Idle Sloth
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Shorts
![RUMOR | Microsoft might not launch this year's Call Of Duty on Xbox Game Pass “It'll be interesting to see... if they take Call of Duty out of Game Pass this year — which is a possibility from what I've heard — I think it'll reveal some of the cracks in the strategy [with Game Pass] possibly,” via: Jez Corden](https://image.24vids.com/tw-2043317809111871760/amplify_video_thumb/2043317573937176576/img/jRXkyk3BiQZPzP0o.jpg)
![According to Jez Corden, Project Helix will NOT be the LAST Xbox console. “I like I completely disagree with Rand and the everyone else that this is the last console. In fact, as put it out here, I know it's not the last console. [...] Like they're going to keep making them.”](https://image.24vids.com/tw-2036911004181782875/amplify_video_thumb/2036910370993106944/img/ZlTgxAN7LGUylIkU.jpg)
Videos
Obsidian will continue to work on Avowed 2 | Jason Schreier "Obsidian have a small team that was working on Avowed 2, that's going to still work on Avowed 2 even though it is canceled. While they wait for other projects like Fallout to be ready for them. Maybe in hopes of getting it uncancelled, it was actually further along than most people would guess for a sequel to a game that came out last year. So I think their hope is perhaps they'll get it so close to finish that Xbox will look at it and say "Okay you can finish and release this, it won't cost that much more to finish it".
Idle Sloth698,214 views • 9 days ago
Hugo Martin (studio head of id Software) talks about the studio and its future. “There have been reports that we've been nerfed into the ground and gutted, and we are not; we have 50 people, and that's not true. We're the size we were when we made Doom 2016, and IDTech is very much alive and well. The, you have to understand, we have idTech engineers both in Frankfurt and, you know, at Machine Games; we collaborate quite a bit. So, you know, the IDTech is there, the Doom team is here, and we're excited to work on; to share with you guys more of what we're working on in the future when it is appropriate and approved.” via: Slayers Club Live
Idle Sloth89,984 views • 3 days ago
![Bobby Kotick wanted Phil Spencer to become his successor at Activision “I hired Phil to come run one of our businesses. [...] He called me up, and he said they just offered me the head of Xbox, and I said, 'Dude, like, take it. 'You know what? I want you here, and I would love to have you here, but like, that's your dream job, and so go do it, but so like I was ready to hire him to come probably be my successor, and so that was an easy part of, like, doing this deal too, was like, I knew the guy, like, the guy, and I thought he'd be a good steward, really good steward for the business for the future.” via: Kleiner Perkins](https://image.24vids.com/tw-2077151153801044325/amplify_video_thumb/2077134165267427329/img/gWf64lRaROnHhC5j.jpg)
Bobby Kotick wanted Phil Spencer to become his successor at Activision “I hired Phil to come run one of our businesses. [...] He called me up, and he said they just offered me the head of Xbox, and I said, 'Dude, like, take it. 'You know what? I want you here, and I would love to have you here, but like, that's your dream job, and so go do it, but so like I was ready to hire him to come probably be my successor, and so that was an easy part of, like, doing this deal too, was like, I knew the guy, like, the guy, and I thought he'd be a good steward, really good steward for the business for the future.” via: Kleiner Perkins
Idle Sloth103,808 views • 5 days ago
![RUMOR | XBOX plans to put Halo under Activision Blizzard "I heard a crazy rumor that they might put Halo under Activision. […] this is the kind of thing that they’re looking at, ‘How do we structure Halo so it can actually start delivering on the level of potential that it actually has?’" XBOX is looking at how Activision Blizzard handles its franchises, thanks to its consistent frequency and stability over the years. The leadership reportedly believes ‘Halo could function like a Blizzard franchise.’ via: Jez XB2 Podcast](https://image.24vids.com/tw-2073859030305661269/amplify_video_thumb/2073857436482469889/img/VpAB4DHoCN8i6dls.jpg)
RUMOR | XBOX plans to put Halo under Activision Blizzard "I heard a crazy rumor that they might put Halo under Activision. […] this is the kind of thing that they’re looking at, ‘How do we structure Halo so it can actually start delivering on the level of potential that it actually has?’" XBOX is looking at how Activision Blizzard handles its franchises, thanks to its consistent frequency and stability over the years. The leadership reportedly believes ‘Halo could function like a Blizzard franchise.’ via: Jez XB2 Podcast
Idle Sloth240,313 views • 14 days ago
XBOX will still show competitive platform logos at XBOX Games Showcase. Matt said “We'll be very clear about what platforms a game is coming to and want to continue the precedent.” No news on Project Helix or the XBOX strategy. XBOX Showcase will focus on the teams and games.
