About this episode

The episode dives into the excitement surrounding Elder Scrolls VI and its implications for Xbox's strategy in the gaming market.

How hungry are people for Elder Scrolls VI? Apparently, very! All it took was eight asterisks within the game's subtitle to send a flurry of fans into everything from lore wikis to decoding employee identification numbers in Starfield's Developer Direct. With such rampant curiosity, this led the Dukes down the rabbithole. What do these eight characters represent? Indeed, if the theories are true, they tell us more than you'd expect. Beyond that, we settle into a chat about the coming generation of consoles. Will Xbox weaponize Elder Scrolls VI as a lightning rod which can draw people into the ecosystem? Is it worth risking millions upon millions of dollars lost for this? Essentially, is this game going to find itself in a camp with Call Of Duty and Forza or Clockwork and Gears? There are compelling arguments for both sides, so join the very delirious Dukes as they settle into a lengthy conversation about Elder Scrolls! Timestamps: Please keep in mind that our timestamps are approximate, and will often be slightly off due to dynamic ad placement. 0:00 - Intro11:20 - Health Is Wealth25:12 - Gears E Day beta sets records for series38:32 - Currently hired ID Software dev blasts…

People in this episode

Host: Dukes

Topics covered

• Elder Scrolls VI
• Xbox ecosystem
• console generation
• game theories
• video game industry

Keywords

• Elder Scrolls VI
• Xbox
• game theories
• console generation
• video games

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Xbox, ID Software, Halo

Products: Elder Scrolls VI, GTA 6, Ghost Of Yotei Complete Edition, Lord Of The Rings, Persona 1 & 2

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