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Is Something Big Brewing Between Xbox & SEGA? | Defining Duke Episode 44

Over the following weekend, a seemingly PR loaded announcement came out of SEGA in regards to them teaming up with Xbox. However, after the Dukes did some digging, there is much more than what meets the eye here. The last year and change has been decorated by under-the-radar dealing between the two and now they have revealed their most significant partnership to date. Is an acquisition happening in the coming years? If not, what are the bare minimum expectations from such a partnership? With Sarah Bond spearheading this teaming of the brands, we can certainly say it's gaming focused. In other notable Xbox news, Halo Infinite had a peculiar listing that eagle eyed outlets spotted. Going by the name of "early access" bundle, it appears to be self-explanatory that Xbox is taking the same route with Halo that they did with Forza. Otherwise, Xbox loses a notable indie exclusive after short window, Blizzard's woes continue in spectacular fashion, and Oculus makes some long overdue changes to the VR space. Get Last Stand merch! https://www.laststandmedia.shop Early access to new episodes will go live every Thursday ad-free at 12:00 PM EST at http://www.Patreon.com/LastStandMedia ​. Episodes will be available publicly three days after. Follow the hosts! @MrMattyPlays https://www.Twitter.com/G27Status​ @Iron Lords Podcast https://twitter.com/LordCognito #DefiningDuke #Xbox #Sega 0:00:00 - Intro 0:05:40 - Comments and corrections. 0:11:30 - What we’ve been playing. 0:25:54 - Who dropped the ball harder in their recent events - Sony or Microsoft? 0:31:07 - What are our favorite racing games? 0:36:35 - What kinds of biome diversity could be unique to the Halo franchise? 0:42:23 - What are our most defining moments as content creators? 0:51:19 - Is the currency of time a deterrent to using Game Pass? 0:57:48- Microsoft and Sega have formed a strategic alliance and announced a “Super Game” initiative. 1:17:55 - 343 is preparing an Early Access bundle for Halo Infinite. 1:31:41 - Diablo IV and Overwatch 2 have been delayed due to, in part, a leadership change. 1:42:33 - Death’s Door, previously an Xbox exclusive, is headed to PlayStation. 1:45:15 - A Facebook account will soon not be needed to use Oculus Quest 2. 1:49:45 - Games are now available on Netflix. 1:53:19 - Coming soon to Game Pass… 1:59:54 - Game Pass pick of the week. 2:03:36 - How good does a game need to be at launch to pay full price? 2:10:33 - What do we need for Elder Scrolls 6 to be satisfactory? 2:18:38 - What are our sleep schedules like? 2:21:46 - Is Dragon Ball Fighterz the best Dragon Ball game? 2:24:32 - What workout program do we follow?

Comments

Cody Richter

Loved Cog's callout to Road Rash. I remember playing that game on my old computer when I was a kid. Such a fun game!

NotSkyWalker

It Takes 2 easily one of my favorite games of the year. An absolute experience. Here's a thought: Mass Effect Legendary Edition for Gamepass on November 15. In celebrating Xbox, it makes sense to bring this title in (via EA Play) in this moment, as the franchise started on the 360 :) If not, missed opportunity because we know it'll come to Gamepass at *some point.* PS @Cog, salute for team ME2

Captain Bon Clay

Just wanted to say I just became a last stand patron so I could support the show! I do plan on watching the sacred symbols podcast eventually but I gotta get more defining duke in my life

Anonymous

Heard the part about short Xbox exclusivity deals. Xbox just doesn’t go for the long term deals like PS. Remember that leaked doc from epic v Apple had stalker 2 as only a 3 month exclusive. They seem to care more about getting it into game pass rather than lock it down. Blair witch was also only a 3 month exclusive.

Shane Geis

Great podcast I agree Xbox deal with SEGA is a bigger deal in the future than it appears now…..just a thought Cog and Matty should play It Takes Two together…..would be a cool stream I played with my boy don’t need to play with your women lol

stubz gaming

Thankyou I loved this show 😃🙏

Raymond Stuart

Hey Dukes! A follow up question from the show. Matty expressed that he really dislikes the premium early access packages for Forza Horizon and Halo Infinite. News articles releasing on Saturday indicated more than 1M players were active in the early access period. So it seems like an effective strategy. Only crazy people or PlayStation fanboys wouldn’t agree that Game Pass is the best value in gaming. But we also all suspect that game pass is not yet profitable for Xbox. So, what monetization strategies would you be comfortable with Xbox using to help support their investment in 1st party games? To me a premium package for one week early access doesn’t distract from the Game Pass value proposition. What say the Dukes? What ways are you comfortable with Xbox monetizing beyond subscriptions?

Sineo

Cog, I really appreciate your visual adlibs.