Live: Watch Today's Special Xbox 'Business Update Event' Here

Courtesy of the Official Xbox Podcast

by Fraser Gilbert
Thu 15th Feb 2024

Update: The show is now over! You'll find a recap of all the key information elsewhere on Pure Xbox:

The big day has arrived! Microsoft is addressing some important business matters as part of the Official Xbox Podcast today, with executives Phil Spencer, Sarah Bond and Matt Booty all sharing their vision for the future of Xbox.

"Please join us for a special edition of the Official Xbox Podcast. Hear from Phil Spencer, Sarah Bond and Matt Booty as they share updates on the Xbox business."

The event begins at 12pm PT / 3pm ET / 8pm GMT, and could last anywhere from 10 minutes to over an hour.

Settle in, say "hello" in the live chat, and let's see what Xbox has in store for us!

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20:31

Thanks for joining us, folks! Stay tuned to Pure Xbox for a full recap of all the important information from today's show.

20:00

It's time for the show! If you haven't already, REFRESH this page now to see the official video from Xbox. Enjoy!

17:19

Hello and welcome to the Xbox "business update" event!

We're looking at a start time of 12pm PT / 3pm ET / 8pm GMT for this one, so say "hello" in the chat, tell us what your predictions are, and let's see what Xbox has in store for us!

Note: The video for this show is not yet publicly available, so for now, you'll see a placeholder above courtesy of the Iron Lords Podcast.

LordFunkalot said:

Is the new hardware a new controller (not joking as they love a controller release) - but I mean like a pro controller? Didn’t they talk about something like that?

AccessibleDaydream said:

I did find it interesting that they confirmed new hardware this year, even if we don't know what form that hardware will take

HotGoomba said:

See y'all around

K1LLEGAL said:

👋

Widey85 said:

Catch you all later

LordFunkalot said:

catch you later in the comments 👍🏻

AccessibleDaydream said:

Cya bud

K1LLEGAL said:

see ya mate, always appreciate your posts

Widey85 said:

Think you're right, Totilo was interviewing Phil Spencer so I'm guessing he's got a good idea

Kaloudz said:

See you all in the posts

Kaloudz said:

They're always bad at PR lol!! @Old we can celebrate together ❤️ I'm off guys. Love you all!! @KILL I'm 110% you called it and rounded it off with grounded

AccessibleDaydream said:

Time to check out the new BTB maps on Halo Infinite

Craigyy said:

Just finished and was really impressed with how they tackled everything, hopefully people can chill a bit now.

LordFunkalot said:

I think they’ve come across quite well

K1LLEGAL said:

i do think its HiFi, Sea of thieves, grounded and pentiment.

HotGoomba said:

I'm gonna go look around Hookshot for a bit

K1LLEGAL said:

Thanks for keeping me company guys.

Widey85 said:

Or they're incredibly bad at PR lol

LordFunkalot said:

I’m glad they confirmed it wasn’t Starfield and Indy - it’s nice to have something special

Widey85 said:

That's the only reason to have taken this long to get the message out - they were still fighting it out

OldGamer999 said:

@Kaloudz I’m so glad to be wrong buddy. Well done.

rustyduck said:

o well, back to dead island 2

Kaloudz said:

Yeah me too bud!!

Kaloudz said:

Three years from now they could push out a few more but after the storm theyve seen this week, they'll know not to force a hand

Daniel1221 said:

Kaloudz - perfectly summarised. I can understand their decisions from this as well.

Widey85 said:

Struggle

Widey85 said:

Is Xbox beat Microsoft in the internal duffle

HotGoomba said:

*ignored

HotGoomba said:

I think if they just ignore this all, less people would have been worried

ShadowofTwilight31 said:

It could very well lead to more

LordFunkalot said:

Maybe; killer instinct, sea of thieves, state of decay 2, hi fi rush, redfall - maybe 4 from that list? Wouldn’t be too bad

Widey85 said:

Only thing I can think

Kaloudz said:

No they didn't but why would they?

Kaloudz said:

All that doom flapping for nowt.

ShadowofTwilight31 said:

4 games for now, they never said that will remain the case.

AccessibleDaydream said:

@rustyduck maybe for the players is a euphemism 😂

rustyduck said:

yea this took a week to make??

Kaloudz said:

This podcast has laid it out clearly. Exclusives remain. 4 games are old. Two community games and two lesser games. Not Indiana or Starfield. And they're clearly fully committed to growing Xbox hardware, software, and community (native and non native).

