as that victory pose.
This is so random
Sad day for gaming #RIPStevesMeat
I'm surprised by people's reaction... I'm sat here thinking it's clearly an immature dev trying to get a cheap laugh, but simultaneously is embarrassing Microsoft in front of Nintendo. That's really not cool. Especially since Microsoft and Nintendo getting along has resulted in some quality initiatives for us to enjoy (and plenty more to come I'd hope... Rare Replay please!)
Anyway... I get it's "funny" and removing it is "sensitive" but at the same time, its genuinely embarrassing.
Shoulda left it in. That image cracks me up
@nocdaes How dare professionals be able to laugh genuinely!
@NintndoNik Someone told him "You are going to Smash" and it got him excited...
Well that just burnt the Nintendo/Microsoft relationship. No Doom for the switch.
Steve was added to Minecraft. - When exactly did that happen? 🤔
@tobsesta99 He laughed it off in front of a news reporter. I don't for one second believe he was laughing when he spoke to the development team !!
Lol, poor Steve. That image is hilarious!
Why you snitching on sak daddy
@nocdaes I totally agree. This wasn’t a “turn your phone sideways and squint” sort of easter egg slip up. This was blatant as it could be.
Its sad and really is something that can ruin a great relationship. Just imagine if Nintendo let Mario crossover into an Xbox game, and he kept a pronounced banana in his pocket. Spencer is gonna make heads roll
The internet, where meat is never in short supply.
He was just happy to win
It's bad news when the man in charge of everything asks who did that. He will find out and someone won't have a good day.
This interview is even better in the context of anyone who loves Phil Spencer and has followed him from pre-Xbox days. The dude is NEVER all business. He jokes about everything, goes out of his way to make his online presence the "care free gamer" who looks at everything good as THE BEST THING EVER and anything bad as just a dank meme.
This stone cold "that will be fixed" reaction betrays honest emotion, like he's shocked and disappointed enough to break character. Like seriously, he's been asked in interviews about how Xbox One sales tanked or how Xbox division has never shown a profit and he turns it around with charm and a smile. Never a stoic "yeah no, unacceptable, will be fixed"
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