Episodes

  • XB2+1-2 (SPECIAL): Jez goes solo, Xbox's 2025, Black Myth Wukong situation, and more

    XB2+1-2 (SPECIAL): Jez goes solo, Xbox's 2025, Black Myth Wukong situation, and more
    Jan 5 2025
    With Rand sick with the flu, Jez dropped a little solo show taking questions from the audience. Please forgive the lack of typical structure, we'll be back to usual programming next week hopefully! 💚 Support us on http://Patreon.com/XB2! Extra shows, Q&A sessions, and more. 💚 SPONSOR: Get 20% OFF and FREE SHIPPING at MANSCAPED.COM with our checkout code XB2! http://MANSCAPED.com #ad TIMESTAMPS: 00:00:00: Intro, Black Myth Wukong Xbox release. 00:50:00: Valve at CES 2025, Xbox 2025 predictions. Halo and DOOM Secret Level TV pitch. 01:30:00: Patreon Q&A. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    2 hrs and 25 mins
  • 346: Xbox @ CES 2025, Everwild teased, Xbox controller patent, Indiana Jones sequels

    346: Xbox @ CES 2025, Everwild teased, Xbox controller patent, Indiana Jones sequels
    Dec 28 2024
    Rand and Jez talk 2025 in this final episode of the year. We talk Xbox @ CES 2025 and what third-party Xbox hardware might look like, we discuss the newly published Xbox controller patent, as well as Indiana Jones' success. 💚 Support us on http://Patreon.com/XB2! Extra shows, Q&A sessions, and more. 💚 SPONSOR: Get 20% OFF and FREE SHIPPING at MANSCAPED.COM with our checkout code XB2! http://MANSCAPED.com #ad TIMESTAMPS: 00:00:00: Intro, most anticipated games of 2025, top games of 2024. 00:40:00: Indiana Jones sequel? Xbox 2025 predictions. 01:20:00: EA killed dead Space 4, New Sebile Xbox controller. Xbox at CES 2025. 02:10:00: Patreon Q&A. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    3 hrs and 18 mins
  • XB2+1-1+2 (XMAS SPECIAL): Jez, Jon, and Luke recap Xbox's 2025

    XB2+1-1+2 (XMAS SPECIAL): Jez, Jon, and Luke recap Xbox's 2025
    Dec 26 2024
    AIRED FIRST ON PATREON: December 23, 2024. With Rand unavailable, this month's XB2+1 ended up being an XB2+1-1+2 as Jon from XboxERA and Luke from Xbox Expansion Pass jumped in to recap this year in Xbox land. We talk Xbox OEM hardware rumors, Xbox's "This is an Xbox" push, sprinkle in some rumors, and wrap up 2025 in a nice shiny red bow. Follow JON @ XboxEra: https://www.youtube.com/c/XboxEra Follow LUKE @ XAP: https://www.youtube.com/@XboxExpansionPass 💚 Support us on http://Patreon.com/XB2! Extra shows, Q&A sessions, and more. 💚 SPONSOR: Get 20% OFF and FREE SHIPPING at MANSCAPED.COM with our checkout code XB2! http://MANSCAPED.com #ad Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 hr and 34 mins
  • 345: Xbox 2025 release Plans, Xbox "redefining fans," no more Xbox exclusives?

    345: Xbox 2025 release Plans, Xbox "redefining fans," no more Xbox exclusives?
    Dec 21 2024
    Jez and Rand get into another week of Xbox drama. This week, we talk Xbox's 2025 release schedule. Satya Nadella's "redefining fans" comment, and the potential death of the "Xbox console exclusive." SPONSOR: Get 20% OFF and FREE SHIPPING at MANSCAPED.COM with our checkout code XB2! http://MANSCAPED.com #ad 💚 Support us on http://Patreon.com/XB2! Extra shows, Q&A sessions, and more. 💚 TIMESTAMPS: 00:00:00: Intro, Jez's article on "no more exclusives." 00:30:00: The Game Awards. 01:13:09: "This is an Xbox" discussion, grifters, PlayStation games coming to Xbox? 02:17:00: Tencent and Epic Games, Kadokawa and Sony, The Outer Worlds 2 release date. 02:44:00: Xbox hardware sales decline, Superman trailer, Satya Nadella redefines Xbox fans. 03:18:00: Patreon Q&A. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    4 hrs and 4 mins
  • 344: The Game Awards, Witcher 4, Outer Worlds 2, Elden Ring Nightreign?!