HotGoomba said:

Rip

HotGoomba said:

People who sold their Xboxes are weeping now

K1LLEGAL said:

I think it was good to do but don’t know why it took so long. But glad they gave us a video.

redd214 said:

Well that was a whole lot of nothing really. Hope everyone who threw away their xboxes is doing ok ll

rustyduck said:

team xbox playing game bruh

x3King84 said:

phil could have just said ‘don’t worry, more news next week’

rjejr said:

kindafunnyguy ran to the bathroom real quick, now that’s funny. 😂

HotGoomba said:

You really think Twitter users are willing to sit through a whole conference? I don't use Twitter and even I suffered.

ShadowofTwilight31 said:

Three suits to say what could have been said in a tweet, incredible.

LordFunkalot said:

Wonder what the 4 games are?

AccessibleDaydream said:

For all the talk of “respecting players” I feel like I spent 20 minutes on nothing

Widey85 said:

Business update = me sleepy lol

Dimey said:

zero worries

Widey85 said:

As in it could have been a tweet

Daniel1221 said:

All made sense to me, still plenty of reasons to buy an Xbox over other consoles. Could have been shorter but appreciated it being talked through for clarity.

Kaloudz said:

Me either but perhaps they wanted a more direct reassurance?

HotGoomba said:

Exactly, this should have just be a tweet

x3King84 said:

widey85 agree

Widey85 said:

Yup

GrailUK said:

So Microsoft are trying to have their cake and eat it while trying to come accross as the good guys.

Grumblevolcano said:

That could've easily just been a tweet

Widey85 said:

I've got no idea why they didn't kill all those new stories last week

rjejr said:

this podcast is not helping PureXbox get return visits from all the people who linked in from NL or PS.

rustyduck said:

lmao

HotGoomba said:

Well that was something

x3King84 said:

I thought they are being pretty straight up. I’ve no issue with multiplat at all UNLESS it’s the Crown Jewels. ABK got to stay multiplat surely. They’ve reassured me with hardware.

HotGoomba said:

I completely forgot about Ara lol

HotGoomba said:

Breaking news, Microsoft buys Ubisoft

ShadowofTwilight31 said:

Bond reiterating backwards compatibility yet they'll never revive it, amazing stuff.

Kaloudz said:

He said they'll represent a minor part of gaming. But I think he's right. As we move to a digital cloud heavy world but I reckon a good ten years before we see that world.

abe_hikura said:

she just said we could acess our libaries via the cloud... how?

GrailUK said:

It's a shame they see gaming as so much investment...

HotGoomba said:

That would be nice, although I doubt it

Widey85 said:

That the console world is moving away from that in time he thinks

HotGoomba said:

I kinda hope they bring Psychonauts to Switch

K1LLEGAL said:

Phil pls

Widey85 said:

Yeah Phil did say long term he doesn't think exclusives will always be around

HotGoomba said:

Where's my points 🐓

K1LLEGAL said:

LtSarge did he day that?

stuie123 said:

+50 reward points . Stay awake while watching an Xbox podcast.

Decimateh said:

So everyone cried for nothing basically 🤣🤣

Widey85 said:

They do appear to be pushing GP Day 1 and the ecosystem benefits to hit home why to stay Xbox

Kaloudz said:

Eh?

GrumpyDev said:

They essentially said the future is multi plat and that is the way the world is going

HotGoomba said:

See ya around @Spider-Kev and Ryu

Kaloudz said:

Later bud

Kaloudz said:

Why would he do that though? They could make Grounded 2 in 7 years. They're not going to gate themselves.

Ryu_Niiyama said:

ok welp back to work. later taters!

HotGoomba said:

Well they're probably gonna keep releasing multi-platform titles, but I can only see them being smaller titles

Spider-Kev said:

L8R all you G8Rs

K1LLEGAL said:

I wanna clear Matt’s throat

Widey85 said:

Yeah and he set out why those 4 games, so they're reasons they can use for other ones

GrumpyDev said:

Yep. Softly softly little by little, the plebs won't notice

Cikajovazmaj said:

This could have been email!

rustyduck said:

windows, o no

LtSarge said:

He said he cannot promise only 4 games

themightyant said:

Listening to their words carefully 4 gsmes is clearly just the beginning

K1LLEGAL said:

I think they addressed everything. Phil said 4 games and then reiterated “only 4”

HotGoomba said:

Should have just waited for some intern at Hookshot to just post a round-up news article

Ryu_Niiyama said:

yeah was pretty straight forward.

