Defining Duke, Episode 96 | Can Xbox Keep Their First Party AAA Promises? (Patreon)

Phil 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?