About this episode
Gamescom took place this week! On top of Opening Night Live which was home to many reveals, Xbox held their own show the day after. It's there that we finally got information on the Xbox Ally. Everything from its official release date to features, specs, capabilities, and so on. With the rumored price tag floating at $549.99 and $899.99 respectively, is this handheld doing enough to justify its enthusiast status? Despite everything being an Xbox, it seems like the Xbox Ally will only function as such if a title supports "Play Anywhere." While not a concern for future games as we've seen many releases support the future, what this means for your established Xbox library isn't great news. We parse through it all... and a lot of Lego Batman. Please keep in mind that our timestamps are approximate, and will often be slightly off due to dynamic ad placement. 0:00:00 - Intro 0:07:28 - Health Is Wealth 0:31:52 - Xbox is safe from Tyson... for now 0:33:26 - Grounded 2 is outpacing the first 0:38:08 - Ex-PlayStation Exec Shawn Layden on Game Pass 0:57:15 - Details on the Helldivers x ODST collab 1:01:21 - Rod Fergusson is the new Head of the BioShock Franchise 1:08:28 - High On Life 2 is releasing February 13th, 2026 1:11:31 - Triangle Strategy shadow drops on Xbox 1:15:35 - Mafia: The Old Country sales thus far 1:17:34 - Shenmue 3 Enhanced Edition announced by ININ 1:36:41 - What We’re Playing 2:02:23 - Gamescom recap 2:45:29 - Updates on Xbox Ally 3:01:30 - PlayStation hikes console price 3:08:56 - Leaving Xbox Game Pass 3:10:21 - Game Pass Pick Of The Week Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices