This is Steve Downs, the voice of Master Chief, Sierra 117, and you're listening to Podcast Unlocked,

the world's number one Xbox podcast. Now, finish this fight. Master Chief, out.

What's happening, friends? Welcome to Unlocked. It's IGN's weekly Xbox show, episode 723,

publishing this bad boy on January 15th, 2025. We're recording it 24 hours prior to that in the late morning here on the 14th.

So if any big Xbox news goes down, as it often likes to do between the time we record

and the time we publish, that's why you're not talking, you're not hearing us talk about it.

But as I said, I'm Ryan McCaffray, and I'm joined this week by my friend, your friend,

Michael Hi, and what up, sir?

Hi, I'm back from CES, baby.

It is my first episode of the year.

We're going to start strong.

You know what I'm saying?

I'm bummed that I did miss last week.

I know it was a very heavy episode, but I do at least want to say my piece about, you know,

it's tragic when we see Titans of the industry, you know, pass away.

And it's, it's been, I've been doing a lot of reflection as the new year starts as well.

My bad, not to start this off on a heavy note.

But as we go into the new year and we really think about like, oh, what are we doing?

What's this year about?

What do I actually value?

I think it was like a shock to the system.

And then so, you know, having to go into CES immediately kind of rattles you a little bit more.

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