#262 | The "Microslop" Era Has BEGUN...

Defining Duke: An Xbox Podcast

Last Stand Media & Studio71

Hobbies, Video Games, Leisure

4.8 • 972 Ratings

🗓️ 11 January 2026

⏱️ 214 minutes

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Xbox didn't miss a beat to kick off the new year. In a scratch pad by Microsoft CEO, Satya Nadella, he spoke to how we need to accept AI as slop versus sophistication. As one would imagine, this had the adverse effect as "Microslop" began trending all over social media. The timing could be better as the rise of AI datacenters have caused a massive spikes in hardware prices. So much so that there are now reports that both Xbox and PlayStation may delay their upcoming hardware as a result. The question now becomes if a delayed Xbox system ever sees the light of day since it feels like 2027's new hardware was to be an offramp and the benefit of plans already being in motion. Time would tell, but for now, let's eat some "slop." Sign up for your $1 per month trial at https://www.shopify.com/duke Please keep in mind that our timestamps are approximate, and will often be slightly off due to dynamic ad placement. 0:00:00 - Intro00:05:37 - Holiday break updates00:17:29 - Fallout season 2 thoughts00:28:03 - The state of the Health Is Wealth grind00:33:16 - Vince Zampella passes away at 5500:49:02 - Bethesda wants to make a 600 hour Fallout game00:58:11 - Xbox console sales are downright terrible01:04:04 - A New Witcher 3 expansion in 2025?01:11:44 - Clair Obscur dev on what’s next01:18:39 - Sony patents AI playing games for you01:26:32 - The Ubisoft Holiday Hack01:29:41 - Update on Exodus leadership changes01:39:46 - What We’re Playing02:17:49 - What to expect from Xbox in 202602:43:21 - Next gen consoles are delayed?02:55:51 - Satya Nadella says to stop calling AI “slop”03:17:58 - Zenimax Lead Departs After Xbox Cancellation Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:37.4	Welcome to episode 262 of Defining Duke and Xbox podcast. We didn't miss a week, but Cog and I are back back, like current type
1:46.8	back. So Cog, how are you doing, my friend? Welcome back. Happy January. Happy January. Happy
1:52.0	2026. Happy New Year. You know, back. A lot going on. A lot going on. So as always.
1:58.1	Forgive me early. Your boy's hurting right now.
2:19.0	You know what I said? A little physical issues. Yeah, we talked about it before. You know, we get, we got to get our medications. We got to get our things right. We're hoping things jump off right. But hopefully that should be taking care of it a week or two. So I'm looking forward to that. But as far as on myself, I really enjoyed this time off. I really It was needed, man. It was needed.
2:19.8	It was needed. to that. But as far as myself, I really enjoyed this time off. I really did, man.
2:18.7	It was needed. It was needed. First things, I shout out to my band, Paul. I'm so proud of you,
2:23.9	brother. He moved. He's with the Coast Guard, he moved to Virginia Beach. It's got the brand,
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