Defining Duke, Episode 182 | Matt Booty Opens Up On Bethesda Studio Closures...
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Jun 27
3 hr 15 min
In a relatively slow week, we're able to settle into a major interview conducted by Variety with the one and only, Matt Booty. Sitting as Xbox Game Content and Studios President, Matt Booty was a major factor behind Xbox's decision to shut down four Bethesda studios. In the brand's third attempt to answer the deeper reasoning behind these closures, we get a few more breadcrumbs that leave room for assumption on the matter. Alongside that, Booty speaks on the Xbox exclusive situation with remains relatively unclear moving into the future. Plus more on Forza Horizon 4's delisting, Hellblade 2 initial sales, and more!Timestamps:0:00:00 - Intro0:14:25 - Forza Horizon 4 being delisted0:24:43 - Avowed is fully playable in third person0:29:16 - Harvey Smith on Redfall’s final update0:32:07 - Xbox's statement on Black Myth Wukong0:39:24 - Bethesda Game Studios Montreal is unionizing0:44:52 - Hellblade 2 fails to crack top 100 sales in Europe0:53:49 - Disney Epic Mickey: Rebrushed release date0:57:20 - Katsuhiro Harada on why Soul Calibur disappeared1:10:26 - Jet Set Radio Remake leaks online1:17:55 - BioWare on Dragon Age Veilguard’s name change1:20:34 - What We’re Playing1:47:13 -
Warm Up Question01:57:42 - Matt Booty interview with Variety02:43:06 - Game Pass Pick Of The Week02:51:40 - Ending Question