Microsoft vs. FTC Court Hearing Revelations | Game Mess Mornings 06/23/23
175Grubb is joined by "Video Game of the Year" author Jordan Minor to discuss a variety of revelations from the Microsoft vs. FTC court hearings, interspersed with bits of breaking Sonic news.
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:43 - Jordan Minor's new book "Video Game of the Year"
00:08:29 - Intro Part 2
00:09:00 - Microsoft vs. FTC hearings
00:10:30 - Sarah Bond testifies: Bobby Kotick demanded better revenue split for ABK
00:16:24 - Sarah Bond testifies: Xbox players use streaming as "a console feature"
00:18:10 - Jim Ryan's emails reveal he was "unconcerned" with the Xbox/ABK deal
00:21:37 - Next-gen consoles expected in 2028
00:28:06 - FTC: Xbox's 10-year partnerships with Nvidia & Nintendo "filled with loopholes"
00:29:25 - Court filing reveals Xbox's claim of being an "underdog" in the console space
00:32:07 - Indiana Jones originally multiplatform, now Xbox exclusive
00:35:44 - Sonic intermission
00:37:11 - FTC claims that Zenimax games prove Xbox can't do multiplatform
00:39:02 - Matt Booty's frustrated emails and "changed" exclusivity strategy
00:41:04 - The Outer Worlds 2 might end up on PlayStation
00:44:46 - Todd Howard (via Pete Hines): Starfield is "irresponsibly large"
00:46:37 - Todd Howard reveals how many Starfield planets will have life
00:51:13 - Rumor: Metal Gear Solid 4 may be included in MGS Master Collection Vol. 2
00:54:40 - Fan spends over $3500 on Nintendo stock to rant about Splatoon cosmetics
00:56:14 - Sonic intermission Part 2
00:56:49 - Potential E3 2024 & 2025 may or may not be cancelled
00:57:23 - Outro & Polls
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