The Death of the Console Wars: Helldivers 2 and Gears of War Dominate
XoneBros: Positive Xbox and Game Pass Community
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4.8 • 687 Ratings
🗓️ 5 September 2025
⏱️ 63 minutes
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Summary
Episode #570: The console wars may finally be coming to an end—and two massive franchises are leading the charge. In this episode, we dive into how Helldivers 2 and Gears of War are absolutely dominating cross-platform sales on Playstation and Xbox, shattering expectations and proving that players care more about great games than brand loyalty. Pair that with PlayStation and Xbox’s surprising new social media campaigns—which seem more collaborative than combative—and fans are left wondering if the era of heated console wars is officially over.
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| 0:00.0 | The |
| 0:07.0 | The I'm You know, The |
| 0:40.3 | The the new to the Mark. |
| 1:08.9 | Hey, David, welcome. |
| 1:11.4 | Yes? Oh, there, welcome. Yes? |
| 1:12.1 | Oh, there we go. |
| 1:12.8 | I can hear myself. |
| 1:13.3 | I couldn't hear myself there for a second. Welcome to the X-1 Bros. We're a positive gaming in an Xbox community. I identify as a lesbian. Oh, my gosh. You are... Spicey told me not to say that. Of course. Of course I have to say it. No, David. I wasn't even going to say anything. |
| 1:09.5 | And then you tell me not to do something |
| 1:11.0 | all of a sudden it becomes this big red light in front of you. No, David. I wasn't even going to say anything. |
| 1:29.1 | And then you tell me not to do something. |
| 1:32.4 | It all of a sudden it becomes this big red light in front of me that I have to touch. |
| 1:33.6 | Don't touch that. |
| 1:35.7 | Ah, I wasn't even tempted. |
| 1:37.6 | Now you make me want to touch it. |
| 1:40.9 | Oh, David, you are a great person. |
| 1:43.9 | You are just the gem. I'm a lesbian. Of my heart. And I appreciate you very much. Actually, I've been having a lot of fun, David, with you. Thank you. With, uh, when we're playing hell divers. It's, it's been a lot of fun. It's fun. I will say, I think that they dropped this latest update at the perfect time because I'm not going to lie. Now that I figured out the, you know, figured out what I enjoy about the game. I hit it hard. I'm level 16, I think, right now, which I know is not that high of a level. But I was like, okay, I don't need to play all the time now. Like I'll play when everyone's on to play. I don't need grind. But then they drop this update where they add underground tunnels and new terminids, |
| 2:20.8 | et cetera, et cetera. |
| 2:22.0 | And it's like, yeah, this is cool. |
| 2:24.1 | Yeah. |
| 2:25.0 | Slightly frustrating, but cool. |
| 2:27.0 | Yeah, I will say this new set, the new maps that will not the caves and like the enemy |
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