Defining Duke, Episode 154 | What’s Going On With Blade’s Xbox Exclusivity?! (Patreon)

The Dukes have gathered one final time in 2023 during the aftermath of The Game Awards. Following a successful showing by Xbox, many question marks linger around Blade. Well, we have a direct answer from Disney, and that result lies with Bethesda. So, what gives? Plus, we get into the possibility of a free Game Pass tier fueled by ads as Xbox seeks to create value even at the lowest level of entry to help expand their subscription service. Is this a wise move or something that will inevitably hurt the paying customers? Plus, massive updates on SEGA, a deep dive into Starfield’s promised updates for 2024, the insane situation surrounding The Day Before, and so much more. Let’s wrap up 2023 with a bang!

Timestamps:

0:00:00 - Intro

0:09:20 - Corrections

0:15:19 - Starfield Updates

0:24:51 - Skyrim Together has abandoned the Starfield Together project

0:40:29 - SEGA drops more info in a Washington Post interview

0:49:30 - South of Midnight and Towerborne may be coming in 2024

0:53:37 - A former PlayStation executive is telling Japanese publishers to release on Xbox

1:00:30 - Baldur’s Gate 3 has a save bug on Xbox

1:03:13 - Brian Jarrard expands on Halo Infinite’s future plans

1:13:58 - E3 is dead

1:23:06 - Larry Hyrb has joined Midwest Games as a communications advisor

1:23:55 - The Day Before’s developer has shut down

1:32:25 - Free Radical is being shut down

1:36:53 - What have we been playing?

2:03:15 - Is OD actually Silent Hill?

2:08:32 - There’s still not much clarity on Blade’s exclusivity

2:28:25 - Xbox Game Pass may be experimenting with free Game Pass with ads

2:38:05 - Game Pass Pick of the Week

2:43:27 - How does the first half of 2024 look?