Defining Duke, Episode 15: Is PlayStation Pushing People To Xbox? (Patreon)

So, we're an Xbox and PC show. You've read the title, you know this. However, a large chunk of the audience write-ins were reflections on the Don Mattrick era and PlayStation's major shifts that have dragged Xbox into a favorable position. I thought for this episode it would be fun with a slower news week to turn our attention toward Bloomberg's reporting of PlayStation honing in on blockbuster titles only. As we continue to say, it's more clear than ever that Xbox and PlayStation are marching to entirely different beats and that means we are certainly in for one of the most interesting console generations. On the news side of things, more information has popped up suggesting Persona 5 Royal is heading to Xbox and some titles such as Everwild, Fable, and Perfect Dark might be caught in the development pipeline for some time! Oh, and debates on if sushi is a fish hot dog...

Timestamps:

0:00:37 - Intro

0:11:15 - What would Xbox look like now with Don Mattrick at the helm?

0:27:20 - Is PlayStation losing Kojima to Xbox due to their focus on blockbusters?

0:36:07 - Where does the name Defining Duke come from?

0:37:40 - What new features would we like to see come through software updates?

0:47:18 - Karak called me fat.

0:48:54 - Is sushi a fish hot dog?

0:50:49 - Some of Xbox’s games may be further away than we thought.

1:02:23 - It appears Persona 5 Royal will be coming to Game Pass.

1:10:34 - Age of Empires IV is coming this fall.

1:16:03 - Epic is not afraid to spend money… and their customers aren’t either.

1:27:52 - Microsoft has purchased Nuance for $19.7 billion.

1:35:12 - Game Pass Picks of the Week

1:39:23 - Backwards Compatibility Picks of the Week.

1:48:10 - PC Deals of the Week

1:51:24 - Will Microsoft ever manufacture their own handheld?

1:59:52 - Is console scarcity a positive for Xbox?

2:07:30 - Microsoft hands you a blank check to remake a game that didn’t sell well. What do you pick?

2:10:59 - Microsoft doesn’t have release dates for any of their games. Should we be concerned?