Kaloudz said:

Not really?

GrumpyDev said:

Deffo some deception and deflection throughout

themightyant said:

Listening to this at 1.5x was a hoot, sounded far more desperate than it was. lol

HotGoomba said:

Imagine this is what their major gaming conference (i.e E3) look like lmao

rustyduck said:

i dont trust these folks lol

Widey85 said:

Thought we already knew Series X digital and new controller this year

GrumpyDev said:

Skipped through it. Very little substance or anything we couldn't have guessed.

rjejr said:

no panic, no enthusiasm, no meaning, no nothing. Nada y nada y mas nada.

HotGoomba said:

Fortnight battle pass

Kaloudz said:

Ohh hardware reveals this year and next gen roadmap.

Widey85 said:

Can't believe we've waited a fortnight for this lol

HotGoomba said:

I always found that Gears "leak" to be bull honestly, I know that there was no way they were gonna just let go of one of their biggest franchises.

Widey85 said:

God this is a bit dull

rustyduck said:

i think phil should star in a james bond movie

K1LLEGAL said:

Game preservation 💚

Ryu_Niiyama said:

@rjejr MSFT stock is pretty stable so far so we arent seeing a panic yet at least.

x3King84 said:

Relieved and optimistic actually. Very good. Blade multiplat? Disney so makes sense.

K1LLEGAL said:

Totilo read my comment thats why

HotGoomba said:

I love pirate's booty

Widey85 said:

OK Totilo is saying it's Grounded, Pentiment, Sea of Thieves and HiFi Rush

Fenbops said:

Grounded jFug

Spider-Kev said:

I like my wife's booty

rustyduck said:

not that booty

RicebinBernacky said:

well, at the very least, we can now have a better idea of which "leakers" are legit and which are not (maybe?)

jFug said:

So it seems Pentiment, Hi-Fi Rush, Sea of Thieves and something else will be coming to other platforms?

rjejr said:

Is any business watching this ‘business update”? Business usually want specifics, not broad generalizations.

LtSarge said:

You don't like booty?

rustyduck said:

i dont like matt at all

Kaloudz said:

Likely but after the outcry, I reckon several years away.

HotGoomba said:

They're gonna force everyone in the U.S. to own an Xbox. They're gonna make it a new amendment.

K1LLEGAL said:

Talking about Palworld 💚

themightyant said:

Matt Booty saying "any developer wants their game to be played by the largest number of players" Feels to me like 4 games is very much the start

K1LLEGAL said:

😂

rjejr said:

thry look bummed, kinda bored games 😂

Savage_Joe said:

let's port games to other platforms instead of making new games for our console ✔️

Kaloudz said:

Yes Mighty. Totally.

HotGoomba said:

I wonder if they're gonna make any Activision-Blizzard titles only on Xbox and PC

themightyant said:

He's also talking about getting new players. Industry isn't growing. Job losses etc. This feels like a setup for the next 5+ years

Savage_Joe said:

let's make new games to strenghten xbox ❌

K1LLEGAL said:

Kinda Funny probably extremely bummed as they lean blue

Kaloudz said:

So. Hardware is staying and strengthening. It's only 4 games. Not upcoming exclusives. Growth, growth, and more growth.

Widey85 said:

Stephen Totilo already emailed a summary plus an interview

rjejr said:

I’m watch the KindaFunnyGames stream but it’s just 4 guys sitting there saying nothing.🤷🏻‍♂️

stuie123 said:

So these 4 games have basically been made into timed exclusives instead of full exclusives and there's been loads of timed exclusives so there's no news at all really.

rustyduck said:

we want all the money!

K1LLEGAL said:

Yea they are being a bit wasted at the moment as a support studio. They are a mystery everytime i’ve looked into it

HotGoomba said:

Fenbops said:

Are Xbox dead yet 😄

HotGoomba said:

Don't want Roundhouse to just be a support studio

HotGoomba said:

Hope not

K1LLEGAL said:

Roundhouse probably tidying up Redfall so Arkane can do somethind else

rustyduck said:

ok, announce the a.i. developed game for gp

Kaloudz said:

Some good questions

WiltonRoots said:

@parsniphero it's all corporate speak so I didn't miss much

Widey85 said:

Yep I'm playing Banishers atm

Ryu_Niiyama said:

I'm optimistic about them being a large publisher, let folks game where they want

HotGoomba said:

I wonder what Roundhouse is working on

fabisputza007 said:

guys, shout out to banishers lost eden (amazing game)

ParsnipHero said:

@WiltonRoots too fast for me!

