The XB2 — A Gaming Podcast

Rand and Jez return with another Xbox Two Podcast! This week, we talk the Xbox Partner Preview event, The Game Awards nominees, Battlefield beating out Call of Duty in first weekend sales, and much more. 🦈 Get Surfshark 80% OFF! ⁠http://www.surfshark.net/XB2⁠ | 100% log free VPN! #ad💚 Support us and go AD-FREE on http://Patreon.com/XB2! Extra shows, Q&As, and more. TIMESTAMPS:00:00:00: Intro, Silent Hill 2 hits Xbox. Battlefield 6 vs. Black Ops 7.00:50:00: ANOTHER Xbox price increase? Resetera hates Jez. Steam Machine price?01:20:00: Next-gen Xbox release date expectations, Ubisoft is doing well?01:50:00: Xbox Partner Preview thoughts, Sarah Bond comments on hardware.02:15:00: Xbox Goon Pass, The Game Awards thoughts.02:48:00: Patreon Q&A topics. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

🦈 Get Surfshark 80% OFF! ⁠http://www.surfshark.net/XB2⁠ | 100% log free VPN! (AD) RECORDED NOVEMBER 11, 2025. WE'RE BACK FOR XB2+1! AND THIS MONTH, WE'RE TALKING TO INFINITE Dirt Griggity!!!! GAMING WON'T BE THE SAME AFTER THIS WEEK. Subscribe to Dirt Griggity on YouTube! https://www.youtube.com/@dirtgrigg GET EARLY ACCESS on PATREON: http://www.patreon.com/XB2 JOIN US ON DISCORD: https://discord.gg/XB2 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

🦈 Get Surfshark 80% OFF! ⁠http://www.surfshark.net/XB2⁠ | 100% log free VPN! #ad IS XBOX DOOMED? Jez and Rand talk about this week's Steam Machine drama, expectations, the evolving game industry, and much more. 💚 Support us and go AD-FREE on http://Patreon.com/XB2! Extra shows, Q&A sessions, and more. 💚 TIMESTAMPS: 00:00:00: Intro, Ubisoft doomed? Fallout Anniversary is broken. Fallout New Vegas coming?00:50:00: Black Ops 7 released, figures look bleak. Dispatch thoughts, Silent Hill 2 shadow drop?01:28:00: Fortnite hits Xbox Play Anywhere, Steam Machine hype.02:25:00: Todd Howard on Elder Scrolls 6, PlayStation games skipping PlayStation?02:46:00: Patreon Q&A. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

🦈 Get Surfshark 80% OFF! ⁠http://www.surfshark.net/XB2⁠ | 100% log free VPN! #ad Jez and Rand RETURN. This week, we talk GTA 6 and how it impacts Xbox's plans, we talk Arc Raiders blowing tf up, and hints that PlayStation might be following Xbox's strategy once again ... 💚 Support us and go AD-FREE on http://Patreon.com/XB2! Extra shows, Q&A sessions, and more. 💚 TIMESTAMPS: 00:00:00: Intro, Mass Effect N7 Day, remasters vs. remakes. Gaming and TV. 00:28:00: Next Xbox in 2027? Ai in the media. Switch 2 sales figures. 01:02:00: Rand loves Arc Raiders. GTA 6 delayed AGAIN. 02:02:00: PlayStation copies Xbox again? 02:34:00: Halo Infinite dead. 02:50:00: Patreon Q&A topics. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

🦈 Get Surfshark 80% OFF! http://www.surfshark.net/XB2 | 100% log free VPN! #ad Rand and Jez are BACK, and this week, we do an extra long show to make up for Rand's flu! We talk next-gen Xbox hardware rumors, Satya's TikTok comments, Halo Campaign Evolved drama, and much more! 💚 Support us and go AD-FREE on http://Patreon.com/XB2! Extra shows, Q&A sessions, and more. 💚 TIMESTAMPS:00:00:00: Intro, Xbox Ally fun, Fallout 4 update, xCloud upgrades.00:30:00: Rand plays Keeper, Ninja Gaiden, Arc Raiders and Battlefield BR.01:00:00: Xbox vs. TikTok.01:40:00: Halo CE revealed.02:10:00: Is AI a bubble? Profit margins vs. studios, exclusives are antiquated?03:00:00: Xbox vs. Windows 11, Simpsons Fortnite, Warner Bros for sale?03:15:00: DOUBLE Patreon Q&A topics. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rand is out with the flu this week, so Jez took to the airwaves for a bonus solo show! We talked the Xbox next-gen hardware report, fielded audience questions about the November showcase rumor, and examined some Halo CE reactions, all while playing WoW. 🤗 🦈 Get Surfshark 80% OFF! https://get.surfshark.net/XB2 | 100% log free VPN! #Sponsor 💚 Support us and go AD-FREE on http://Patreon.com/XB2! Extra shows, Q&A sessions, and more. 💚 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

