Matt Booty on the future of Xbox and Ball and Gun Game Interview

Matt Booty on the future of Xbox and Ball and Gun Game Interview

Author: Spawn On Me LLC April 16, 2026 Duration: 1:27:39

On this episode, we talk about Xbox's Matt Booty's appearance on the Xbox Wire podcast — his discussion on the current state of their June showcase, Project Helix, and how teams are working together. I share my thoughts on how the Rockstar hack gives new insight into microtransactions, and I give my Pragmata review.

We close out the episode with an interview with the team from ballandgun.com to talk about their new game.


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