Defining Duke, Episode 96 | Can Xbox Keep Their First Party AAA Promises?
Added 2022-11-03 16:00:11 +0000 UTCPhil Spencer has heard the frustration of Xbox fans regarding the absence of first party games in 2022 loud and clear. The question is can he actually keep his promises to a frustrated base? Cog is joined by the "Man with the Million Gamerscore" Rand Al Thor 19 to discuss this and the interesting relationship between Embracer Group and Xbox. Is there more than meets the eye with their acquisitions ? We dive in with fun speculation.
Timestamps:
0:00:00 - Intro
0:05:18 - Atomic Heart has a release date
0:08:05 - Alan Wake 2 is set to release in 2023
0:11:37 - Modern Warfare II is the biggest launch in the history of COD
0:19:48 - Is it weird Xbox users can’t disable COD cross-play?
0:25:23 - More Midnight Suns info has been revealed
0:32:27 - Sonic Frontiers brings more Sonic
0:38:08 - What we’ve been playing
0:57:16 - Could The Stormlight Archive get a video game adaptation?
1:00:32 - Is the hate for Gotham Knights too much?
1:09:21 - Has Cog become a weeb?
1:12:49 - Is the concern over subscriber numbers overblown?
1:21:45 - Phil Spencer says Xbox has no games
1:54:31 - Embracer Group has shut down Onoma
2:17:31 - Marvel and EA have announced a multi-title collaboration
2:27:33 - Coming soon to GamePass…
2:38:24 - Game Pass Pick of the Week
2:41:56 - What are our expectations for Somerville?
Comments
I think Microsoft needing to do more really depends on what Sony has in the bag for next year. Like after God of war and psvr2 like what’re they’re doing next year. They have third party exclusives as always which helps bolster them, but if Microsoft does 3 great games and Sony does nothing?
Owen
2022-11-07 16:46:37 +0000 UTCEmbracer buying those Square studios for Microsoft is next level conspiracy… I don’t think so guys
Joshua La Rosa
2022-11-07 03:10:45 +0000 UTCI truly believe that Xbox is sitting on a gold mine. We're hearing rumblings of what's gong on and it sounds really exciting. They have serious talent and they've let them build up the studios and cook for some years now. I'm dying to get lost in a new Bethesda game. Say what you will but no other studio has the magic of exploration and wonder that Bethesda does. If they add Hellblade 2 and another game like Avowed or something like that it would be a megaton year for Xbox.
bix hutch
2022-11-04 21:53:11 +0000 UTCThanks for reading my question! I wrote it to be strongly one sided because I didn't want to muddle the point. Ultimately, I'm just happy to have more strategy games on console. The Xbox 360 gen was all about RTS (RUSE, Endwar, Halo Wars) and shooters for me and my buddies.
2022-11-04 00:03:26 +0000 UTCI literally have so many games through Game Pass because I can't keep up. Just because a game doesn't have a 60-70 dollar price tag doesn't mean it's not a real game. First party or not the eaten is good on Xbox and is only getting better 🤷
Tonys_Always_Write
2022-11-03 22:59:22 +0000 UTCMan there’s no way those 3 games will satiate after YEARS AND YEARS of delays/misses/broken promises. I’m sorry man but no way that’s absurd to make me buy 2 generations of Xbox only for it to sit collecting dust with 1 triple A game every 3 years and even THEN I infinite crapped the bed with no support and a semi strong campaign. No way man
A Hind D
2022-11-03 20:08:55 +0000 UTCI don't care for the sequel trilogy, but sequel trilogy >>>> prequel trilogy. The sequel trilogy is like a middle of the road MCU film with very good action scenes and cinematography. The prequels are just terribly made movies that are difficult to watch and horribly boring. I also liked TLOU2!
2022-11-03 19:11:42 +0000 UTCAs someone who enjoys the star wars sequel trilogy and the last of us part 2 I'm pretty much immune to people gas lighting me at this point
thefury4815
2022-11-03 18:02:08 +0000 UTCYo, another title that isn't all doom and gloom or console war-y. 👏👏🎯💯 Kudos Cog.
Tonys_Always_Write
2022-11-03 16:06:51 +0000 UTC
