#176 | Xbox Responds to the Studio Shutdowns...

Defining Duke: An Xbox Podcast

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Hobbies, Leisure, Video Games

4.9 • 947 Ratings

🗓️ 19 May 2024

⏱️ 216 minutes

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Summary

The dust has settled since Xbox closed four different Bethesda studios. Many expected the team to go into hiding as there is no good answer for this outcome, but they did the opposite. Xbox President Sarah Bond showed up to a Bloomberg interview and gave a mind boggling non-answer that has sent this already wounded fanbase into another outrage. Naturally, the Dukes dive into this as well as your many questions about how the optics have shifted for the Xbox business moving forward. We also dive deep into the dramatic changes that Square Enix has undergone wher they have now moved into a multi-platform approach. What Square Enix games are headed to Xbox and when? The Dukes dig into to find out. Plus more on Perfect Dark and State Of Decay 3's status, Assassin's Creed Shadows, SEGA's plans for Persona, and so much more! Please keep in mind that our timestamps are approximate, and will often be slightly off due to dynamic ad placement. Timestamps: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:14:59 - Jeff Grubb's report on Perfect Dark, Gears 6, and Dragon Age 0:25:00 - Square Enix reveals multiplatform strategy 0:44:40 - Hi Fi Rush update from Limited Run Games 0:45:01 - Jez Corden has heard that State Of Decay 3 is looking very good 0:47:10 - SEGA is annualizing Persona, Yakuza, and Sonic 0:54:13 - Assassins Creed Shadows revealed 1:00:01 - Activision appears to be working on a new IP 1:01:44 - EA is considering putting ads in games 1:06:44 - ROG Ally X announced 1:12:41 - Suicide Squad was more costly than we thought 1:14:38 - Jake Solomon (XCOM, Midnight Suns) opens new studio 1:20:00 - Xbox is adding the ability to pre download updates 1:23:16 - Fallout 4's update gets a patch 1:25:34 - What We’re Playing 1:38:12 - Hellblade 2 gutcheck 2:01:46 - Cog on Xbox Leadership 2:18:34 - Selective outrage with studio closures 2:30:50 - The Dukes thoughts on the importance of "Xbox engagement" 2:46:12 - Sarah Bond’s interview with Bloomberg 3:23:18 - Coming soon to Xbox Game Pass… 3:26:24 - Game Pass Pick Of The Week 03:30:40 - Wrap up Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	The So, Salutations everybody it is Maddie here today and welcome to episode 176 of
0:38.4	defining Duke and Xbox podcast this week as always I'm joined by evil villain Lord Cognito how could you
0:47.7	brother how are you sir? I know I know this is it was it was me all along
0:58.0	You thought you had a good guy and it was me all along
1:02.0	Chilly man. I'm chillilly, man, I'm chilling.
1:04.0	It's very, been a very interesting couple of days,
1:07.0	let's say that.
1:08.0	But in all serious, there's just so much going on in life
1:10.0	in general, and then obviously, I told you last week with Brad we had lost
1:14.8	a family member so this week is kind of the arrangements so dealing with that and
1:18.7	going to a funeral and you know as a person who's dealt with a lot of death in my family, it's eerily becoming too routine.
1:27.0	Yeah, bro, I dealt with that when I was in my college years. I know the feeling.
1:32.0	It's like a whole family dropped like flies and like when we have get together
1:35.3	that's when you really feel it because it's like like no one around anymore. It's literally just me and my mom, my dad, my brother,
1:40.9	and like maybe my uncle shows up. It's, it's it's yeah I know the feeling it sucks
1:44.6	yeah and I think for me it's just more so like in conjunction with that which is a great point
1:48.6	which is just like man we we can't only be getting together for these moments like the rest of the
1:55.0	extended family kind of thing right so it just kind of brings thing a perspective but yeah
1:59.5	you know got a deal with another one tomorrow so I don't know if we're talking about when we were recording and all that other stuff.
2:05.4	Yeah, yeah, of course.
2:06.4	That's why we change up the date, appreciate you know what I'm saying for the accommodation there so I can take care of Biz.
2:12.1	You know tomorrow and see you see mama cag and all the rest of the family members.
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