HotGoomba said:

It's good that they added Diablo 4, because I wouldn't have bought it otherwise.

WiltonRoots said:

@parsniphero I had it on 2x

AhabSpampurse said:

So much talking, and so little said

Widey85 said:

Yeah his tweet announcing there'd be something, or the Xbox tweet announcing this podcast - either of them could have just said this lol

ParsnipHero said:

so;

DiamondCore said:

Diablo 4 is a neat addition

WiltonRoots said:

mmmmmmmeh.

themightyant said:

Thanks Sarge

LtSarge said:

March 28, not March 4

HotGoomba said:

I'm already imagining the outrage

Widey85 said:

Were they saying all first party will be cross save / cross play (so Play Anywhere)?

themightyant said:

@HotGoomba. One big nothingburger. Could have been a tweet last week

fabisputza007 said:

oh ok, not my cup of tea diablo 4, but good for them

Widey85 said:

I admit there's so much business speak I'm zoning out

ParsnipHero said:

Playing this stream at 1.75 speed is the way to go.

themightyant said:

Diablo 4 Game Pass in MArch 4th

Kaloudz said:

Diablo 4 Game Pass in March.

HotGoomba said:

Can I be honest here? After the first three minutes, I kinda ignored the stream lol

fabisputza007 said:

did they announce something?

Kaloudz said:

You needed to know something you didn't learn?

Sveakungen said:

Cross save and cross play excellent

K1LLEGAL said:

Think my streams behind all you ponies y’all galloping ahead

Ryu_Niiyama said:

finally i want to try diablo 4 but was not feeling it full price

anoyonmus said:

Grounded, Pentiment, HFR, SOT

Bionic-Spencer said:

I watched it until he said he wasn’t going to announce the 4 games. That was all I needed to know..

Daniel1221 said:

Releasing older games that Sea of Thieves would make sense, isn't going to make you buy something else as a result. As for Forza, Horizon makes more sense since Crew and Test Drive and similar but very different and never as good imo

Kaloudz said:

ABK finally coming

Kaloudz said:

Diablo 4 March!!!

Widey85 said:

Diablo 4 GP in March

Kaloudz said:

Omg!!!

RBRTMNZ said:

Grounded might make more sense than Forza

anoyonmus said:

Sony has Gran Turismo

HotGoomba said:

Lmao the fact that there were Xbox influencers and players who sold their Xbox and threw a fit on social media. ALL THAT just to lose four smaller titles.

Kaloudz said:

I think grounded was the best shout alongside SoT. The other two HAVE to be Hi Fi and Pentimunt

K1LLEGAL said:

Gamepass only on xbox

Spider-Kev said:

Doesn't Sony have a realistic racer?

RBRTMNZ said:

Forza, Sea of Theives, Pentiment, H-Fi

K1LLEGAL said:

Grounded i’m betting.

anoyonmus said:

Hi Fi Rush, Pentiment and SOT but what else is it though. I can't see Forza coming to Playstation tho.

RBRTMNZ said:

Forza

K1LLEGAL said:

Yea FH5 is a banger and a system seller imo

Daniel1221 said:

I love Forza, it's what made me fall in love with Xbox but it would make sense

WiltonRoots said:

I thought it was going to be live, and it's a premiere

Widey85 said:

Horizon 5 is definitely a system seller - Forza Horizon is by far one of my reasons for staying Xbox

Kaloudz said:

Lmao true

HotGoomba said:

I can't see Forza coming to PlayStation

K1LLEGAL said:

To be fair though. Even if everything was going multiplat, they were never going to announce it all at once because what if the first lot flop? It was always going to be in phases.

Ryu_Niiyama said:

@kaloudz fanatics are crazy you gotta say it like six times before they believe it

Daniel1221 said:

Horizon 5 must be one of the 4 games. Big community, not necessarily a console seller, and demonstrates how good an Xbox game can be to those on other platforms

WiltonRoots said:

@hotgoomba yep could have been a post

Widey85 said:

Yeah why on earth did this need a podcast

K1LLEGAL said:

Just not Gears Phil. not gears.

themightyant said:

100%

HotGoomba said:

Yeah kinda silly that they didn't just confirm this in a tweet and instead made us wait a week for a podcast that doesn't even mention what the games are

Kaloudz said:

He's confirmed now three times that it's just four games and three times that not everything is going multiplat

WiltonRoots said:

Xbox is turning him grey

Widey85 said:

Yeah Grounded is a good call

K1LLEGAL said:

Yea 2 community and 2 small

Widey85 said:

Why would you let all this stuff go nuts when you could have killed it in a simple blog post?

