Defining Duke, Episode 8: Xbox Is Planning A Bethesda Event For March (Patreon)

Week by week, we inch closer to the conclusion of the Bethesda-Xbox merging and, more importantly, answers to pressing questions. What of exclusivity? When is Bethesda Game Studios' Starfield arriving? It looks like in the middle of March we will be learning what this means for the future of both companies becoming one. On the other side of the spectrum, PlayStation has moved another one of their exclusives to PC and this is a good sign for those of the 'master race.' Both sides are embracing the middle man and this means more games for everyone. Otherwise in a rumor filled week, Matty and Karak dig into the possibility of Death Stranding making its way to Xbox as well as what Avalanche Studios is up to based off some peculiar job listings. It's a busy, but good time this week!

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Timestamps:

0:00:37 - Intro

0:09:35 - What will Xbox do with VR, if anything?

0:12:28 - Which of these RPGs should I play?

0:19:25 - Should games have platform specific marketing or exclusives?

0:22:50 - What kind of update makes us want to return to a game?

0:27:47 - Do Matty and Karak love any objectively bad games?

0:31:38 - Will we find out about Microsoft’s plans for Bethesda soon or not?

0:56:55 - Days Gone is coming to PC.

1:04:52 - Is Phil Spencer teasing Death Stranding and other games coming to Xbox or just trolling us?

1:09:52 - Is Game Pass making money? Are the participating developers?

1:15:31 - Anthem Next has been cancelled.

1:23:12 - Games With Gold have been revealed. And they suck.

1:23:50 - Three Korean games will make their way to Game Pass this year.

1:26:52 - Avalanche Studios may be working on a AAA open world Xbox game.

1:32:41 - Operation 6 is coming to Gears of War.

1:33:18 - Game Pass Picks of the Week

1:40:09 - Backwards Compatibility Picks of the Week.

1:46:26 - PC Deals of the Week

1:49:54 - What does the Bethesda acquisition mean for older Bethesda games.

1:52:24 - Have we ever used an emoji the wrong way?

1:53:42 - Which Assassin's Creed game is our favorite?

2:04:10 - What’s the story behind Karak’s name?

2:08:18 - What 360 games do we want to go back to but can’t?