The Official XBOX Podcast

On this episode of The Official Xbox Podcast, we're abuzz with excitement for Grounded 2! Marcus Morgan and Chris Parker of Obsidian Entertainment are here to give us all of the details on buggies, archetypes, the setting, and more.

00:00 Introduction

04:22 What's Different in Grounded 2

06:37 Buggies!

13:04 Archetypes

16:34 Community At The Heart

17:56 Final Thoughts

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On this episode of The Official Xbox Podcast, we sit down with the one and only Phil Spencer at the Fallout 76 booth at Summer Game Fest Play Days. He shares his experiences playing on the ROG Xbox Ally X, working with the different development teams, which games really stood out to him during the Xbox Games Showcase, his trips to Japan, Xbox Play Anywhere, and more!

00:00 Introduction

01:00 Xbox in 2025

04:16 Studios Working Together

05:42 Year of Obsidian

06:50 Clockwork Revolution

09:19 Keeper

10:40 ESO, Sea of Thieves, Age of Mythology, and Fallout 76

12:18 Xbox and Japanese Developers

15:12 SUmmer Game Fest Play Days

18:06 Xbox Play Anywhere

19:59 ROG Xbox Ally

23:46 25 Years of Xbox

24:54 Closing

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It all begins with our annual Xbox Games Showcase, bringing you a look at upcoming titles from across our first-party studios, in addition to incredible new titles from our third-party partners around the globe.

Immediately following Showcase, The Outer Worlds 2 Direct will bring you inside the walls of Obsidian Entertainment, revealing new gameplay, details, and developer insights, straight from the people making the sequel to the award-winning, first-person sci-fi RPG.

On this episode of The Official Xbox Podcast, we're heading back to the stars with The Outer Worlds 2! Obsidian Entertainment's Brandon Adler and Matt Singh are here to walk us through the world and factions of Arcadia, each with their own looks, environments, radio stations, and... cable management?

00:00 Introduction

02:50 The Opening Cinematic!

06:04 Trailer Walkthrough

10:26 Meet The Factions

13:59 Conflict Between The Factions

20:03 Visual Storytelling

26:17 Radio Stations

31:42 Final Thoughts

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On this episode of the Official Xbox Podcast, we're sitting down with Kate Rayner and Mike Crump from The Coalition to dive deep into Gears of War: Reloaded. We're giving you everything you need to know about this remaster including the tech specs of the visual and audio upgrades, crossplay, Xbox Play Anywhere, and more!

00:00 Introduction

02:00 Gears is back!

03:18 Remaster or Remake?

04:34 Examples of the Upgrades

07:26 Multiplayer Upgrades and Crossplay

10:40 PC Specs

12:33 Xbox Specs

13:51 E-Day

14:36 Final Thoughts

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On this episode of the Official Xbox Podcast, we're at the historic El Rey Theater in Los Angeles, California to go hands on with Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3+4. We'll talk to the devs about remastering the game for a new generation, new skaters, new levels, and more.

00:00 Introduction

01:19 Meet Kurt and Mike of Iron Galaxy

04:04 How Do You Know You Got It Right

05:04 General Overview

06:20 Classic Parks Remastered

08:02 Waterpark!

09:29 Old Memories, New Additions

10:45 Skaters and Techniques

13:03 Doom Slayer and Revenant

14:05 Soundtrack

15:42 Final Thoughts

16:21 Jeff Does Crime

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On this episode of the Official Xbox Podcast, we sit down with McLaren and Trisha from Stoic to talk about all things Towerborne right before it's Xbox Game Pass and Early Access release on 4/29!

00:00 Introduction

02:10 Early Access Learnings

09:38 More Changes

16:21 Narrative Addition

20:30 Feedback, Couch Co-op, and Play Anywhere

26:00 What's Next

30:32 Final Thoughts

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On this episode of the Official Xbox Podcast, we sit down with Fatima Kardar and Jason Ronald to discuss Copilot for Gaming and updates to Xbox Play Anywhere, cloud gaming, and more!

Please note the Copilot examples are proof of concept only. Not an actual product of their respective games.

For more information go to:

Xbox Wire - news.xbox.com

Microsoft Gamedev Blog - developer.microsoft.com

00:00 Introduction

02:18 What We're Playing

04:38 Copilot for Gaming

20:47 Xbox Play Anywhere

26:12 Cloud Gaming

27:30 Stream Your Own Games

29:35 Outro

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In this episode of the Official Xbox Podcast, we're at WWE 2K25 Creator Fest in Orlando, Florida! Malik dives deep with the devs and talks with Jey Uso, Xavier Woods, and Shayna Baszler about what they're looking forward to. We're also stepping into the squared circle and getting hands on with the game.

00:00 Introduction

01:05 Creator Fest Tour

03:24 Interview with Jey Uso

05:49 Interview with Shayna Baszler

08:54 Interview with Xavier Woods

10:54 Gameplay

13:18 Dev Interview

15:03 The Island

17:21 Bloodline

23:52 Updates

27:36 GM Mode

29:09 Dev Wrap Up

32:52 Outro

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In this episode of the Official Xbox Podcast, we sit down with the head of Xbox Game Studios, Craig Duncan, to discuss Avowed, South of Midnight, multiplatform releases, Fable, and more!

00:00 Introduction to Craig

03:01 Avowed

06:09 South of Midnight

07:55 Ninja Gaiden 4

09:54 Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

11:09 Doom: The Dark Ages

12:04 Multiplatform Releases

14:13 Fable

17:49 Outro

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