Savage_Joe said:

only 4... huh

HotGoomba said:

Not EVERYTHING

HotGoomba said:

Pentiment, Hi-Fi, Sea of Thieves, and a fourth game that could really be anything

Kaloudz said:

Grounded is a good shout

Ryu_Niiyama said:

@themightyant you missed all the meltdowns for no reason? now those people can calm down...for now

K1LLEGAL said:

Grounded, Pentiment, Hi-Fi Rush and Sea of Thieves

Widey85 said:

See I'm not sure I buy it

Widey85 said:

That's over a year old

themightyant said:

People lost their ***

Widey85 said:

Yeah maybe Flight Sim

themightyant said:

@Ryu What crisis?

rustyduck said:

no i bet avowed goes to ps5

Kaloudz said:

MS Flight Sim, SoT, Hi Fi, and Pentimunt? Maybe

HotGoomba said:

Anyways, this seems to be a good strategy

HotGoomba said:

YO THEY'RE BRINGING MINECRAFT TO SWITCH

LostInBlue0 said:

Interesting.

K1LLEGAL said:

Noice.

HotGoomba said:

Not Indiana Jones or Starfield. A little surprising, but also not really.

Ryu_Niiyama said:

So crisis over, they arent porting the major AAA games.

K1LLEGAL said:

Minecraft, Cod, Crash and… Minecraft

Spider-Kev said:

Is this really about games?

alexcarv_guardiang3 said:

not AAA

Ryu_Niiyama said:

I feel so bad that I'm paying more attention to Tina's blazer.

Widey85 said:

Only 4 games? The issue is will they really stop there? Not Indiana or Starfield so guessing Sea of Thieves, Pentiment, HiFi Rush and?

Spider-Kev said:

Vid no work 4 me. Ha

NitrousX said:

4 games 4 now

HotGoomba said:

4 games?

anoyonmus said:

What 4 games are they tho?

Kaloudz said:

No Indiana and Starfield multiplatform

alexcarv_guardiang3 said:

only four games

anoyonmus said:

4 games.

K1LLEGAL said:

4 games!

AccessibleDaydream said:

See y’all after the video

Kaloudz said:

No change to exclusive strategy 👊

Spider-Kev said:

Not working for me

alexcarv_guardiang3 said:

only go phill

HotGoomba said:

I love refresh

rustyduck said:

i hear circus music

Kaloudz said:

Just 4 games

Mreeezie said:

Exclusive

K1LLEGAL said:

Yup refresh lets go

HotGoomba said:

Kidding btw

FraserG said:

Refresh

Mreeezie said:

World premiere

HotGoomba said:

The Lords should say thank you for the free advertising

Spider-Kev said:

Test

FraserG said:

Refresh

AccessibleDaydream said:

It's apparently not a live stream

Kaloudz said:

20 mins long

Ryu_Niiyama said:

Wait..didnt read the live update...silly Ryu

Spider-Kev said:

Actual

Dimey said:

refresh it starts

Kaloudz said:

Here we go

FraserG said:

Right, it's time to REFRESH this page to get the official video, folks! Refresh Refresh Refresh

Ryu_Niiyama said:

wait is this a reaction video or the actual one from xbox?

Mreeezie said:

He said he didnt like the color blue

rustyduck said:

its prerecorded, phil already went to his bunker in new zeland

Spider-Kev said:

I complained and spoiled woke-man 2

Kaloudz said:

Hey youuuu

AccessibleDaydream said:

hi Kaloudz

HylianW said:

This music making me feel like the Tribal Chief

Kaloudz said:

🤣🤣🤣

Spider-Kev said:

Probably. I just can't log in there for some reason

Widey85 said:

How do you get banned on PushSquare? Said you didn't like God of War?

Kaloudz said:

Doesn't a ban mean a ban from all?

alexcarv_guardiang3 said:

a handhelm gonna be awesome

Spider-Kev said:

Hi ryu!

