The XboxEra Podcast Episode 300 Celebration Brings in Some Big Changes

Well, we did it! 300 Episodes – which equates to over 45 days of listening time! To celebrate this milestone, we made some big announcements that saw The XboxEra Podcast Episode 300 change before your very eyes. Welcome to DayOne!

This week saw some big news, some great games and of course our own big announcement. XboxEra is rebranding, bringing a new name and a new website to our readers, alongside new features like memberships and additional platform coverage. You can read about all of that here – take it in! If you’ve got questions, we’ve got answers – hit us up on our Discord and the forums, and we’ll do our best to help.

In the meantime, this week saw some cool games, and plenty of news to get stuck into. 34BigThings released Carmageddon Rogue Shift, and we sat down to chat with the game director to learn about how the game came to be. We also enjoyed a great conversation with the Narrative Director at Squanch Games and chatted about High on Life 2, which is heading our way next week alongside a great looking first drop of games for February.

In gaming news, Nintendo had a massive 3rd Party focused Direct with tons of announcements of ports and other releases that look great for Switch 2 owners. Sony announced a new Horizon game, ‘Hunters Gathering‘, and Valve delayed the Steam Machine pricing reveal, with the units now coming at some point in the first half of this year. Epic games shared they want their store to be available on the new Xbox on ‘Day One’, and indeed AMD’s Dr Lisa Su confirmed the chip maker is on target to support a new Xbox in 2027. Lots of this, and more in the XboxEra Podcast Episode 300!

Timestamps:

00:00:00 – Intro and Hi everyone!
00:03:30 – What have we been playing? Pragmata Demo
00:10:00 – Speedball
00:15:45 – Jesse got a Redmagic Tablet and has been playing Where Winds Meet
00:18:00 – Ni-Oh 3
00:21:00 – Carmageddon: Rogue Shift
00:26:00 – Aphelion
00:26:40 – We got some more controllers to check out
00:30:00 – Chappell Roan tangent
00:32:50 – Tom Warren revealed a lot about Xbox’s 2026
00:52:26 – PlayStation’s Financials
00:54:20 – Horizon Hunters Gathering tangent
00:58:05 – Valve delays the price and date reveal for the Steam Machine and Frame
01:01:21 – Jason Schrier visits Obsidian and interviews them
01:03:10 – Nick eats a bean because MVG gave us $50
01:05:30 – Build a Rocket Boy CEO alleges there was a massive sabotage campaign against MindsEye
01:11:27 – The Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase
01:24:10 – Planet of Lana II Previews go up as well as a release date. March 5th
01:27:52 – Superchat about Crimson Desert
01:30:20 – XboxEra is now DayOne!
01:42:03 – Welcome to the DayOne Podcast!
02:12:24 – Console Wars The Card Game…the VIDEO GAME!
02:18:10 – Does everyone like the new look of the show?
02:24:50 – Patron Shout
02:26:07 – Community Question #1: Deadly Headly – Congrats guys!
02:26:55 – Community Question #2: CJAD93 – Any tips for using the ROG Xbox Ally X?
02:29:18 – Community Question #3: TheCucumbo – If you could go back in time and cover a major gaming event, what would you cover?
02:33:19 – Community Question #4: Aarsal – What’s your favourite letter?
02:34:21 – Community Question #5: J F0LEY – What do you want to see in the new Xbox Controllers?
02:36:52 – Community Question #6: TiberiusMonk – What’s a complement for the crew?
02:43:45 – Community Question #7: itzFinn – Thanks heaps and congrats guys!
02:46:27 – Community Question #8: Emargonaut – Incredible message thanking us and what video game logic would have an impact in the real world?
02:54:25 – Community Question #9: PoderickPayne – Why is Overwatch back?
02:57:15 – Community Question #10: 99ruken – Why isn’t Minecraft on Steam?
02:58:28 – Community Question #11: 99ruken – What cross over would you like?
02:59:47 – Community Question #12: 99ruken – Where do you see yourselves by Episode 400?
03:01:24 – Community Question #13: 99ruken – Will Microsoft pivot back once the AI bubble bursts?
03:03:51 – Community Question #14: 99ruken – Should Microsoft acquire Hi-Rez?
03:05:30 – Community Question #15: Hytham G – Fall Show question (with spoilers)
03:08:23 – Community Question #16: DidactBRHU3 – Heard about the Baldur’s Gate TV Show?
03:11:00 – Community Question #17: Skedaddle – What did Jon do to cause Phil to not jump on?
03:16:09 – Community Question #18: Vinnie13 – You can only play one game, watch one movie and listen to one song forever. What do you pick?
03:21:57 – Community Question #19: Good Old Collingwood – How long was Bill Murry stuck on Groundhog Day?
03:23:50 – Community Question #20: Sydle – Most anticipated 2026 game?
03:28:18 – Wrapping up
03:33:10 – Ciao for now!

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