Starfield VS Baldur's Gate 3 - Should Xbox Be Concerned? | Defining Duke, Episode 136
793Baldur's Gate has, well, stormed the gates of PCs around the globe and has managed to amass a staggering 800K+ concurrent players. Such a feat is difficult to accomplish, especially for a hardcore turn-based RPG despite how much many love them. To say Larian Studios deserves such attention and celebration would be an understatement. However, as an Xbox podcast, the eyes of many of our listeners and writers has shifted to Bethesda Game Studios Starfield where some may worry of history repeating itself. Ahead of Fallout 4's release, another transformative RPG released and that game was The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. Much of the conversation turned into Bethesda being upstaged and there is a small yet growing fear that Bethesda may be upstaged again. Are these games truly comparable? Well, the Dukes are happy to answer that very question. Plus, we dive into more of your Starfield questions such as what Xbox needs for this game to be considered a success and how to cope with a potential failure come September 1st. We also sift through Square Enix's shift in focus, Xbox's changes to the $1 offer in Game Pass, and spread some much needed words on the Health Is Wealth movement!
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0:00:00 - Intro
0:23:09 - What’s up with the Magic/Fallout crossover?
0:25:33 - Quake 2 Improved Edition has been leaked for a QuakeCon release
0:29:47 - Capcom is satisfied with the performance of Exoprimal
0:31:29 - Killer Instinct is getting a free 10th anniversary update
0:35:01 - JUSANT will release on October 3rd
0:35:45 - Red Dead Redemption is coming to Switch and PS4
0:40:21 - Take Two has dropped hints about GTA6’s release window
0:41:45 - Modern Warfare 3 has been announced and will release November 10th
0:44:23 - Game Pass’ $1 offer is now only 14 days instead of 30
0:47:06 - Wrestlequest has been delayed
0:49:18 - Antstream Arcade has implemented various improvements on Xbox
0:50:18 - A Series X without a disc drive may be on the way
0:59:26 - Striking Distance will suffer layoffs
1:02:11 - What have we been playing?
1:26:08 - How many sales does Starfield need to be a success?
1:30:48 - Does Bethesda just have bad luck?
1:44:22 - What happens if Starfield fails to launch us into orbit?
1:54:52 - Have we seen the Bungie news?
2:08:52 - Square Enix will lean into more AAA titles and away from mid-tier games
2:18:54 - Baldur’s Gate is a hit
2:34:35 - Avowed developers pushed for co-op
2:46:47 - Game Pass Pick of the Week
2:52:52 - How do we break through fitness walls?