Defining Duke Ultimate, Episode 67: The Scary Future Of Xbox Everywhere
Added 2022-05-11 16:01:04 +0000 UTCFollowing a major network outage for Xbox, the rumors of Xbox Everywhere hit a little different. While an all digital future has much promise, as spotlighted in our last DDU, knowing how easily all of that could vanish calls us back to the table for an incidental part two to this discussion. Is a smart TV app or streaming puck worth this dive to an all or nothing approach to Game Pass and its boons?
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Thumbnail on point 😂
Drew
2025-04-17 01:36:11 +0000 UTCJust configured my Xbox as my "home xbox" today -- allows me to play digital games offline. I didn't realize this was something you had to go find on your own. That should be the default when you first setup the console. Certain things like quick resume don't work offline, but at least I can still boot up most of my installed games (unless there is some drm shenanigans like with hitman).
Trevor Smart
2022-05-13 23:53:05 +0000 UTCPlayStation guy here 🙋♂️ Phenomenal episode!
gnawtyFOX
2022-05-13 02:05:36 +0000 UTCHey Maddie the Sony 900h updated to have VRR. Just make sure you turn it on.
Phillip
2022-05-11 21:06:46 +0000 UTCTalks like this make me miss the times when consoles were just boxes you put discs in and it worked. Listening to people complain for years about no netflix on switch was just hilarious for me. Like Netflix is on literally everything. I haven't turned a console on for streaming in years. Consoles should go back to just playing games and that's it. No drm no other bullshit. Just gaming
thefury4815
2022-05-11 18:44:47 +0000 UTCKind of disappointed to see a rehashed topic this week. Your guys's digital concerns while valid have already been well documented. It just feels like a cross of having nothing to talk about and fear-mongering. Digital is and has been the future for almost all mediums. An outtage occured, it sucks, but cell towers have gone down before too. It doesn't mean we should demand we stick to using landlines. Love ya both! Sorry to come off negative, but you guys have interesting minds and there are certainly more enjoyable/fun topics to be discussed!
Tonys_Always_Write
2022-05-11 18:40:10 +0000 UTCThat’s my point this is the first tech issue Xbox has had in 2 years and it actually did not effect me at all tech issues are unfortunate hopefully they happen even less….. but the benefits I get from Xbox are just on another level for me that I don’t care
Shane Geis
2022-05-11 18:03:07 +0000 UTCThis is such a complacent answer. It’s not wrong to expect better, especially when a company is pushing its audience in a certain direction.
Michael
2022-05-11 17:59:42 +0000 UTCIf you own a digital copy of the Metal Gear 2+3 collection, can you not uninstall it and install it again? I know it got listed off of the store for sale. Does that stop downloads of purchased copies?
2022-05-11 17:13:52 +0000 UTCDRM is never going away…..obviously every gamepass game will need DMR. The pros far outweigh the cons of one outage every year or two. If it’s a dealbreaker for anyone they should probably go back to Atari or Nintendo
Shane Geis
2022-05-11 17:02:10 +0000 UTCBeen waiting on this episode! Listening now!
Ben Scott
2022-05-11 16:41:15 +0000 UTC