    344: The Game Awards, Witcher 4, Outer Worlds 2, Elden Ring Nightreign?!
    Dec 15 2024
    Rand and COLT get into this week's Xbox news, as Jez has been a bit ill. Poor Jez. But Colt holds down the fort! This week, Rand talks everything Game Awards, and the drama that followed. 💚 Support us on http://Patreon.com/XB2! Ad-free, extra shows, Q&A sessions, and more. 💚 SPONSOR: Get 20% OFF and FREE SHIPPING at MANSCAPED.COM with our checkout code XB2! #ad TIMESTAMPS: 00:00:00: Intro and Housekeeping, Xbox's Pornhub collapse. 00:23:50: Indiana Jones GOTY speculation, Xbox cloud gaming update. CoD games release on PC Game Pass. 01:04:46: Everything The Game Awards. 03:12:48: Patreon Q&A. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    3 hrs and 48 mins
  • 343: Indiana Jones wins, Ubisoft fails, Xbox Everywhere is "Sarah Bond's initiative"?

    343: Indiana Jones wins, Ubisoft fails, Xbox Everywhere is "Sarah Bond's initiative"?
    Dec 7 2024
    Jez and Rand get into another week of Xboxxy news. This week, we talk The Game Awards hype, and review Indiana Jones. We talk Xbox's Year In Review and Shawn Layden's recent interview. We discuss rumors of Sarah Bond's involvement with the "Xbox Everywhere" initiative, and discuss another round of Ubisoft fails. 💚 Support us on http://Patreon.com/XB2! Extra shows, Q&A sessions, and more. 💚 SPONSOR: Get 20% OFF and FREE SHIPPING at MANSCAPED.COM with our checkout code XB2! #ad TIMESTAMPS: 00:00:00: Intro and Housekeeping 00:17:00: TGA predictions, Indiana Jones breakdown. 01:02:48: Andy Robinson hype TGA tweet, Xbox Series S saves lives! Xbox's Year In Review website. Shawn Layden interview. 01:42:55: Rumour: Sarah Bond behind "Xbox Everywhere." 02:15:05: Ubisoft closing studios and sunsetting XDefiant. 02:33:15: Patreon Q&A. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    3 hrs and 7 mins
  • 342: Xbox Store BLOCKED, biggest Call of Duty ever, Final Fantasy 7 Remake to Xbox?

    342: Xbox Store BLOCKED, biggest Call of Duty ever, Final Fantasy 7 Remake to Xbox?
    Dec 3 2024
    Rand and Jez gear up for another Xbox Two Podcast! This week, we talk Xbox's mobile game store fails, Call of Duty's penetration, Activision-Blizzard games drip feeding into Game Pass, Final Fantasy 7 Remake Xbox port rumors, and much more. 💚 Support us on http://Patreon.com/XB2! Extra shows, Q&A sessions, and more. 💚 SPONSOR: Get 20% OFF and FREE SHIPPING at MANSCAPED.COM with our checkout code XB2! #ad TIMESTAMPS: 00:00:00: Intro, what we've been playing. 00:28:25: Xbox Game Pass and Activision games, PC handheld wars, Horizon Zero Dawn gets ripped off. 01:21:00: Studio closures, Final Fantasy whole slate to Xbox, Xbox mobile store delayed on Android. 01:54:50: Sony trailer Bloodborne tease, Shuhei Yoshida retires, gamers spending more time watching videos than playing? 02:14:24: Patreon Q&A. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    3 hrs and 13 mins
  • XB2+1 (Ep. 25) Talking Xbox, Fable leaks, Xbox's strategy, and more with Luke Lohr!

    XB2+1 (Ep. 25) Talking Xbox, Fable leaks, Xbox's strategy, and more with Luke Lohr!
    Nov 27 2024
    AIRED FIRST ON PATREON.COM/XB2 ON NOV 20, 2024! This month, we caught up with the excellent and bodacious Luke Lohr of the Xbox Expansion Pass Podcast to talk all things Xbox and gaming news. Follow Luke on socials @InsipidGhost and find Xbox Expansion Pass on YouTube! SPONSOR: Get 20% OFF and FREE SHIPPING at MANSCAPED.COM with our checkout code XB2! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 hr and 41 mins