As we head into Tokyo Game Show week, the podcast crew gather once more to chat about all the games, content and industry news in the XboxEra Podcast Episode 281!

Plenty of games and news this week to dive into and Jon, Nick and Jesse chat through it all. Nick is a bit sad because Collingwood lost their semi-final, but thankfully there's plenty of games to get on with to distract him a bit. Jesse has been on a marathon of reviews, with his latest, Dying Light The Beast live now for the community to check out. We've also got a review for Xbox Game Pass' latest gem - Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor. I've been fooling around with the Fullscreen Xbox Experience on my ROG Ally X, and also playing plenty of Jump Space - even interviewing the Game Director.
We chat about the lack of Xbox Review Code lately, in addition to discussion around Borderlands 4 and its performance issues. We chat all the latest Xbox Game Pass drops, and even get a little political, mostly thanks to the Xbox price increase and inevitable tariff discussion. I make a plea to all our listeners to try and treat each other kindly, no matter where you fall on such things.
We also chat about TGS, and the community can look forward to a dedicated livestream with all of us next week, as we tune in to watch live. Will Forza Horizon 6 make an appearance? We can't wait to find out!
All this and more to listen to, and as always, if you value what we do, consider supporting us directly on Patreon. Just head to patreon.com/xboxera to make a difference and keep your favourite independent Xbox-focused publication alive.