The Xbox Two Podcast

Rand and Jez get into another XB2 Podcast, ahead of this week's big Xbox Showcase weekend. We talk SGF and final predictions for the Xbox Showcase, discuss latest news and rumors, and get into Black Myth FINALLY coming to Xbox.

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SPONSOR: Get 86% OFF Surfshark, 100% log-free VPN! ⁠https://get.surfshark.net/aff_c?offer_id=87&aff_id=37504 Rand catches up with Lord Cognito while Jez continues to recover from surgery! This week, the gang talks Xbox handheld photo leaks, GTA 6 trailer and hype, Gears of War hitting PlayStation 5, rumors that Xbox publishers are wary of Microsoft's strategy, and much more.

SPONSOR: Get 86% OFF Surfshark, 100% log-free VPN! Aired first April 29, 2025 on Patreon: It's time to hang out with XB2+1 OG, Lord Cognito, of Last Stand Media, Defining Duke, and @IronLordsPodcastRoundtable! We talk Xbox's future, hardware opinions, Game Pass drama, and more. FOLLOW LORD COGNITO @ Twitter/X: http://twitter.com/lordcognito.

Rand, Colt, and Parris discuss this week's big Xbox drama: the price hikes of doom, while getting into GTA 6's (inevitable?) delay, EA layoffs, Microsoft financials, and much more.

The FIRST EVER XB2 developer live interview, Jez catches up with the team at Stoic Games to learn more about Towerborne's past, present, and future.

SPONSOR: Get 86% OFF Surfshark, 100% log-free VPN! Access content from anywhere in the world, and encrypt your data! Jez and Rand drop in for another Xbox Two Podcast. This week! We talk Xbox Games Showcase 2025 and hints about what that might look like, Outer Worlds 2 Direct, the Minecraft Movie memes, Xbox's new ad, and much more.

Jez and Rand are back, jack. This week, we talk South of Midnight, Nintendo Switch 2 drama, $80 games as standard? Tariffs craziness, and much more.

SPONSOR: Get 86% OFF Surfshark VPN, 100% log-free surfing security! Jez and Rand gear up for another ep of Xbox Two Podcast! This week, we talk Xbox and Steam integration, Ubisoft's new gaming company, Assassin's Creed: Shadows drama, Xbox Game Hubs and their implications, and more.

This week, we caught up with Tom Warren of The Verge to talk all things Xbox, Kennan handheld, and much more. Aired first on Patreon.com/XB2 (March 19, 2025).

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Rand and Jez reunite for an eventful week of Xbox news. Xbox's partner handheld "Kennan" was leaked, Xbox might be buying Ubisoft IP, the Oblivion remake is imminent, and Xbox debuts its Copilot AI system for gaming. SPONSORED by 4XPGaming, get 15% off your first drink pack with code XB2. Great taste, low calories, low cost, by gamers for gamers. http://4XPgaming.com

Jez returns as the dynamic duo get into the latest Xboxxy and gaming news. We talk Gears of War Collection rumors, Monster Hunter Wilds and Split Fiction success, Xbox hardware rumors, and much more. SPONSORED by 4XPGaming.com, the tastiest gaming drink on the market!

Rand and Shpeshal Nick chop it up in a special episode of XB2. This week, the guys tackle Xbox's roadmap, the big Fable delay, WB Games in turmoil, Wonder Woman's delay, and much more. SPONSOR: TRY 4XP GAMING, for the freshest, most hydrating gaming drink around. https://4xpgaming.com/ TIMESTAMPS:  00:00:00: Intro, TV discussion. 00:40:00: Banjo speculation, Tony Hawk speculation, Bioware's future. 01:20:00: New Terminator game, games Rand and Nick are playing, Fable delayed. 02:40:00: Forza 5 on PlayStation, WB Games implodes. 03:50:00: Konami x Bloober, Patreon Q&A. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rand catches up with Cognito and Colt while Jez is on his corporate mandated vacation! Xbox gets into AI with "Muse," new rumors offer details on Elder Scrolls 6, and is Tony Hawk on the way back? Timestamps coming soon! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jez and Rand get into another week of Xboxxy news. This week, we talk Xbox next-gen hardware, Avowed's review wins, South of Midnight's preview cycle, PlayStation's multiplat-heavy State of Play, and much more. SPONSORED by 4XPGaming.com, the health-conscious gaming drink for max hydration and taste!