🦈 Get Surfshark 80% OFF! https://get.surfshark.net/aff_c?offer_id=926&aff_id=37504 | 100% log free VPN! #Sponsor This week, Jez and Rand get into another week of Xboxxy news and rumors. We talk about the FUD that Xbox has been "dropped" from retailers, we talk Xbox Ally reviews and impressions, and also get into the big debate about Xbox's "This is an Xbox" marketing campaign. 💚 Support us and go AD-FREE on http://Patreon.com/XB2! Extra shows, Q&A sessions, and more. 💚 TIMESTAMPS: 00:00:00: Intro, Splinter Cell Netflix Show?! 00:32:00: Next Xbox "cancelled," or not. Microsoft moving manufacturing out of China? 00:52:00: Xbox "pulled from stores" rumors, Xbox Live Gold to be removed on next gen? 01:15:00: Battlefield 6 thoughts, Glen Schofield comments, Quantic Dream goes multiplayer. 02:10:00: Xbox Ally impressions, This is an Xbox drama. 03:08:00: Pokémon review bombed, Patreon Q&A. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

🦈 Get Surfshark 80% OFF! https://get.surfshark.net/aff_c?offer_id=926&aff_id=37504 | 100% log free VPN! #Sponsor ✨AIRED FIRST EARLY ON PATREON.COM/XB2! Hey gang! Welcome to our next developer interview! This time, we're catching up with New Blood Interactive's CEO Dave Oshry! New Blood Interactive is a prolific Steam indie dev known for pioneering the "boomer shooter" genre. New Blood Interactive is starting to bring its games to Xbox Series X|S, Xbox Play Anywhere, Xbox Cloud Gaming, optimized as well for the Xbox Ally! In the interview, we talk about New Blood Interactive's journey, and Dave's opinions on ID@Xbox and what Microsoft can do to improve public perception of the brand. 💚 Support us and go AD-FREE and get shows like this early on http://Patreon.com/XB2! Extra shows, Q&A sessions, and more. 💚 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

🦈 Get Surfshark 80% OFF! https://get.surfshark.net/aff_c?offer_id=926&aff_id=37504 | 100% log free VPN! #Sponsor Jez and Rand gear up for another Xbox Two Pod! This week, we talk the big drama of the past week, from the Xbox Game Pass price hike, to the misinformation about Xbox's next-gen console hardware. We also talk Halo Studios and its future, and Jez has a little too much vodka. 💚 Support us and go AD-FREE on http://Patreon.com/XB2! Extra shows, Q&A sessions, and more. 💚 TIMESTAMPS:00:00:00: Intro, Machine Games' next title? Expedition 33 success.00:30:00: Silent Hill F wrap up, Battlefield 6 vs. Call of Duty. 01:04:00: Next-gen Xbox speculation, Xbox Game Pass price hike. 01:50:00: Halo Studios is cooked? Jez vs. AI. 02:26:00: Xbox cancels next-gen hardware?! No. 03:00:00: Ubisoft kills an Assassin's Creed game. Patreon Q&A. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

💚 Support us and go AD-FREE on http://Patreon.com/XB2! Extra shows, Q&A sessions, and more. 💚 Rand and Colt get into a week of Xboxxy news, with Jez recovering from a brief hospital visit. This week, the lads discuss the obvious: Xbox Game Pass' big price hike drama. EA finally sells itself, and we're getting a big Halo info drop soon. 🦈 Get Surfshark 80% OFF! https://get.surfshark.net/aff_c?offer_id=926&aff_id=37504 | 100% log free VPN! #Sponsor Timestamps up a bit later! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices