Starfield is Xbox’s biggest game of the year, Bethesda’s first new IP in 25 years, and the supposed "starting gun" for first-party Xbox games. What does its launch and reception mean for the future of Xbox? The brothers diagnose Xbox’s success in the industry this year, the state of Game Pass, its upcoming slate of games, and more.

Timecodes:

00:00:00 - Intro/Housekeeping (Sam’s Birthday, Follow-Ups to “Why Are Modern Games So Big?” Episode, Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon, Spyro Reignited Trilogy, Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon) |

00:17:49 - News Story #1: iPhone 15 Pro Can Run AAA Games Like Resident Evil 4 Remake |

00:26:50 - News Story #2: Sony Raising PlayStation Plus Prices |

00:36:54 - News Story #3: Starfield Reaches Over 6 Million Players |

00:43:49 - Main Topic: Xbox Wellness Check |

1:24:36 - Rotating Segment: Ken Burns Presents (PS2 Licensed Games – Transformers and Lego Star Wars: The Video Game) |

1:33:10 - Draft Day Starring Kevin Costner (Starfield) |

1:33:41 - Game, Watch, Listen (VIDEO GAMES: Diablo IV, Klonoa: Door to Phantomile, Dave the Diver, Kingdom Hearts, Hades, Super Mario 3D World, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, MOVIES: The Social Network, Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story, Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping, Game Night, Treasure Planet, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales, Bottoms) |

Read “The tutorial leash is getting longer” article mentioned by Sam here: https://postmode.substack.com/p/the-tutorial-leash-is-getting-longer

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