The Most Horse-Powerful Podcast On The Internet, The Xbox Drive is back with Episode 95! Sean played Super Mario Maker 2?! Luke continued playing Super Blood Hockey, it’s bloody, and checked out the new season of Apex! Buckle up and drive safe!

The Playlist

Luke: Super Blood Hockey

Sean: Super Mario Maker 2 (?)

Braking News

Remedy acquires rights to publish Alan Wake. Previously the Alan Wake titles were published by Microsoft on console while Remedy published on PC.

https://www.gamespot.com/articles/remedy-says-it-could-bring-alan-wake-to-different-/1100-6468151/

Cuphead DLC has been delayed to 2020 in order to achieve a high standard of quality set by the game proper and to avoid heavy crunch.
https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2019/07/02/delicious-last-course-update-from-studio-mdhr/

ID@Xbox Game Pass from 6.27.19

11 ID@Xbox games announced for Game Pass (some on PC, some console, several both). Standouts include Undertale (PC), Timespinner (PC), Yoku’s Island Express (Both), and My Time At Portia (both)

Dates:

Middle-earth: Shadow of War – July 4​

My Time at Portia – July 4

Undertale – July 4

Blazing Chrome – July 11

Dead Rising 4 – July 11​

LEGO City Undercover – July 11

Timespinner – July 11

Unavowed – July 11

DLC has been added to Crackdown 3 (Flying High Update) for free with new achievements. A wingsuit and challenges, weapons, and new missions. https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2019/06/28/crackdown-3-free-flying-high-campaign-update-available-now/

Games With Gold for July has been announced: Inside, Big Crown Showdown, Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (360), and Meet the Robinsons (360) https://majornelson.com/2019/06/29/xbox-live-games-with-gold-for-july-2019/

The Car Pool - Listener Questions

Garrett Bland @blandexplosion
The Xbox Elite Controller Series 2 is $179.99 MSRP + tax. More than triple the price of a regular controller. Do you really think it's worth it? What kind of audience is this controller dedicated to? Are you going to plan to buy one?

Similarly from Antonio Guillen @hypecaster
The Elite Controllers (actually controllers period) are overpriced. Change my mind.

Robert Bobby Miller @Smooth423
If you could save one video game character who died, who would you save? 😢 (Spoiler free 2019).

Pit Stop Topics

We’ve seen 2 ID@Xbox Game Pass episodes. Is this the new direction we’ll see Xbox communicate with fans in the wake of Inside Xbox cuts?

Cruise Control - Topic of the Show

PlayStation is being quite bold and public about its next-gen intentions. PlayStation 5 will focus on ‘hardcore gamers’ and big budget exclusive. Is this different from what we’re expecting from Xbox? Let’s explore what Sony is saying compared to the 2 Billion Gamer Market that Xbox is after.

Related to Mr. Moody’s question: Do you think Xbox will have an event to talk about the next generation console? Or do they wait until E3 2020?