Jez and Rand get into another beefy Xbox Two Podcast! This week, we discuss Xbox and ABK's bright future together, Xbox's marketing ramp up for the holidays, Starfield's big success story, and Halo Infinite's resurgence?!
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TIMESTAMPS: 
00:00:00: Intro.
00:35:00: Mid-gen Xbox, skill-based matchmaking, leveraging ABK.
00:58:00: Blizzcon discussion, Odyssey gameplay? Phil Spencer interview. Xbox marketing ramp up.
01:40:00: Halo Infinite revival. Starfield success.
02:30:00: Phil Spencer discussion, Pete Hines leaves Bethesda.
03:00:00: Patreon Q&A!
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288: Xbox and ABK future, Starfield success story, Halo Infinite comeback?!

Welcome to The XB2! XB2 is an Xbox oriented gaming podcast featuring "the Xbox two!" Two Xbox super fans, Jez Corden of WindowsCentral.com and YouTuber Rand Al Thor 19, discuss the week's gaming news! Join XB2 every week for industry analysis, exclusive news, and various other shenanigans. // EXCLUSIVE shows on PATREON: http://patreon.com/XB2 // Find us on DISCORD: https://discord.gg/YvqZUWUusD // And Twitter: @JezCorden / @Rand_Al_Thor_19 / @XB2Podcast 

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Jez and Rand get into another week of gaming news! This week, we talk Xbox Showcase hype, Call of Duty direct, Bethesda game updates, and Jez being an agent of CHAOS.
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TIMESTAMPS: 
00:00:00: Intro. Jez breaks the internet. Xcast RIP.
00:20:00: Rand plays Stellar Blade, Hellblade 2 marketing ramps up.
00:50:00: Fallout 76 update, Xbox "exclusives" at their showcase.
01:15:00: Helldivers 2 backlash. Todd Howard update.
01:50:00: Xbox Showcase and new Call of Duty, Hasbro gets into video games?
02:30:00: Hypercharge gets a release date. Superchats.
02:55:00: Patreon Q&A and Superchats.
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314: Xbox Showcase hype, Call of Duty direct, Bethesda updates, Jez ruins everything

Jez and Rand get into another week of Xbox and gaming news. This week, we talk Xbox's financials, we also talk Hellblade 2 and metacritic predictions, we also get into more Fallout love and Gears 6 Xbox showcase rumors, and much more.
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TIMESTAMPS:
00:00:00: Intro, Rand's thoughts on Tales of Kenzera: Zau, Jez plays Fallout 76.
00:45:00: Helldivers 2 on Xbox? Fallout renaissance, RIP Blizzcon 2024.
01:30:00: Xbox Showcase 2024, Gears 6 speculation and rumors.
02:00:00: Xbox financials, Xbox's strategy and problems.
02:50:00: Patreon Q&A.
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313: Xbox financials, Gears 6 and Fallout 5 rumors, Hellblade 2 metacritic predictions

Join Jez and Rand for a chaotic Xbox Two supershow! This week, we talk Fallout mania, Xbox's domination of the PlayStation Store and what it means for the future, we talk Sea of Thieves hitting new milestones and whether Xbox games will continue to arrive even if they added Steam to Xbox, and much more. 
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TIMESTAMPS:
00:00:00: Intro, Fallout mania, Starfield news teased?
00:30:00: Kena coming to Xbox? Xbox is getting games without a Game Pass deal?
01:10:00: Xbox games dominate PlayStation Store, Xbox future. 
02:20:00: 2K layoffs, Blizzard and Microsoft working relationship, other news beats.
02:50:00: Patreon Q&A. 
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312: Xbox dominates PlayStation Store, Fallout mania, Sea of Thieves and other milestones

This month, we're joined by Sikimikanico otherwise known as Jon Clarke from XboxERA! We talk the future of Xbox, what putting third-party stores on Xbox might mean, ARM-powered Xbox hardware, and much more. 
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First aired on http://patreon.com/XB2 on April 16, 2024! 
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XB2+1 (Ep. 16) Talking Xbox with XboxERA's Jon Clarke!

Jez and Rand gear up for another Xbox Two Podcast! This week, we talk about Xbox's future plans and the potential risks and rewards therein. Dead Space being well and truly dead, again, and the Fallout hype train.
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TIMESTAMPS: 
00:00:00: Intro, Fallout hype train.
00:30:00: Mike Ybarra tweets, Blizzard and NetEase bury the hatchet. Another studio closes.
01:00:00: Rand on the Fallout TV show (no spoilers), Grubb confirms Dead Space is dead, again.
01:20:00: FF7 Rebirth sales, Star Wars Outlaws thoughts, Warhorse devs' new game, Ori 3?
01:50:00: 343i management failings rumors, Jez's article on Xbox future.
02:40:00: Patreon Q&A.
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288: Xbox and ABK future, Starfield success story, Halo Infinite comeback?!

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