Another week of Xbox news for Jez and Rand. We talk Phil Spencer's recent interview run, Forza Horizon 5 hitting PlayStation, Gears E-Day's dev day, Xbox's financial figures, and much more.

Jez and Rand return with the latest Xbox Two Podcast episode. This week, we talk Xbox's massive Developer_Direct and its promising 2025. We talk EA's total rout, and Bioware's difficult future. We talk DOOM, Ninja Gaiden 4, Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, GTA 6 $100 rumors, and much more.

Jez and Rand catch up with NICK from XboxEra, talking the latest leaks and rumors, while weaving in some expectations for Xbox's big 2025. First aired on January 14, 2025 exclusively on Patreon.com/XB2.

The XB2 Podcast returns and Rand and Jez get into another week of Xboxxy news. This week, we talk Nintendo Switch 2's reveal, we talk The Information's "report" into Xbox's gaming business, we talk PlayStation killing two games and the difficulties faced by the industry, and much more.

Rand returns with Jez for the latest episode of the Xbox Two Podcast. This week, we talk Xbox Developer Direct rumors, the latest on Xbox's multiplatform strategy, Final Fantasy 7 heading out to Xbox, and much more.

With Rand sick with the flu, Jez dropped a little solo show taking questions from the audience. Please forgive the lack of typical structure, we'll be back to usual programming next week hopefully!

Rand and Jez talk 2025 in this final episode of the year. We talk Xbox @ CES 2025 and what third-party Xbox hardware might look like, we discuss the newly published Xbox controller patent, as well as Indiana Jones' success.

AIRED FIRST ON PATREON: December 23, 2024. With Rand unavailable, this month's XB2+1 ended up being an XB2+1-1+2 as Jon from XboxERA and Luke from Xbox Expansion Pass jumped in to recap this year in Xbox land. We talk Xbox OEM hardware rumors, Xbox's "This is an Xbox" push, sprinkle in some rumors, and wrap up 2025 in a nice shiny red bow. Follow JON @ XboxEra: https://www.youtube.com/c/XboxEra Follow LUKE @ XAP: https://www.youtube.com/@XboxExpansionPass

Jez and Rand get into another week of Xbox drama. This week, we talk Xbox's 2025 release schedule. Satya Nadella's "redefining fans" comment, and the potential death of the "Xbox console exclusive." SPONSOR: Get 20% OFF and FREE SHIPPING at MANSCAPED.COM with our checkout code XB2! http://MANSCAPED.com #ad

Rand and COLT get into this week's Xbox news, as Jez has been a bit ill. Poor Jez. But Colt holds down the fort! This week, Rand talks everything Game Awards, and the drama that followed.

Jez and Rand get into another week of Xboxxy news. This week, we talk The Game Awards hype, and review Indiana Jones. We talk Xbox's Year In Review and Shawn Layden's recent interview. We discuss rumors of Sarah Bond's involvement with the "Xbox Everywhere" initiative, and discuss another round of Ubisoft fails.

Rand and Jez gear up for another Xbox Two Podcast! This week, we talk Xbox's mobile game store fails, Call of Duty's penetration, Activision-Blizzard games drip feeding into Game Pass, Final Fantasy 7 Remake Xbox port rumors, and much more.

AIRED FIRST ON PATREON.COM/XB2 ON NOV 20, 2024! This month, we caught up with the excellent and bodacious Luke Lohr of the Xbox Expansion Pass Podcast to talk all things Xbox and gaming news. Follow Luke on socials @InsipidGhost and find Xbox Expansion Pass on YouTube! SPONSOR: Get 20% OFF and FREE SHIPPING at MANSCAPED.COM with our checkout code XB2! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Welcome to the latest episode of Xbox Two! This week, Jez and Rand talk Xbox's plans for the future and tease some possible news for December, we talk Avowed's positive previews, STALKER 2's rocky launch, and PlayStation's intent to buy Kadokawa, and thus FromSoftware. SPONSOR: Get 20% OFF and FREE SHIPPING at MANSCAPED.COM with our checkout code XB2! #ad

Jez and Rand get into another week of juicy gaming news. This week, we talk The Game Awards, Microsoft's "This is an Xbox" campaign, Microsoft's "no red lines" Xbox multiplat comments, with a hint of Fable gameplay teasing too. SPONSOR: Get 20% OFF and FREE SHIPPING at MANSCAPED.COM with our checkout code XB2! http://MANSCAPED.com #ad

