This week sees the return of a classic franchise, the closure of multiple studios that potentially spells the end of VR as we know it, and the upcoming Forza Horizon 6 having its release date potentially leaked! We chat about all this and more in the XboxEra Podcast Episode 297!
We’re slowly ramping up as the year begins, and we’ve already got reviews scheduled for next week as we prepare for the sheer onslaught of awesome video games in the year ahead. Jesse dropped a review for the recent game pass addition of Quarantine Zone: The Last Check, and Jon has been playing God of War 2018 while things are quiet.
Things won’t be quiet for long though! Next week sees the return of the Xbox Developer_Direct, and a little mistake occurred that ended up potentially revealing the release date and editions for Playground Games upcoming Forza Horizon 6. In other news, Ecco the Dolphin is set to make a comeback with new games coming, and Meta decided to signal the death of VR by closing 3 beloved studios responsible for some of the best VR games on Quest. In other news, Fallout continues to do well for Amazon, who have put out a casting call for a reality show where you’re actually in a Fallout shelter. All this and more, including our wonderful community sharing their questions in the XboxEra Podcast Episode 297!
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Timestamps:
00:00:00 – Show Start
00:10:50 – What have we been playing
00:25:34 – Extas1s claims there will be an achievement overhaul
00:26:29 – Ecco the Dolphin returns
00:36:45 – Paramount sues Warner Bros
00:42:30 – Meta closing 3 beloved studios
00:52:42 – Ad Break
00:54:38 – Forza Horizon 6 date leaks
01:05:00 – Fallout Shelter show is coming from Amazon
01:09:45 – Kratos cast in Amazon’s GOW show
01:14:15 – Bobby Kotick defends himself in court
01:17:25 – Grounded 2 has a big update
01:18:15 – Valve updated their AI disclosure rules
01:30:56 – Community Questions
02:39:04 – Housekeeping
02:41:50 – Show is over
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