Final week issues obtained just a little hectic on the earth of Xbox. Following January studies and hypothesis that Xbox exclusives Sea of Thieves and Hello-Fi Rush may arrive on PS5, February noticed convincing rumors about larger profile video games like Starfield and Indiana Jones and the Nice Circle, in addition to long-standing Xbox exclusives like Halo and Gears of Struggle attaining multiplatform standing.
Replace: The Xbox enterprise replace podcast is now obtainable in its entirety on YouTube. We discovered that Xbox plans to proceed making consoles, has a {hardware} announcement deliberate for vacation, and has lofty ambitions for next-gen. We additionally discovered that Starfield and Indiana Jones will stay platform exclusives. Authentic story continues beneath.
The rumors haven’t gone over nicely amongst members of the Xbox fanbase. In fact, even non-die arduous Xbox followers would possibly discover the prospect of Grasp Chief reloading his assault rifle with the sq. button greater than just a little uncommon (although I exploit the bumper jumper management setup, so I’d be tapping circle). CEO of Microsoft Gaming Phil Spencer addressed the rumors on X by stating that the corporate has been “planning a enterprise replace” which ought to tackle this multiplatform commotion.That replace is about to kick off at the moment, February 15.
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If you happen to’re hoping to take a look at the podcast as quickly because it goes up, right here’s the place to tune in.
Take a look at the Official Podcast on YouTube at 3 p.m. EST
The February 15 particular version of the Official Xbox Podcast will go stay on Xbox’s official YouTube channel on the following instances:
- 12 p.m. PST
- 3 p.m. EST
- 8 p.m. GMT
As indicated within the official announcement of at the moment’s distinctive episode, you too can hearken to the podcast “wherever you hearken to your podcasts,” so examine shops like Spotify or Apple Podcasts.
What to anticipate through the February 15 Official Xbox Podcast
Whereas there’s nonetheless a little bit of thriller about what precisely we must always count on to listen to throughout at the moment’s podcast, we do know that Spencer is predicted to ship an replace on Microsoft’s “imaginative and prescient for the way forward for Xbox.”
As talked about earlier than, this follows per week of turmoil within the Xbox fanbase as convincing-enough leaks relating to the unique standing of a number of main Xbox franchises would possibly make the transfer to multi-platform standing, presumably showing on PlayStation 5 and Nintendo Swap.
The Official Xbox Podcast is predicted to go stay after a rumored Nintendo Direct, which has solely fed into the hypothesis that sure Xbox video games are anticipated to reach at the very least on Swap.
The rumors over the past week observe different wild adjustments at workforce Xbox, together with an enormous set of layoffs alongside record-setting buyouts of different recreation firms to develop the model.
Whether or not at the moment’s information is an thrilling reveal of one thing or extra information to depress Xbox followers stays to be seen. The particular version of the Official Xbox Podcast kicks off February 15 at 3 p.m. EST / 12 p.m. PST.