HotGoomba said:

They're gonna rename it to Amazon MGM Xbox

AccessibleDaydream said:

I’ve never sent messages in one of these Hookshot live chats

WiltonRoots said:

Might need a bingo card

HotGoomba said:

They're gonna announce that Xbox is now an Amazon company

Ryu_Niiyama said:

Working so I will have to listen to the drama unfold

Spider-Kev said:

I'm on here Nintendo life, time extension and banned from push square

abe_hikura said:

Was real confused when i got back just now

Kaloudz said:

Mreeezie said:

Xbox on every screen..xbox is taking over the world

WiltonRoots said:

Sup Ryu, all good?

Ryu_Niiyama said:

got a bingo card?

Dimey said:

still iron lords for everybody?

Spider-Kev said:

Where you from?

Ryu_Niiyama said:

Sup WiltonRoots

Kaloudz said:

1 minute to go!!!

K1LLEGAL said:

*holds*

WiltonRoots said:

first time on this site! Curious, any familiar faces in here?

Kaloudz said:

Man last I checked we were at 7 billion. Don't people watch TV O_o

Divide_and_Wander said:

Awww man, have an office meeting at 3:00, don't they understand the future of gaming world is as stake?!?! 🤣

OldGamer999 said:

Like I said, they not going to all this trouble for a couple of old games going multiplatform.

NitrousX said:

Just kidding

NitrousX said:

Unfortunately

Kaloudz said:

I can spider

rustyduck said:

yes 8 billion people sucking up the earth's resources

taternuggets said:

yes

alexcarv_guardiang3 said:

go go go uncle Phill

Spider-Kev said:

Can anyone see my comments?

Kaloudz said:

@K1LLEGAL hold my hand

K1LLEGAL said:

@HylianW Yes please again!

K1LLEGAL said:

@Kaloudz you’ve been strong all this time. Don’t waver now!

HylianW said:

Bring back the blades dashboard too

Kaloudz said:

We at 8 billion already?

BaldBelper78 said:

It’s going to be massive news. You don’t trot out 3 lambs to the slaughter for no reason.

rustyduck said:

we want an xbox chip planted in 8 billion people's brains

ShadowofTwilight31 said:

Nintendo and Sony don't want Game Pass.

Kaloudz said:

Id hope not. But we will see

OldGamer999 said:

@Baldbelpwr78 That’s what I think, else why go to all this trouble.

ShadowofTwilight31 said:

I wish we could get OG Xbox to 2009 era Xbox back. Give me the amazing games like that back.

BaldBelper78 said:

Game Pass shadow drops on Nintendo Switch…….today!

K1LLEGAL said:

@HylianW yes please!

BaldBelper78 said:

Will still make hardware. Games will launch on other platforms same day as Game Pass. Streaming sticks and TV apps will be the future of Xbox. All about making Xbox playable on all

ShadowofTwilight31 said:

Classic Dead or Alive is still some of the best times I've had with fighters.

LostInBlue0 said:

It may be nostalgia, but OG Xbox is my favorite. I just ordered two of those new Retro Fighters Hunter controllers for my OG.

Spider-Kev said:

M$ and Ninty team up going forward leaving PS alone with no games

OldGamer999 said:

The xbox360 era, was the greatest for me.

NitrousX said:

This just in: Scalebound is revived, shadow drops NOW!

ShadowofTwilight31 said:

I disagree personally. OG Xbox is still the best one to me.

HylianW said:

1 VS 100 finally coming back

NitrousX said:

OG Xbox was good, 360 was great, feom then on...

ShadowofTwilight31 said:

OG Xbox era was more interesting than a lot of the N64 games to me. Banjo-Kazooie is the only one that I still think is a good game.

Leuke said:

Spicy hot takes in the chat today

LostInBlue0 said:

An Azurik prequel exclusively on PS5.

Kaloudz said:

Conkers was revolutionary back then

NitrousX said:

This just in: All 3 top execs step down, uncle Bill and the Balmanator take over MS gaming.

HylianW said:

Blasphemy!

OldGamer999 said:

I’m all excited now.

ShadowofTwilight31 said:

Hopefully not, Conkers Bad Fur Day is a terrible game that's purely driven by nostalgia.

LostInBlue0 said:

I've got it. Brute Force 2.

Dimey said:

somebody said 'voiced by Chris Pratt' haha

Kaloudz said:

Staring Jack Black

HylianW said:

Maybe this all to finally announce Conkers Bad Fur Day 2.

Spider-Kev said:

S'up?