Idle Sloth424,532 views • 1 month ago
![RUMOR | Jez Corden says Microsoft is lining up buyers for XBOX studios. "I've heard is that Microsoft has lined up buyers for some of these studios already. But things are moving very fast, and things are in flux." "I heard one rumour that one studio had gotten a buyer, and then that deal fell through because they didn't like Microsoft's terms, and then they found a new buyer." "I've had that Microsoft management team, and their executives are flying [...] all over the world to try and save these studios." It will be a PR disaster if they cancel State of Decay. "So from what I've heard, the plan is if they can't find a buyer, they'll try and see those studios through to complete in what has been announced." "The best-case scenario is some of these studios do find a buyer, but there are some of the studios that could either go there, could be independent, they could be bought out by the individuals who sold the company originally." "We're going to see it from next week. We're going to see a combination of studios going independent, studios being sold to the publishers, and then potentially some smaller studios potentially being closed. But then I would expect also head counts across the board. I think every studio is going to have layoffs, at least some layoffs." via: Jez Windows Central](https://image.24vids.com/tw-2072787630094426478/amplify_video_thumb/2072786936486297600/img/udivQ_l_4IU3q1s7.jpg)
RUMOR | Jez Corden says Microsoft is lining up buyers for XBOX studios. "I've heard is that Microsoft has lined up buyers for some of these studios already. But things are moving very fast, and things are in flux." "I heard one rumour that one studio had gotten a buyer, and then that deal fell through because they didn't like Microsoft's terms, and then they found a new buyer." "I've had that Microsoft management team, and their executives are flying [...] all over the world to try and save these studios." It will be a PR disaster if they cancel State of Decay. "So from what I've heard, the plan is if they can't find a buyer, they'll try and see those studios through to complete in what has been announced." "The best-case scenario is some of these studios do find a buyer, but there are some of the studios that could either go there, could be independent, they could be bought out by the individuals who sold the company originally." "We're going to see it from next week. We're going to see a combination of studios going independent, studios being sold to the publishers, and then potentially some smaller studios potentially being closed. But then I would expect also head counts across the board. I think every studio is going to have layoffs, at least some layoffs." via: Jez Windows Central
Idle Sloth95,523 views • 17 days ago
No More Room In Hell 2 | Free Weekend and Console Release Window Trailer An 8-player co-op action horror game. Out now in Early Access on PC, and a free weekend will be available on PC from April 30 to May 4. Version 1.0 coming to Xbox Series X|S, PS5 and PC in summer 2026
Idle Sloth309,183 views • 2 months ago
Jez Corden explains disc-to-digital (Project Positron) conversion platform You literally put the disc into the console, and it gives you a digital license for the game permanently for your Microsoft account. If you give the disc away or sell it; if it gets connected to another Microsoft account, you lose access to that digital license. You don't need the disc to keep verifying it. It's whoever last used the disc who gets the license. In 2013 (Xbox One launch) there was a rumor that retailers were going to unlock the disc, but that wasn't actually true, but it was badly communicated, and Xbox leaders misunderstood how the feature was going to work. It became a huge cluster that they had to scrap. You get the full game, you get the Xbox Cloud version, you get the Xbox Play Anywhere version, and you get the license as if you purchased it digitally. Superchat: Alright, so insert the disc, get the digital license, snap the disc in half, got it. 😂 via: Jez Windows Central
Idle Sloth57,176 views • 17 days ago
![Toys For Bob are keen to work with XBOX on a Banjo-Kazooie game. "It's a franchise we love. As platformer fans, Banjo's top of the heap. We have some huge, huge fans of that franchise on our staff – I'm talking, they've got the Jiggie as their profile pic, kind of a thing. They're that level of fan. If the opportunity ever arose, that would be amazing. We love the franchise." "If you look at the through-line of the types of games we like to make, I can imagine that's part of that staple as well. I think of [those characters] as timeless. They're iconic, and I think the types of games we want to produce are ones that speak to a timeless place in the player as well, an ageless place – we call it the "inner child". So, I think they're wonderful games; we're huge fans." via: Pure Xbox](https://image.24vids.com/tw-2074575978261532974/amplify_video_thumb/2074575470595604480/img/cRy4f2Ttdnu4Anzt.jpg)
Toys For Bob are keen to work with XBOX on a Banjo-Kazooie game. "It's a franchise we love. As platformer fans, Banjo's top of the heap. We have some huge, huge fans of that franchise on our staff – I'm talking, they've got the Jiggie as their profile pic, kind of a thing. They're that level of fan. If the opportunity ever arose, that would be amazing. We love the franchise." "If you look at the through-line of the types of games we like to make, I can imagine that's part of that staple as well. I think of [those characters] as timeless. They're iconic, and I think the types of games we want to produce are ones that speak to a timeless place in the player as well, an ageless place – we call it the "inner child". So, I think they're wonderful games; we're huge fans." via: Pure Xbox
Idle Sloth40,829 views • 12 days ago
Agefield High: Rock The School | Story Trailer Return to 2002 for this coming-of-age adventure game inspired by Bully. Coming to Steam this Summer; Xbox Series X|S and PS5 later in 2026 Features: • Complete lessons in Math, Geography, German, Music & English • 32 Main Missions with two different endings + 15 Side Missions/Activities • Small Open-World featuring the school campus, neighbourhoods, town centre, and countryside!
Idle Sloth219,647 views • 3 months ago