Defining Duke, Episode 91 | Is Obsidian Entertainment "Saving" Xbox's 2022? (Patreon)
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Obsidian Entertainment is often referred to as "Xbox's #1 draft pick" by the Dukes. While Starfield and Redfall have left 2022 more vacant than Xbox would have liked, Obsidian is showing a bit of Insomniac Games energy with two releases this fall. Those two being Grounded and Pentiment! While not entirely sexy games, these experiments carve out the future of what Xbox as a console can look like. One which allows creative freedom to a team primarily known for RPGs whereas both their games releasing in 2022 are not such. Grounded is the first to release and it's excellent. After two years of being in game preview, its 1.0 release is here capturing Matty, Cog, and many Xbox fans. With Obsidian's consistency in releases and quality, we have to ask the tough question. Is Obsidian Entertainment saving Xbox's 2022? With Game Pass existing, does it even need saving? The Duke dive headfirst into the backyard to find out. Otherwise, E3 is back, Overwatch 2 is at the center of more controversy, and many Game Pass partners are pleased with the service thus far.
Timestamps:
0:00:00 - Intro
0:02:10 - Grounded reviews are out
0:03:26 - Multiversus has made changes to character leveling
0:05:37 - A Plague Tale: Requiem has announced how long it will take to beat the game
0:07:34 - Starfield’s OST will be double Bethesda’s biggest game
0:11:23 - Nvidia’s RTX remix tool has been revealed
0:14:04 - An Age of Empires Anniversary stream has been announced
0:15:43 - Slime Rancher 2 has sold a ton of copies
0:18:55 - Certain Affinity’s Halo Infinite project is the largest at the company
0:23:00 - A new Gears of War trademark has been filed
0:24:16 - People Can Fly’s deal with Take Two has been terminated
0:25:32 - A Resident Evil 4 listing has been spotted for Xbox
0:26:38 - Skull and Bones has been delayed (again)
0:29:46 - Wild Hearts is the game being developed by Koei Tecmo
0:32:11 - Halo Infinite is bringing The Pit via Forge tools
0:35:36 - Dead Space Remake details are expected mid-October
0:37:04 - Atlas is suing fans
0:40:45 - A new Silent Hill game has been rated in Korea
0:44:14 - The white Series X is not for sale
0:48:50 - Is Overwatch disappearing forever the same as an expansion in an MMO?
0:55:15 - What’s happening with Hollow Knight: Silksong?
0:57:54 - Microsoft appears to be the reason Final Fantasy XIV hasn’t come to the console
1:01:12 - What we’ve been playing
1:15:22 - Will Microsoft get their act together with the Elite Series controllers?
1:21:33 - Have we checked out the extended Deathloop ending?
1:23:43 - When will we hear more about Starfield?
1:29:11 - The Corporate Console Wars continue
1:48:50 - Overwatch 2 continues to make bad decisions
1:59:07 - Team Ninja talks about working with Xbox and being on Game Pass
2:11:36 - E3 is back. Again.
2:21:56 - Rumors continue to circulate about Microsoft trying to buy a Japanese developer
2:33:36 - Reports say that Disney wants a new Star Wars game every six months
2:42:59 - Game Pass Pick of the Week
2:49:34 - What happened to Xbox’s Platinum Hits line?
2:54:15 - When will the streaming beta end and the full release be available?