Kaloudz said:

SuperKMx said:

What's happenin' kids?

ShadowofTwilight31 said:

I'd take Mattrick any day over Spencer, at least he was funny to watch.

Kaloudz said:

O_o

NitrousX said:

This just in: Spencer steps down, Don Mattick is back.

HylianW said:

If they would’ve hired Kevin Butler to handle marketing none of this would be happening.

Kaloudz said:

Howdy

Spider-Kev said:

Nuts and bolts is already on Switch, it's rename tears of the kingdom and it sucks

Kezelpaso said:

Hello folks! Let's see what these 3 have in store for us...

Kaloudz said:

Imagine if Spencer announces he's stepping down or prepping his successor

HylianW said:

Knows?

HylianW said:

My guess is a handheld is the future to compete with Steam Deck, and everything is multiplatform. Not sure if they’ll discontinue the XSX or XSS, that seems silly, but who

LostInBlue0 said:

We all know what's coming. That's right, Banjo Nuts & Bolts going to Switch and PS5.

NitrousX said:

Let's be honest folks, thie entire podcast with the top 3 execs is to finally announce this bonus content Cuphead recieved for Xbox is finnaly comming to PS4, PS5.

rustyduck said:

avowed gat shadow dropped today

JonBoyJ said:

Give them Starfield as long as we get Helldivers 2

LostInBlue0 said:

I'm actually excited to hear what they have to say.

ShadowofTwilight31 said:

@Weebleman same here. I don't want Starfield or Indiana Jones. Just give me Rare Replay and Hi Fi Rush on PS5/Switch.

themightyant said:

Rare Replay on Switch is a great shouot

Kaloudz said:

I believe they all work in the same building up in Redmond

HylianW said:

It’s gonna be big, they wouldn’t have the top three Xbox executives if it wasn’t.

rustyduck said:

yes

Weebleman said:

@ShadowofTwilight i would snap up Rare replay on Switch

OldGamer999 said:

This seems a lot of trouble to go to, just to announce a couple of old games going multiplatform, don’t you think?

ShadowofTwilight31 said:

@weebleman hopefully Rare Replay makes the jump to Switch as well.

rustyduck said:

podcast is just a bunch of talk that goes nowhere

Kaloudz said:

@Kirbyo ❤️ only love here ☺️

Weebleman said:

@ShadowofTwilight31 .... on ps plus

Spider-Kev said:

What is a podcast? I'm serious. All these years and I still don't know.

HylianW said:

I’ve honestly never listened to a podcast ever.

HylianW said:

Is this a video podcast or a talking podcast?

ShadowofTwilight31 said:

shadow dropping Hi Fi Rush on the other two consoles after the podcast ends I bet

GrailUK said:

If this is sharing some announcements, then cool. If this is equivalent to a Youtuber's channel update then eek lol.

Spider-Kev said:

I don't think there are any live videos anymore. Everything seems to be either pre-recorded or on a time delay

K1LLEGAL said:

Hold me

Spider-Kev said:

@K1LLEGAL: boo!

Arcnail said:

I'm betting pre recorded.

BaldBelper78 said:

Is this actually ‘live’ or is it a pre record?

K1LLEGAL said:

Im scared

FraserG said:

As mentioned, the video is currently a placeholder courtesy of the Iron Lords Podcast. We'll be swapping it with the official video from Xbox as soon as it becomes available.

Spider-Kev said:

@GrailUK: business update

rustyduck said:

dead island 2

GrailUK said:

What exactly is this?

rustyduck said:

but did phil get dead island for free play for us?

OldGamer999 said:

I’m going series x price drop to £369.99

K1LLEGAL said:

Where were you Thursday 15th Feb 2024?

Spider-Kev said:

At least there's a reason

rustyduck said:

i been saving the tomatoes for phil

Divide_and_Wander said:

Compost?

themightyant said:

Honestly don't think it will be very severe. Just some sensible forward thinking business measures considering Microsoft's position in the market

Spider-Kev said:

Why do you have rotten tomatoes stored?

rustyduck said:

this is going to be funny. i have a basket of rotten tomatoes ready.

Craigyy said:

In all seriousness I’m hoping for a handheld but they need to reassure people that if they buy games they will still have hardware to play it on if they go multiplat

Divide_and_Wander said:

😛

Divide_and_Wander said:

All digital... all consoles...through game pass

themightyant said:

Adorably

OldGamer999 said:

@themighttyant. If anything it could be the all digital series x.

