Defining Duke, Episode 123 | Xbox's 2023 Showcase Predicament - The Pressure Is ON (Patreon)

Recently, Phil Spencer joined the Kinda Funny XCast to discuss everything from Redfall's disappointment and the Xbox Games Showcase to their stagnant pipeline and even their goals as a game publishing platform. This transparent look provided little for Xbox fans to feel confident about as the pressure continues to mount between Starfield needing to be an "11/10" experience and PlayStation's rumored showcase lingering just days ahead of Xbox. Indeed, there's no denying that if Xbox doesn't absolutely nail it with their 2023 showcase that the blowback will be enormous. While Starfield shoulders the burden, it is up to all of Xbox first party to now prove why the fans should even both hanging around in the first place.

Timestamps:

0:00:00 - Intro

0:04:06 - Mobile Reviews

0:09:55 - Corrections

0:11:41 - Do we have any flight tricks?

0:17:01 - Are we negative on Xbox after the recent bumbles?

0:26:16 - Hollow Knight: Silksong has been delayed

0:29:41 - Aaron Greenberg has hinted the Xbox Showcase will include Hellblade 2

0:34:17 - Compulsion Games is hiring a community manager

0:38:10 - Aspyr has canceled their KOTOR 2 Switch DLC

0:41:04 - Boosteroid says the CMA is slowing innovation

0:41:49 - Dragon Age 4 won’t come out before April 2024

0:45:36 - Ghostwire Tokyo has surpassed four million players

0:47:06 - Sony has shut down PixelOpus

0:50:17 - A Dead Rising reboot may be in the works

0:56:23 - A Metal Gear Solid 3 remake may be seen at the rumored PlayStation showcase

1:07:01 - Assassin’s Creed Mirage may have been internally delayed

1:08:55 - Mortal Kombat 12’s reveal has been teased

1:11:22 - Sonic Frontier is the best selling 3D Sonic game ever

1:12:43 - Halo Infinite is getting a May update

1:16:43 - Game Freak is developing a new action adventure IP

1:19:51 - Hogwarts Legacy is at the top of the charts in the UK

1:21:02 - A performance mode is coming for A Plague Tale Requiem

1:22:15 - What have we been playing?

1:45:09 - What can Xbox do in the next year to make me keep my Game Pass subscription?

1:50:29 - Do we overhype indie games that are dropping day and date on Game Pass?

1:54:30 - A discussion on Phil Spencer’s interview with Kinda Funny

2:48:51 - Starfield has received a rating of Mature from the ESRB

3:00:37 - Arkane Austin may already be moving on to their next project

3:04:00 - An upcoming announcement will reveal whether the EU has approved the Activision acquisition

3:10:12 - Series S is getting more memory

3:14:28 - Game Pass Pick of the Week

3:20:20 - A Call To Action