Defining Duke, Episode 16: What The Hell Is Happening Between Xbox & Nintendo? (Patreon)

Xbox’s executives have earned a reputation for teasing upcoming announcements in the background of their set-ups. This week, the games continued with a Nintendo Switch appearing in the studio during Microsoft’s Game Stack event. The boys sit down to investigate! In other updates throughout the Xbox world, Discord backs out on a Microsoft purchase, new Xbox Game Pass additions and subtractions, as well as the introduction of Game Pass Cloud streaming for iOS devices!

Timestamps:

0:00:37 - Intro

0:17:11 - Why don’t recent games have campaign co-op very often?

0:22:17 - How do I know I will like a game before I play it?

0:29:46 - Oxenfree II  is happening! How are we feeling?

0:32:04 - What do we expect from Xbox’s E3 showing?

0:39:08 - What is preventing Microsoft from showing Gears of War 6?

0:43:53 - New rumors are swirling about Game Pass coming to Nintendo Switch.

1:03:58 - Game Pass additions and subtractions.

1:09:21 - More updates are coming to the Xbox ecosystem.

1:11:25 - Wasteland 3 is getting its first expansion.

1:17:34 - Discord has ended their talks with Microsoft (and others) about acquisition.

1:20:20 - Psychonauts 2 is still coming this year.

1:22:18 - New details, including hardware requirements, have been revealed for Resident Evil Village. Plus, contract leaks?

1:30:58 - An update on Aspyr’s upcoming remake of Knights of the Old Republic.

1:32:28 - Game Pass Picks of the Week

1:36:43 - Backwards Compatibility Picks of the Week.

1:40:05 - PC Deals of the Week

1:41:31 - Will Microsoft release faster external storage for the Xbox?

1:43:08 - When will Game Pass on PC support other controllers?

1:45:58 - Are Matty and Karak excited about the upcoming D&D game?

1:49:20 - When will some more JRPG games come to Xbox?

1:52:53 - What’s the future of sports games with regard to Game Pass?