Defining Duke: An Xbox Podcast - Podcast Rankings and reviews

Started listening to this podcast a few years ago and it has been the only podcast that has kept me coming back week after week. It may be an Xbox podcast but MrMattyPlays and Lord Cognito are the definition of true gamers. Highly critical of their preferred platform but have no issue talking about what other platforms do very well and what they would like to see Xbox change.

These guys have the ability to talk things into existence. Max Payne Remake, Splinter Cell remake…if you wanted it and it came to fruition, these guys are the reason! Mix in health and food tips and you’ll be questioning whether or not you should be eating Mac n Cheese with a fork or a spoon while trying to figure out what Gamepass game to play next.

In all seriousness, these guys bring a lot of joy into life and it is much needed for a lot of people. Highly recommend this podcast.

And to the Dukes:

Cog - try not to get bodied in the forest too much.
Matty - I hope you NEVER have to use grass again for a defining deuce.

Hope you guys have a “looking forward to the next game in the backlog then getting the fallout bug only to find out Star Wars Jedi Survivor has entered Game Pass” kind of day.

Defining Duke is probably the best Xbox podcast I’ve ever listened too. I like that they take Xbox to task along with celebrating the things that Xbox is doing well. What makes the show special is the chemistry between the two hosts, both bring their own unique personalities and specialties to the show. ‘ First Matt, the dude works really hard to make Defining Duke the best that it could possibly be. I look toward to his sometimes absurd takes on video games, and his overall week to week analysis is a pleasure Cog sort of is just the bright light of the show. Always seemingly the optimistic. I just love that his love of games shines through in the podcast. In a world where everyone just complains about everything. It’s nice to feel that positive energy here. I like this show and it’s made me more in tune with the Xbox ecosystem. Keep up the good work.

Update 5/18/24

This is probably a year later… I like this show quite a bit for someone who’s mostly a PlayStation user who owns an Xbox. I think Matty is great and I think he’s highly underrated as a commentator in this video game space and I think he sees this pretty clearly and has a good eye for the Xbox brand good or bad

Cog is a nice guy and when he talks about games is when he’s at his best… I do think he has a bias when it comes to Xbox and doesn’t see the company with conpletely open eyes… he tends to defend the company instead of holding them to the fire.

Recently they had a third person on there with Bradley and I actually found the dynamic to be much better with a third guy there. Anyway I still enjoy this show, and when the show is discussing games it’s at its best.. when it gets down to analyzing Xbox as a company there’s only one person I take seriously on this show.

Matty and Lord Cog are my go-to listen at the gym, ever since I was deployed to Poland. These guys know their stuff when it comes to gaming/Xbox, and they’re also great motivators for keeping in shape! Go check out the Starfield episode if you need a starting point

I’ve been listening from the beginning, and the show only gets better with time. Love Matty & Cog and their chemistry. A pleasure to listen to each week.