Byte Me

In a recent interview, Phil Spencer brought up the idea of a Google Chromecast like device that would allow you to stream xCloud directly to your TV, no Xbox required and we are HERE for it! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/byte-me-podcast/message

I promise, there is a bunch of real news this week too, but this weekend the Byte Me team raised over $5,300 for Extra Life and sick kids! Huge shoutout to everyone that donated and folks that played video games all weekend to help raise those donations! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/byte-me-podcast/message

Microsoft has announced that some last-gen games (in this case Fallout 4) will run at 60 FPS on the Series X even though they are frame locked at 30 FPS. I assume this involved some sort of black magic. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/byte-me-podcast/message

With PlayStation supporting both backward compatible and PS5 "upgradable" versions of their games, you would think that getting saves between the two systems would have been a priority. Apparently not. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/byte-me-podcast/message

CD Project Red has announced that employees working on Cyberpunk 2077 will start mandatory crunch, adding a sixth day of work to their required schedule. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/byte-me-podcast/message

In what might be the biggest surprise of the year, Microsoft bought Bethesda's parent company Zenimax for $7.5 billion. They now own The Elder Scrolls, Fallout, Doom and a ton more, with all future games coming to Game Pass! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/byte-me-podcast/message

Can you believe that we made it all the way to 200!?! And to celebrate, we brought some of our closest friends on to the podcast for a live 2-hour extravaganza! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/byte-me-podcast/message

It's been a staring content between Sony and Microsoft for months now, but with the leak of the Series S over the weekend, Microsoft decided to pull back the curtain and reveal the launch date and price for the Xbox Series S and Series X. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/byte-me-podcast/message

The choice is yours, you can buy an Xbox Series X, a PlayStation 5 and probably a Switch OR a Geforce 3090. You have to really, really like PC games to pick the latter. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/byte-me-podcast/message

It's a AAA extravaganza this month, but a few cool indies snuck in. Stadia is even getting a little bit of love! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/byte-me-podcast/message

Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War has officially been announced and it's coming out soon. Expect zombies, cross-play and maybe a visit from the guys from Bad Dudes? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/byte-me-podcast/message

Epic, Google and Apple are in a slap fight over paying app royalties all in the name of...freedom? But the folks who really have the most to lose are app store devs using the Unity engine that might see their apps delisted.Other Video Game NewsSony Is Working on a New VR Headset (But it Might not be PSVR) Ghost of Tsushima is Getting a New Co-op Mode This Fall Untitled Goose Game is Also Getting a Free Co-op Mode in September Please, Please, Please Give Me a Firewatch Movie The Switch is Getting a BUNCH of New, Cool Games Ashraf Ismail Has Been Fired By Ubisoft After Harassment Accusations What We're PlayingColby: Wizard of Legend, XenoCrisis, UnderMine, Halo, Graveyard KeeperCliff: Divinity: Original Sin 2, CarrionDylan: THPS DemoQuestionsDA VINSTER (Vinny): With the delay of halo infinite, what is the must buy title for the series x/ps5 launch title. Furthermore, how important are launch day titles? Are they as important as some think they are or are they only impactful short term.Mister Polite: What game always gets in your way of playing games in your back log?Call Me Handsome: What video game characters would you like to run for president ?  I want Duke Nukem and his VP is The Predator.Princess_Megan: If you could bring any historical figure to the present day to play a video game with,  who would you play with and which game would you play?How Do We Human podcast:Cheap/Free GamesEpic Game StoreEnter the GungeonGod’s TriggerGame PassMicrosoft Flight Simulator (PC) –  August 17Spiritfarer (Console & PC) ID@Xbox –  August 17 Battletoads (Console & PC) – August 20Crossing Souls (PC) ID@Xbox – August 20Darksiders: Genesis (PC) – August 20Don’t Starve: Giant Edition (Console & PC) ID@Xbox – August 20New Super Lucky’s Tale (Console & PC) – August 21Hypnospace Outlaw (Console & PC) ID@Xbox – August 27Tell Me Why: Chapter 1 (Console & PC) – August 27Double Kick Heroes (Console & PC) ID@Xbox – August 28Wasteland 3 (Console & PC) – August 28Crusader Kings III (PC) ID@Xbox – September 1Resident Evil 7 Biohazard (Console & PC) – September 3Troll Corner --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/byte-me-podcast/message

The internet ate the first hour of our podcast. Which sucks. So your news this week is: Didn’t Play Death Stranding? Maybe You’d Like to Read It Instead? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/byte-me-podcast/message

It looks like xCloud isn't coming to iOS (at least in September), Microsoft announces the first round of games coming to xCloud next month and new first-party games will hit xCloud day one. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/byte-me-podcast/message

It's possible that we won't be seeing a test flight of Halo Infinite as we have for the other Halo games in the Master Chief Collection. The studio is blaming COVID, but is possible that they just don't want folks seeing it until launch (especially after their reveal last week?) --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/byte-me-podcast/message