Xbox Backs Off of $80 Games…For Now – Unlocked 701

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🗓️ 31 July 2025

⏱️ 84 minutes

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Summary

Lots to talk about this week! We start by discussing the latest releases and games we're previewing, including Grounded 2, Ninja Gaiden Ragebound, and Shinobi: Art of Vengeance. Then we hit on Helldivers 2 making a surprise jump to Xbox, chat about the rumored pricing for the Xbox ROG Ally handheld, celebrate Hollow Knight: Silksong being playable at Gamescom in a few weeks, express relief at Xbox backing down from its $80 first-party game pricing plan, and then go through a few Bethesda/Elder Scrolls-related stories. 00:00:00 - Intro & July Humble Bundle 00:05:15 - Grounded 2, Shinobi: Art of Vengeance, Helldivers 2 00:17:24 - Xbox ROG Ally Price Update 00:28:28 - Hollow Knight: Silksong will be playable at gamescom! 00:35:16 - Xbox games at gamescom 00:41:27 -The Outer Worlds 2 will not be 80 dollars 00:48:14 - Does Microsoft have two unnanounced Xbox games in the pipeline? & Oblivion Remastered 01:01:42 - Future of Starfield 01:11:13:59 - A Farewell to Julian LeFay 01:16:17 - Outro Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Coming up on this week's episode of Unlocked, IGN's weekly Xbox show,
0:07.4	we've got plenty of things to talk about this week, including what we've been playing,
0:11.9	Grounded 2 is out, Shinobi, Art of Vengeance is super cool, Ninja Guide and Ragebound is out,
0:18.4	and super cool. Plus, Hell D. Yes, hell divers has frozen over.
0:25.3	We've got a Sony game coming over to Xbox soon. Plus a potential leak about the pricing and
0:31.9	pre-order timing of the Xbox Rog Ally, the handheld Xbox. We'll talk all about our thoughts on the potential pricing there.
0:40.0	Plus, Hollow Night Silk Song is playable at Gamescom.
0:44.4	We talk all about that, plus everything else that Xbox will be displaying in Germany
0:49.4	this month.
0:50.9	And also, big news on the pricing front, no $80 games.
0:55.1	Xbox backing down, the Outer Worlds 2 will be $70.
0:58.1	All that, and so much more coming up on Unlocked.
1:01.8	This is Steve Downs, the voice of Master Chief, Sierra 117,
1:06.3	and you're listening to Podcast Unlocked, the world's number one Xbox podcast.
1:12.9	Now, finish this fight.
1:16.6	Master Chief, out.
1:20.9	What's happening, friends?
1:22.3	Welcome to Unlocked episode 701.
1:25.8	My name is Ryan McCaffrey.
1:27.2	Welcome to IGN's weekly Xbox show. I'm joined by my two
1:31.5	co-hosts, as always. They're always with me. Michael Hyam, how are you, my friend? Oh, man, my
1:37.9	allergies are whooping me today, but I'm still here. I'm powering through it because I wouldn't
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