This week, Jez and Rand get into Death Stranding on Xbox, and if it means more multiplats are on the way. We talk Take Two financials and Xbox Series S comments, and the Switch 2 "reveal" and what it means for Xbox and competition. And much more! SPONSOR: Get 20% OFF and FREE SHIPPING at MANSCAPED.COM with our checkout code XB2! http://MANSCAPED.com #ad

Welcome to the latest Xbox Two Podcast! This week, we talk Xbox Game Pass and Call of Duty Black Ops 6 and its success (or failure?), Dragon Age: The Veilguard reviews and reactions, Indiana Jones preview event, hardware rumors, and much more. SPONSOR: Get 20% OFF and FREE SHIPPING at MANSCAPED.COM with our checkout code XB2! http://MANSCAPED.com #ad

AIRED FIRST on Patreon.com/XB2 on October 23, 2024. We get the king of leaks Tom Henderson on the show to talk Xbox, the downfall of Ubisoft, the future of Battlefield, Halo, Call of Duty, and much more. SPONSOR: Get 20% OFF at MANSCAPED.COM with checkout code XB2! Check out INSIDER-GAMING.com  Follow Tom on X/Twitter: https://x.com/_Tom_Henderson_ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jez and Rand kick it up for another Xbox Two Podcast, this week, we talk Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, Xbox's multiplatform future rumors, Fallout Day, Helldivers 2 on Xbox comments, Ubisoft's downfall, and much more. SPONSOR: Get 20% OFF and FREE SHIPPING at MANSCAPED.COM with our checkout code XB2! http://MANSCAPED.com #ad

Rand and Jez are back with another Xbox Two Podcast. This week, we talk STALKER 2 hands-on impressions, we talk Silent Hill 2, Call of Duty Black Ops 6 marketing, Xbox Partner Preview event, and much more SPONSOR: Get 20% OFF and FREE SHIPPING at MANSCAPED.COM with our checkout code XB2! http://MANSCAPED.com #ad PATREON: Go behind the scenes and get extra shows on Patreon! http://patreon.com/XB2 TIMESTAMPS: (coming soon) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rand and Jez return following some painful tech issues (grr). This week, we get into Halo's Unreal Engine rebirth, Xbox sidestepping Google to launch "bring your own games" on Xbox Cloud Gaming, we talk Silent Hill 2, Alien Isolation 2 announcement, and much more. PATREON: Skip the ads and support us with our Patreon.com/XB2 page! From $4.99. SPONSOR: Get 20% OFF and FREE SHIPPING at MANSCAPED.COM with our checkout code XB2! http://MANSCAPED.com #ad TIMESTAMPS: 00:00:00: Intro. Sarah Bond talks Xbox on cloud. Xbox stock levels in global markets. 00:50:00: Silent Hill 2, Final Fantasy 16 thoughts. 01:15:00: Metaphor Re:Fantazio blows up. 01:40:00: Halo's engine swap and future. 02:30:00: Alien Isolation sequel, Splinter Cell Remake rumors. 03:00:00: Patreon Q&A. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

PATREON: Go ad-free on Patreon for just $5 per month! http://patreon.com/XB2 Jez and Rand gear up for another Xbox Two Podcast. We talk about Ubisoft's impending implosion, Xbox's feedback hunt and Japanese games push, thoughts on Silent Hill 2 Remake, Shattered Space, and Diablo 4 Vessel of Hatred, and much more. SPONSOR: Get 20% OFF and FREE SHIPPING at MANSCAPED.COM with our checkout code XB2! http://MANSCAPED.com #ad TIMESTAMPS: 00:00:00: Intro. Xbox ramps up marketing for Call of Duty Black Ops 6, Starfield Shattered Space thoughts. 00:50:00: Diablo 4 Vessel of Hatred thoughts, Ubisoft imploding, is Xbox a "mess"? 01:30:00: Xbox's dev research and Japanese games push. 02:10:00: Stalker 2 documentary, Krafton talks Tango Gameworks plans, breaking Halo news. 02:30:00: Patreon Q&A. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hey gang! Welcome to the audio version of XB2+1 (Ep. 23). This time, we talked to Florian Mueller (FOSSPatents, Game Fray) to learn all about the final years of the Xbox vs. FTC litigation, as well as the big Palworld vs. Nintendo battle brewing in Japan. This is a technical episode so buckle in!! But if you're interested in gaming legalities, you'll learn a ton. SPONSOR: Get 20% OFF at MANSCAPED.COM with checkout code XB2! PATREON: Get episodes like this a week early on our Patreon! Patreon.com/XB2 Follow Florian Mueller over on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/Florian4Gamers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jez and Rand gear up for the latest XB2 Podcast! This week, we talk Xbox's Tokyo Game Show reaction, flame some fanboys, talk PlayStation State of Play and PS5 Pro sales, and Ubisoft's very difficult quarter. PATREON: Join us on Patreon.com/XB2 for two extra shows per month, exclusive Q&A guaranteed, and much more. https://patreon.com/XB2

