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Aug 22, 2017 1 hr 24 min

Xbox One's First Party Problem and Sonic's Future

from The Rocket Punch Show Hosted by Rocket Punch

Xbox One is still selling well, but some fans, including Rocket Punch, are a little concerned about their upcoming games lineup, and are here to discuss! With the delay of Crackdown 3 to 2018, the first-party lineup for Xbox continues to look bare, and this week the Rocket Punch crew talks about what problems the company is facing on that front, and what can be done to help improve their perception to players and critics. Plus, the crew discusses what the success of Sonic Mania means for Sega, and what pressures that may put on their upcoming release, Sonic Forces. All this, plus talks on No Man's Sky, Splatoon 2, and more await! HOSTS Seth | Cam | Will SHOW NOTES **IGN's Op-Ed on Xbox's First Party Problem: ** - http://www.ign.com/articles/2017/08/17/opinion-how-id-fix-xboxs-first-party-problem **Crackdown 3 is delayed to 2018: ** http://www.ign.com/articles/2017/08/16/crackdown-3-delayed-to-2018 Sonic Mania Reviews: http://opencritic.com/game/4493/sonic-mania INTRO THEME Victory Lapse by Roboctopus is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: https://roboctopus.bandcamp.com/album/victory-lapse END THEME Artist: http://incompetech.com/ Bye Bye, See you Again by wyver9 is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/637032

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Xbox One is still selling well, but some fans, including Rocket Punch, are a little concerned about their upcoming games lineup, and are here to discuss! With the delay of Crackdown 3 to 2018, the first-party lineup for Xbox continues to look bare, and this week the Rocket Punch crew talks about what problems the company is facing on that front, and what can be done to help improve their perception to players and critics. Plus, the crew discusses what the success of Sonic Mania means for Sega, and what pressures that may put on their upcoming release, Sonic Forces. All this, plus talks on No Man's Sky, Splatoon 2, and more await!

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