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Defining Duke, Episode 284 | The Fallout From Xbox's 2026 Showcase... (Patreon)

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2026-06-11 16:00:21
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2026-06
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Today, we tested the Brad curse. It worked.

Timestamps:

0:00 - Intro

02:55 - Our favorite games from this week

15:41 - Is the GTA 6 threat overexaggerated?

24:33 - The great PlayStation vs Xbox Originality debate

43:24 - Asha Sharma vs Phil Spencer

50:33 - The Brad Curse becomes real

1:18:05 - Xbox confirms “reliable pipeline of exclusives”

1:48:42 - The Gears Of War PS5 Fiasco

1:58:37 - Xbox lost millions of Game Pass subs after price hike

2:05:47 - Fable gets 30 minutes of new gameplay

2:24:45 - Halo: Campaign Evolved gets 28 minutes of new gameplay

2:42:01 - Gears Of E-Day is the longest campaign yet

2:44:40 - Premium editions for Halo, Gears, and Fable

2:54:21 - Project Mara is officially canceled

2:59:05 - Blade is still alive

3:01:28 - What We’re Playing

3:28:44 - Is Xbox trying to cut hardware prices?

3:44:03 - Wrap Up

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Comments

BigDumbStupidIdiot

Brad's true form. Absolutely menace to the XBOX ecosystem

Deemac

The Grim Reaper strikes again

Jacob Lesperance

Seeing the latest news for Xbox, Brad is the appropriate guest, lmfao.

start a infection

No one bought Xbox at 400 dollars for gears halo and fable but Xbox leadership is selling the idea that Xbox should be bought close to a grand for a gears game and clockwork?

BamAHamYum

Was this recorded before or after layoffs were implied?😂

Bogey

Dude it’s legit getting kinda spooky now. Like it’s literally a 100% success rate so far lmao

Deemac

They found out mid show lol

Big Man

Don’t fear the Reaper

Whiner

lol y’all are such sheep to social pressure and needing to be apart of the conversation. I’ll be skipping GTA becuase im a huge control and wolverine fan and won’t even play anything else until I complete those. I hate that a lot gamers feel like they need to drop everything to fit in with what everyone else is doing? If you wanna play all the September bangers 1st DO YOU fuck what everyone else is doing that game will still be there lol

Master Zeta

This thumbnail is fucking awesome 👌

Whiner

To the early write in I feel like at lsm it’s ok for Xbox and Nintendo games to do the same thing over and over again but the host of all the shows definitely unfairly criticize and ding the PlayStation games for it on all the shows. It’s actually why once I hear it recently I’ve just started skipping the conversation because I get nothing out of it as a fan of the games. It’s very lazy analysis imo on the part of most of the lsm host outside of Colin of course. It’s not a huge problem with content just gotta skip over those boring parts of the conversation ( thank god for the timestamps)

Drew Lee

Oh no. A Brad Episode

Zachary

First off I’m a huge gears of war fan and was anxiously waiting for the Xbox showcase to see how they evolved it and was kinda unimpressed due to it looking almost exactly like 360 gears. I find it funny that Matty used 2018 god of war as a point of comparison to e-day’s improvements because to me 2018 feels like a true reboot of fresh ideas and new perspectives where e day feels completely derivative of the old games 100%. This to me is the problem with xbox studios shepherding these classic ip as they are afraid to do anything outside the blueprints that the original studios created several generations ago.

BamAHamYum

Brad makes an excellent point about the freedom of decision Asha has been afforded thus far during her tenure. I’ve heard a lot of sweeping for Phil and Sarah, people saying “well they didn’t have the recourse to do what Asha is doing” or “Phil was hamstrung by the 30% profit margin rule” or “it wasn’t up to them whether or not games were exclusive. My dudes, Phil made one of the most unprecedented decisions in gaming with the formation of game pass and completely altered how Xbox players monetarily engage with the platform as a result. He was also given free reign to make THE most unpredicted decision in gaming with the purchase of ABK. Phil and Sarah’s lack of control during the end of their tenure was a byproduct of their numerous failures along the way. I’m sure Asha is going to step on a few rakes along the way, but quite frankly I’m not really interested in the what aboutisms regarding the end of Phil and Sarah’s rule.

Deemac

Same honestly, it's become a really tired conversation at this point. I also think it's almost overlooked that Playstation - while still focusing on the high budget cinematic games - are actually doing more of a spread of genres now. If you look at what PS Studios are scheduled to release this year between 1st party and 2nd party partnerships, it's: GoW Sons of Sparta (2.5d metroidvania), Saros (3rd person roguelite), Marathon (FPS extraction shooter), Marvel Tokon (Fighting game), Kena 2 (a more cartoony style action/adventure), and Wolverine (more serious, linear action/adventure)... They might not all hit the high marks but I actually think that's a good output for the year from PS Studios and a great spread of genres too. Not every year's output will be as varied as this, but I think the constant conversation of "Playstation not doing anything different" is so played out at this point. This is of course always targeted at the first party studios - but I think that's a bit short sighted as following the Bungie deal, I don't see them doing many (if any) acquisitions going forward, but they're still continuing to publish and fund different sorts of games between these partnerships like Tokon and Kena, or even the experimental stuff like the China/India Hero projects (which might not amount to much, but I like that it's trying something different in a new market).

