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Starfield (2023)

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On this edition of Salient Points: Starfield has landed and we give you a rundown of our impressions and the waves of hype that have been rippling through the industry for Xbox’s premier Game Pass title.

Dalan, Deo, Luis, and Carlos talk about that, Switch 2 making behind-closed-door Gamescom appearances, Nintendo patents “smart fluid” joysticks to avoid drift, Embracer Group shuts down studios, explores Gearbox sale, PlayStation Portal’s wackiness, PlayStation Plus price hike, and more.

Games featured: Saints Row, Red Faction, Daytona USA 2, Sega Racing Classic 2, Sea of Stars, Stray, Spyro Reignited Trilogy, Suikoden, Final Fantasy 16, Little Nightmares 3, Destiny 2, Mario Tennis, Killer Instinct, Golf with Friends, FIST, Soul Hackers 2, Cris Tales, Final Fantasy: Ever Crisis, Remnant 2, Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon.

0:00:00 - Intro
0:03:52 - The people speak!
0:06:16 - Starfield's expectations...below, met, or exceeded?
0:15:25 - 6 million players, physical sales, beat under 3 hours
0:16:41 - Gamers pretend Starfield is on PlayStation 5
0:17:56 - Starfield to Xbox as Zelda is to Nintendo, "upgrade your PC"
0:23:08 - Switch 2 behind-closed-doors at Gamescom
0:26:56 - Embracer Group shuts down Volition, exploring Gearbox sale
0:34:27 - "Smart fluid" joysticks to stop drift from Nintendo
0:37:43 - The time Carlos meet Donald Mustard, Geoff Keighley, and N'Gai Croal
0:39:48 - TMNT: Mutant Mayhem will get a video game sequel
0:41:22 - Daytona 2 USA finally comes to the U.S. via Like a Dragon Gaiden
0:43:19 - Sea of Stars sells 250k, beyond studio projections
0:45:29 - Stray animated movie from Annapurna Animation coming
0:46:47 - Spyro Reignited Trilogy sells 10 million
0:47:57 - Suikoden 1 and 2 remasters pushed to 2024
0:48:11 - Final Fantasy 16 getting two DLC expansions
0:49:13 - PlayStation Portal, PSP, drops Nov 15, $199.99
0:51:39 - PlayStation Plus price hikes ($79.99, $134.99, $159.99)
0:58:09 - Little Nightmares 3 by Supermassive Games!
1:01:13 - Deo, Dalan, and Carlos play Starfield
1:12:08 - Luis finally beats a raid in Destiny 2
1:19:04 - Carlos play Nintendo 64's Mario Tennis
1:20:08 - Dalan plays ALL the games: Sea of Stars, Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon, Golf with Friends, Remnant 2, Final Fantasy: Ever Cris, and so, so much more...

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