Defining Duke, Episode 10: Xbox Officially Owns Bethesda & Confirms Exclusivity (Patreon)

No more guessing. This week, Phil Spencer, Pete Hines, Todd Howard, and many others gathered to break down everything on the future of this acquisition. Game Pass additions, exclusivity, a summer event. It is all laid out for us to feast on. Now that we know what is happening, where do we go from here? Matty and Karak sift through weeks of build-up and release it all in this very episode!

Timestamps:

0:00:37 - Intro

0:09:09 - Have we ever lost progress on a game?

0:13:26 - What will the release order for upcoming games look like?

0:20:03 - What are our memories of the Xbox One launch? What was removed that we would have liked to have seen?

0:22:48 - What else should I play if I like Oxenfree?

0:28:19 - Why do people look down on Xbox?

0:37:22 - Microsoft officially owns Bethesda. What’s that going to look like?

1:29:00 - Are Atlus games coming to Xbox?

1:40:03 - New The Outer Worlds DLC has been revealed.

1:47:20 - Mods may be coming to S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2

1:49:07 - New performance updates are coming to select games on the Xbox Series S and X.

1:51:07 - Game Pass Picks of the Week

1:58:53 - Backwards Compatibility Picks of the Week.

2:04:51 - PC Deals of the Week

2:08:17 - How would the industry look if Microsoft had bought Nintendo in the past?

2:09:55 - What does Halo Infinite need to do in order to be considered for GOTY?

2:13:39 - Will the demo for Outriders (or any other game) help sales?

2:19:19 - Do we like Magic: The Gathering and Dungeons and Dragons?

2:28:37 - What game would you like to see developed under a new studio?