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September 26, 2020

Episode 16 - The $7.5 Billion hammer

2 hours 38 minutes

Greetings, brethren! Take a deep breath and exhale, we know it has been a hell of a week in gaming! Joining us this week is the one-man wrecking crew of the fabulous XEP podcast, Luke (@insipidghost,) who gives us his take on all things gaming in the past week, including the incredible news of Microsoft's acquisition of Bethesda. Please enjoy, and thank you for your love and support, as always.

Timestamps:

4:10 - Sony confirms not BC on PS5

15:25 - Michel Ancel leaves Ubisoft

20:35 - Cyberpunk approaches

27:00 - Aesthetics of next-gen consoles

31:10 - Xbox Series S impresses Digital Foundry, and the value proposition of it

39:30 - Sony apologizes for preorder debacle

51:45 - Hades sells one million

53:15 - Microsoft acquires Zenimax/Bethesda, it’s repercussions

62:40 - Will the games be published on other platforms?

80:30 - The conundrum of exclusivity

98:45 - Gamepass balloons to 15 million users

109:00 - Xbox SSD price raises eyebrows

122:40 - Spider-Man upgrade is messy

134:52 - Thank you, Luke!

137:08 - Super Mario 3D all stars sells a ton

139:30 - MGS comes to PC

141:55 - No Man’s Sky continues to improve

143:30 - Random TGS announcements

146:55 - Amazon launches Luna

150:30 - Doom Eternal coming to Gamepass

152:30 - Final thoughts----more----

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