It's been quite the year for Obsidian Entertainment. Following three major releases in one year with Avowed, Grounded 2 (Early Access), and The Outer Worlds 2. Obsidian finds itself discussing their future and relevance in a world where "Microsoft Gaming" exists. Cog and Hoeg discuss the significance of revisiting the Pillars of Eternity universe with their latest turn based announcement. What does the future also hold for this studio? In addition to all the latest news in the world of Xbox!

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0:00:00 - Intro
0:02:50 - Health Is Wealth
0:05:01 - Does Cog Really Hate Exclusives?
0:17:14 - Xbox Hybrid Future?
0:33:59 - Cancelling Game Pass Ultimate?
0:40:32 - Destiny 2 New Renegades expansion
0:49:39 - Nintendo’s Patent in Palworld Dispute is Being Re-examined
1:03:54 - Devs believe Steam has a monopoly on PC games?
1:14:03 - Consumers spend more on remakes than remasters
1:22:42 - Battlefield 6 Has Reportedly Sold Over 10 Million Copies
1:31:21 - Arc Raiders early success & roadmap
1:40:33 - Black Ops 7 ROG Xbox Ally X Support
1:44:22 - Expedition 33 & Final Fantasy VII Remake event
1:52:52 - What We Are Playing
2:11:36 - Obsidian announces Pillars of Eternity Turn-Based Mode & talks future
2:42:41 - Xbox Q1 hardware sales down
2:54:20 - Xbox - Ex-Boxer commercial

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#253 | Obsidian: The Pillar of Xbox’s Future?