Spider-Kev said:

That's one thing I can't stand about the HD twins. Even physical needs an install!

themightyant said:

@Crigyy Haha. Love it

Spider-Kev said:

Wonder if they'll say something about digital only from now on

Craigyy said:

30 second announcement - all our games are going on PlayStation… because we are buying Sony???

Spider-Kev said:

I wonder if they will discuss all the layoffs/firings

themightyant said:

@OldGamer999 @Kaloudz I think there might me SOMETHING added or dropped today.

themightyant said:

popcorn at the ready

OldGamer999 said:

I still have that funny feeling Xbox might go all in on the multiplatform front.

ShadowofTwilight31 said:

@anonyonmus I thought were hated exclusivity and fully supported everyone getting every game?

Spider-Kev said:

Damn phone, stop changing it when I change it to what I tell it to say

Spider-Kev said:

Pentimento

Spider-Kev said:

Pentimento was so bad!

anoyonmus said:

I am fine if certain games like Hi Fi Rush and Pentiment make it other consoles but the big stuff should be exlcusive

Spider-Kev said:

Pretty sure there were no games reveals. This is just about GamePass and hardware and how M$ will be moving forward from here on out.

Divide_and_Wander said:

Excited to see what MS has in store!

Spider-Kev said:

Hardware reveal: Microsoft Xbox switch. LoL

Cakefish said:

Last minute prediction: they will drop all Activision Blizzard games Game Pass today.

anoyonmus said:

This was on NL so I popped in

ShadowofTwilight31 said:

Hi Fi Rush on Switch and PS5 please.

Spider-Kev said:

Ah, okay

Kirbyo said:

@Spider-Kev I know, it's just that I'm soley a Nintendo guy, so I don't visit XBox centric cites often. I know the link was posted because they're all owned by Hookshot, but still

Spider-Kev said:

Do you have battletoads?

OldGamer999 said:

Wonder if they might mention hardware, just to reassure Xboxers.

Spider-Kev said:

@kirbyo: Nintendo life, pure Xbox push square and time extension are all run by the same company

Carck said:

Give us a new Kung Fu Chaos or i’ll never buy the x-box again

Spider-Kev said:

@OldGamer999: don't cross the streams

Kirbyo said:

Sent here by a link on Nintendo Life. I feel like I'm invading a foreign country

OldGamer999 said:

@Kaloudz, dam am I on the wrong stream 😂

Spider-Kev said:

And commenting

Spider-Kev said:

I'm not gonna watch, I'll just be reading

Kaloudz said:

Haha @OldGamer999 I'm not expecting a single reveal of any sort but it'd be a nice "chill out and calm down" gift, no?

Spider-Kev said:

Hi everyone

Kaloudz said:

@K1LLEGAL is there a way to tell during the stream?

OldGamer999 said:

Please end with Gears 6 gameplay trailer.

Kaloudz said:

Yeah I'd assume pre recorded too. Just for the sake of clean editing to make it as concise as possible.

OldGamer999 said:

Keep it straight forward and simple. We don’t want more questions than answers.

FraserG said:

Hello everyone by the way!

FraserG said:

Yeah, we don't know what it'll be just yet. I assume pre-recorded.

JonBoyJ said:

Why am I nervous?

K1LLEGAL said:

@Kaloudz i’m not sure we know yet

Kaloudz said:

I'm expecting something straightforward. Given how big this silliness blew up, I expect they'll be keen to lay it flat for everyone. Is this a live cast or pre-recorded?

HotGoomba said:

Peggle 2 for Switch confirmed.

HarmanSmith said:

C'mon, Uncle Phil, give us da news!

Dramlin said:

That's my bet. This won't be interesting at all.

Dramlin said:

Older games are going multiplatform. New releases stay on Xbox for at least a few months before going multiplatform. They are working on "exciting projects" to be announced...

Dimey said:

Look's like I picked a hell of a week to quit drinking...

Ooccoo_Jr said:

Every first party game available day one on Ouya

Ryu_Niiyama said:

Watching the stock market like a hawk though.

Ryu_Niiyama said:

Never participated in one of these for Xbox before. I'm excited!

K1LLEGAL said:

Good luck to everyone.

eire-shabba said:

Hello 👋

abe_hikura said:

It's been a while since I've gone into a live stream with concern. Think the last time I felt this anxious it was just before the Switch reveal. That turned out great so heres hopin