Things got a little hectic in the Xbox world last week. Following reports and speculation in January that Xbox is exclusive Sea of Thieves And HiFi Rush could appear on PS5, there were convincing rumors about it in February Higher profile games like Starfield And Indiana Jones and the Great Circleas well as long-standing Xbox exclusives like gloriole And War equipment Achieving multiplatform status.
The rumors did not go down well with members of the Xbox fan base. Of course, even non-die-hard Xbox fans might find the prospect of Master Chief reloading his assault rifle using the square button more than unusual (although I’m using the bumper jumper controls, so I’d go for the circle). Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer addressed the rumors about X
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The special edition of the official Xbox podcast will go live on February 15th The official Xbox YouTube channel at the following times:
- 12pm PST
- 3:00 PM EST
- 20:00 GMT
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What to expect on the Official Xbox Podcast on February 15th
While there’s still a bit of mystery as to what exactly we should expect in today’s podcast, we do know that Spencer is expected to provide an update on Microsoft’s “Vision for the future of Xbox.”
As previously mentioned, this follows a week of turmoil in the Xbox fanbase, as sufficiently convincing leaks regarding the exclusive status of several major Xbox franchises allow them to transition to multiplatform status, potentially coming to PlayStation 5 and Nintendo Switch.
The official Xbox podcast is expected to go live after a rumored Nintendo Direct, which only adds to speculation that certain Xbox games are at least coming to Switch.
Last week’s rumors follow other wild changes at Team Xbox, including a massive series of layoffs next to record-breaking acquisitions of other game companies to grow the brand.
It remains to be seen whether today’s news is an exciting reveal of something or more news to depress Xbox fans. The special edition of the official Xbox podcast launches on February 15th at 3:00 p.m. EST / 12:00 p.m. PST.
