Defining Duke, Episode 182 | Matt Booty Opens Up On Bethesda Studio Closures... (Patreon)

In a relatively slow week, we're able to settle into a major interview conducted by Variety with the one and only, Matt Booty. Sitting as Xbox Game Content and Studios President, Matt Booty was a major factor behind Xbox's decision to shut down four Bethesda studios. In the brand's third attempt to answer the deeper reasoning behind these closures, we get a few more breadcrumbs that leave room for assumption on the matter. Alongside that, Booty speaks on the Xbox exclusive situation with remains relatively unclear moving into the future. Plus more on Forza Horizon 4's delisting, Hellblade 2 initial sales, and more!

Timestamps:

0:00:00 - Intro

0:14:25 - Forza Horizon 4 being delisted

0:24:43 - Avowed is fully playable in third person

0:29:16 - Harvey Smith on Redfall’s final update

0:32:07 - Xbox's statement on Black Myth Wukong

0:39:24 - Bethesda Game Studios Montreal is unionizing

0:44:52 - Hellblade 2 fails to crack top 100 sales in Europe

0:53:49 - Disney Epic Mickey: Rebrushed release date

0:57:20 - Katsuhiro Harada on why Soul Calibur disappeared

1:10:26 - Jet Set Radio Remake leaks online

1:17:55 - BioWare on Dragon Age Veilguard’s name change

1:20:34 - What We’re Playing

1:47:13 - Warm Up Question

01:57:42 - Matt Booty interview with Variety

02:43:06 - Game Pass Pick Of The Week

02:51:40 - Ending Question