BigDumbStupidIdiot

Nintendo guy here. Nintendo 1st party normally tweak their formulas. Zelda goes back and forth between top down and 3D with different mechanics between titles. Fire Emblem is constantly changing mechanics and the tone of their games. To me, PlayStation 1st party of the same IP feels like more of the same game. Like GoW and Ragnarok have, basically, one-to-one gameplay. I'm pretty have Laufey is the more hack & slash style

Whiner

lol they SHOULD they are sequels to one the previous game. I’m buying the the sequel becuase I want MORE of the 1st game not something entirely different. That line of thinking is completely nonsensical to me

Whiner

And bro tbh all that Nintendo shit look the same and blur together there are tweaks but they putting out the same games (vibe wise ) with the same characters. And there is nothing wrong with that but it’s hypocritical to slam one game for it and not another.

Publix Chicken tender sub

This thumbnail it’s up there with the god of war thumbnail from the sacred crew 😂

Michael

Brad hates us.

Genes family friendly stained Xbox Helix shirt

People need to realize PlayStation players want more third person action games that just feel different from each other. We love the blueprint we just need new IP new characters and new mechanics and features in these games.

EEWEE

Never again Brad. NEVER AGAIN! 😂

Trevor Myers

Godzilla Remake comes out around the same time as GTA VI, which will be a big deal

John Cole

There is NO denying that the Brad curse is real. He FUCKED us AGAIN😂😂😂

Jacob Lesperance

I'm never paying to play early. I have self respect

Izzy Smalls

That man should be renamed Bradhausen the way hes cursed Xbox

Bizar Rabbit

Can you please increase your volume going forward?

Not a Sexbot..

I mean he cares the most about LSM, and he is trying to keep that box interesting hahha Brad is great, He may be cursed, but he is great!

Not a Sexbot..

Do you mean like audio volume? Or volume of episodes, like quantity?

Bizar Rabbit

Lol, your name threw me off. No, I meant the audio volume. Found it genuinely hard to hear in my earbuds.

Ciaran Mckeown

Ahhhh Brads on, explains the Wire post and Schrier report lol

Russell Robinson

Yeah his God of War opinion is a little hypocritical. Gears has been Gears for years with little changes. Maybe 5 with it being open but everything else has done little to really shake it up. I also like 4 and 5 more than the majority do. Also did he say he never even played Ragnarok? How can you form a proper opinion without at least playing it. Ghost of Yotei I'll admit is a more refined Tsushima but it's the 2nd damn game in the series. God of War is only making the 3rd game in this style. I wouldn't exactly call that oversaturation. Gears has 1-5, Judgement AND Hive Busters. Fallout has 4 games and 76. You can throw Starfield in there too. Sony triple A games are similar but the series themselves should be judged within their own series, not other developers games. Should we scoff at Outerworlds cause it's like space Fallout. Starfield is also space Fallout. See how that goes. I'm not shitting on Xbox cause I loved 360. Matty just seems kind of closed minded when it comes to Sony games. I can't stand Horizon though. Both games. He's permitted to hate on that.

The Crown Prince of Timbuktu

I think a game could release around GTAVI and stll be successful... for one it's only on current gen consoles so anyone witout a PS5 or XBX/S can't play it. PC/Switch games should be in the clear. And also GTAVI isn't going to compete with games of wildly different genres that have a core following. GTAVI is going to sell tens of millions of copies but it's not going to suck out all of the oxygen of every single other release

Tis Toastie

The Green Reaper strikes again. Brad and his flawless record continues!

Ryan

Not even a hot take but GTA is not as good a game as anyone makes it out to be. It’s fun, it’s good, but it’s not even close to what Sir Bradley is making it out to be at 18:00

Mr. Scott If You're Nasty

What are you talking about? People did buy the console for those games for generations. Are you talking recently ?

Mr. Scott If You're Nasty

I was one of those write ins. God of War 2018 to Ragnarok was basically the same game. TLOU 1 to 2 was basically the same game just a way worse story and prettier. Matty was right. It feels like it's a factory. The color of the car may be different but it's exactly the same under the hood. Xbox changed their formula all the time in their games, much to the disappointment of many fans. Like, the change was too much. I pointed out two examples in my write in but there are a ton more. I look at PlayStation games and I just see the same thing over and over and over again. The formula doesn't feel different or tweaked. Now, when these new games come out, maybe I feel differently. I am, after all, reacting on what I was shown.

Gooch Gobbler

think that's a you problem dawg, use your system settings. Brad can be like slightly quiet at times but always audible

Bizar Rabbit

Brad wasn't my issue actually, I found Mattie to be slightly too quiet.