Join Jez and Rand for the latest Xbox Two Podcast! This week, we talk Xbox at the Tokyo Game Show, the rumored Switch 2 leak, AI and super resolution, Cocord's reported dev costs, and much more. SPONSOR: Get 20% OFF at MANSCAPED.COM with checkout code XB2! Boxers, razors, cologne, men's gifts, and more! #ad PATREON: Join us on Patreon.com/XB2 for two extra shows per month, exclusive Q&A guaranteed, and much more. HTTP://patreon.com/XB2

THE TWENTEETHS SECOND XBOX TWO PLUS SHOW is HERE! Our next guest is the EVER PRESENT EVERBORN SAGA OF EVERBORN FAME. We talk PS5 Pro, Xbox's strategy, the future, and much more! Follow EVERBORN on Twitter (https://x.com/EverbornSaga)! BACK EVERBORN ON KICKSTARTER: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/theeverborn/everborn-ariels-adventure-chapter-2 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jez and Rand return with another lovely XB2 Podcast. This week, we talk PS5 Pro price shocker and discuss what this means for the Xbox next, we also talk Space Marine 2 and Astro Bot's sure-fire GOTY shoo-in. We talk Xbox layoffs and Xbox's evolving "strategy" (or lack thereof) and much more. SPONSOR: Get 20% OFF at MANSCAPED.COM with checkout code XB2! Boxers, cologne, razors, shavers, and MUCH more. #ad PATREON: Support us and get a ton of perks with Patreon.com/XB2! DISCORD: Join our community at Discord.gg/XB2! TIMESTAMPS: 00:00:00: Intro, WH40K Space Marine 2 hype, Astro Bot success. 01:10:00: Old Activision games on Xbox Game Pass? PS5 Pro announced. 02:00:00: Geoff Keighley gets trolled, Annapurna implodes, Xbox layoffs. 02:40:00: Xbox Game Pass "Standard" tier, Tony Hawk rumors, Xbox friend system update. Patreon Q&A. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

SPONSOR: Get 20% OFF at MANSCAPED.COM with checkout code XB2! Razors, boxers, cologne, and much more! Join Jez and Rand for another bumper episode of Xbox Two Podcast! This week, we talk Warhammer 40K: Space Marine, Xbox's presence at the Tokyo Game Show and what it could mean, Astrobot vs. Concord. Capcom's classic games return to Xbox, and much, much more! PATREON: Go ad-free and get exclusive Q&A and extra shows with our Patreon! http://patreon.com/XB2 DISCORD: Join our community Discord over at Discord.gg/XB2! TIMESTAMPS:  00:00:00: Intro. Black Myth Wukong exclusivity, Star Wars Outlaws, Warhammer 40K win. 00:50:00: Xbox at Tokyo Game Show, new consoles in September, Astrobot and Xbox's strategy. Capcom and Xbox fix their compatibility issues. 01:40:00: Starfield turns 1, Transformers Xbox games, Concord's failure. 02:00:00: Xbox ecosystem and Windows PC handhelds, Minecraft movie trailer (cursed). 02:40:00: State of Decay 2 is sunset. Patreon Q&A. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Returning to the fold is the legendary MILES DOMPIER, formerly of Windows Central, Miles now works at Illfonic, building games like Friday the 13th, Killer Clowns from Outer Space, and much more. In this month's XB2+1, we talk Xbox, the game industry, Miles dev journey, and much more. Aired first on Patreon.com/XB2 on August 27, 2024. Join Patreon to get these shows as they happen live, and much more! SPONSOR: Get 20% OFF at MANSCAPED.COM with our checkout code XB2! #ad Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices