Defining Duke, Episode 18: Epic Games’ Legal Battle Is Exposing The Games Industry (Patreon)

Epic and Apple are currently engaged in battle in the courtroom thanks to Fortnite’s mobile version which tried to circumvent the 30% cut Apple typically takes. Through that, we have seen all that occurs behind closed doors and it has been fascinating. For starters, a Phil Spencer e-mail that shines a spotlight on a recurring topic yet again: xCloud on Nintendo Switch. Plus, PlayStation’s true stance on crossplay has been unveiled and we even have financial dealings between publishers and Epic Games to investigate! That’s not it as Discord who was previously linked to Microsoft before turning away from them has now joined up with PlayStation via bringing the Discord app to their console early next year. How will this impact the future of crossplay and cross progression? Oh, and why Burger King shouldn’t exist! Great stuff to get into this week.

Timestamps:

0:00:37 - Intro

0:13:04 - How is Burger King still in business?

0:20:47 - Do we like shorter campaigns in games?

0:25:15 - Will Game Pass slow down on the third party AAA releases?

0:29:48 - Who do we look to for gaming news?

0:40:28 - What criteria is needed to justify a remake?

0:49:25 - A load of information is coming out of the Epic versus Apple court battle.

1:14:08 - Discord is coming to PlayStation in 2022.

1:24:22 - 74 more games have had FPS Boost features added.

1:36:12 - Microsoft is making moves in the PC gaming space.

1:42:51 - A trademark has been registered by Sony for Sunset Overdrive.

1:50:43 - Game Pass Picks of the Week

1:58:44 - Backwards Compatibility Picks of the Week.

2:02:22 - PC Deals of the Week

2:05:17 - How will Xbox know what backwards compatible games we want now?

2:06:31 - Why don’t Star Wars games ever get third entries in their series?

2:11:50 - Could Xbox be marketing Game Pass to other devs?

2:14:57 - What is our favorite style of RPG?

2:28:36 - Is Xbox getting a free pass?