Episode 335 | "Is Xbox exclusivity back on the table?"

<p>Blimey, what a time to be alive! Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 is good, exclusives might be back on the cards for Xbox and there are even more great video games to play. Let&#39;s get into things in The DayOne Show Episode 335! </p><p>Jon, Nick and Jesse return to talk video games, and as 2026 just doesn&#39;t want to let up, there&#39;s a ton of new games to chat about. Jesse&#39;s been tackling the first-person souls-like adventures of <a href="https://playday.one/2026/10/12/valor-mortis-review/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Valor Mortis</a>, out now and on Xbox Game Pass, as well as the boomer-shooter delights of <a href="https://playday.one/2026/10/14/warhammer-40k-boltgun-2-review/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Warhammer 40K: Boltgun 2</a>, which is even better than the first game. We&#39;ve even got a review up for Double Fine&#39;s latest, <a href="https://playday.one/2026/10/14/thank-you-bus-driver-review/">Thank You Bus Driver</a> and rhythm-game <a href="https://playday.one/2026/10/12/ratatan-review/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Ratatan</a>, if you&#39;re curious.<br>The entire crew has been playing <a href="https://playday.one/2026/10/13/castlevania-belmonts-curse-review/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Castlevania: Belmont&#39;s Curse</a>, a genuinely fantastic entry into the franchise, and we&#39;ve also been dabbling in <a href="https://playday.one/2026/10/16/cod-modern-warfare-4-campaign-review-in-progress/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4&#39;s campaign</a>, which is out now in Early Access and seems to be a real return to form thus far.</p><p>Jon has been reviewing indie-off-roader <a href="https://playday.one/2026/10/14/over-the-hill-review/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Over the Hill</a>, and would recommend it to folks that like to explore and hang out with their buddies, and surprised everyone with a <a href="https://playday.one/2026/10/15/one-year-later-rog-xbox-ally-x20-review/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">review of the Xbox Ally X20</a>, a refreshed OLED-equipped handheld from ASUS. It&#39;s expensive, but goodness me is it fantastic. </p><p>Beyond all the video games that you can check out and play at the moment, there&#39;s been plenty of news to dig into. <a href="https://playday.one/2026/10/15/grand-theft-auto-vi-launch-trailer-is-here/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">GTA6 dropped their new launch