XboxEra Podcast | Episode 220 (2024)

While I was out working on XboxEra’s #SecretProject, the podcast crew still had time to get together for the XboxEra Podcast Episode 220 | “Xbox Game…Impasse”.

This week, the wonderful Rand Al Thor joins Nick and Jesse as they break down a crazy week for Xbox. Game Pass has had a massive change and the internet is naturally being completely normal and sane.

We’ll break that down and all the rest in gaming news, as well as dive in to all the reviews we’ve got coming this week.

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As always, everything we do is made possible by our wonderful Patrons – if you want to become legend, just head to patreon.com/xboxera

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Timestamps:

00:00:00 – Going live
00:10:30 – Intro
00:12:45 – Hi everyone!
00:15:20 – Help us get to Gamescom!
00:20:55 – What have we been playing? Flight Sim
00:24:30 – Jesse got a Steamdeck OLED
00:25:40 – Neon White
00:27:15 – Anger Foot
00:29:50 – We’re doing a lot of reviews
00:31:30 – Concord Beta
00:40:35 – 50 GIFTED SUBS
00:44:10 – A $500 SUPERCHAT
00:47:00 – Rocket League and Fortnite
00:49:05 – Trump was nearly assassinated?!
00:51:40 – What have we been drinking? CTRL!
00:54:25 – Double Dragon Revive announced
01:00:37 – The First Descendant
01:08:06 – Skydance invests $8bn in Paramount
01:13:55 – Space Marine 2 has gone gold
01:19:25 – Superchat about Microsoft’s next acquisition (Rand joins us)
01:25:35 – Game Pass changes
01:41:16 – Modern Warfare III coming to Game Pass soon?
01:43:10 – Wait, Helldivers II coming to Game Pass soon?
01:53:00 – Bunch of Superchats
01:59:13 – Technical issues
02:00:45 – Another Acquisition Superchat
02:07:20 – Superchat about living in Australia
02:12:15 – Superchat about Helldivers II on PC Game Pass perhaps?
02:14:43 – The Switch is Nintendo’s longest running console gen
02:21:00 – Mid gen refresh tangent
02:26:36 – Hellblade II didn’t set the world on fire. Where to now for Ninja Theory?
02:35:05 – Rand asks what we’re looking forward to on Xbox?
02:38:46 – Name A Game
02:55:10 – Patron Shout
02:58:23 – Rand starts a tangent about The Bear Season 3
03:07:12 – Nick should do a Nintendo podcast
03:13:00 – Community Question #1: Hytham G – Do you guys sweat when you’re hot?
03:15:17 – Community Question #2: Omen – What recently released 1st party game will be first on Game Pass Standard?
03:17:50 – Community Question #3: jesterX123 – Thoughts on Jusant? Favourite and most touching soundtrack?
03:30:00 – Community Question #4: Julia – Favourite treat/snack?
03:34:17 – Community Question #5: Poderick Payne – Well done England and vive la France!
03:36:10 – Community Question #6: aboris26 – What happened to Game Pass Family plan?
03:47:13 – Community Question #7: LeeLayfield – Metroidvania recommendations?
03:58:15 – Community Question #8: LazarWolf – Genre you’ve never tried but are curious about?
04:02:19 – Community Question #9: Solidbrix – Game Pass Ultimate needs more value
04:10:45 – Community Question #10: TownYsend – Dream game by your choice of Xbox studio?
04:22:56 – Community Question #11: DidactBRHU3 – How will 1st Party newer games come to Game Pass Standard?
04:28:26 – Community Question #12: 99ruken – Why does Xbox take so long to squash rumours?
04:31:36 – Community Question #13: Skedaddle – Rand is the best!
04:33:15 – Community Question #14: Good Old Collingwood – AI song about Rand?
04:36:00 – Community Question #15: Cheeseworks – How would you make Patreon better?
04:41:14 – Wrapping up
04:42:50 – Ciao for now!