Defining Duke, Episode 28: Phil Spencer Opens Up On Xbox's Single Player Future

The Xbox team made the press rounds this week and dove into the likes of controller changes, VR/AR, early access, but most importantly to everyone (and especially Cog!) is that #JustONE! Fans have wanted Xbox to go all out with their single player narrative games and Phil Spencer has just claimed they have more in development than they ever had in the history of Xbox. An exciting trajectory for sure, so Matty and Cog shake out Xbox's future. Alongside that, a major week in the world of Japanese games. PC trouble has struck spin-off series Judgment and Persona celebrates its 25th anniversary! Will Johnny & Associates enter the modern age and let Takuya Kimura follow his wife on Instagram?! What of the future of Judgment as a series?! We discuss that alongside the alluring idea of Persona heading to Xbox and much more in a jam packed week.

Timestamps:

0:00:00 - Intro

0:04:26 - Will Xbox make the jump to $70 games?

0:09:40 -  How do I get into Destiny?

0:16:51 - When will Xbox convince the casual market about game streaming?

0:21:59 - When will gamers get overwhelmed by the amount of choice on Game Pass?

0:25:43 - Is Halo the most important exclusive of all time?

0:29:38 - Rumors and speculation are running rampant about WB Games’ future.

0:42:40 - Phils Spencer shares his thoughts on futures of the Xbox controller and VR possibilities

0:57:06 - Xbox says they do not mandate first party games have additional purchasing options

1:06:33 - Ghostwire Tokyo has been delayed.

1:09:47 - Atlus is planning a large birthday celebration.

1:19:42 - The next Judgement game may be the last.

1:32:12 - NieR Automata is finally receiving a PC patch.

1:34:41 - Psychonauts will have an Invincibility mode.

1:37:29 - Game Pass pick of the week.

1:43:31 - Will Matty do another Game Pass tier list in the future?

1:44:22 - What games would we like to see get FPS Boost?

1:49:10 - Do we take notes when playing games?

1:53:42 - Why do some people prefer to play numerous games at once while others focus on one?

2:01:38 - What are our thoughts on Alpha Protocol?

2:07:05 - What multiplayer games are good to play solo?