These days, practically everything is an Xbox, and Xbox fans deserve to celebrate their passion for Xbox everywhere. Unlocked is the definitive Xbox podcast, hosted by Ryan McCaffrey alongside a panel of expert guests. Each week, they dive deep into breaking Xbox news, exclusive game reveals, and heated debates on the future of Xbox—covering everything from consoles and PC to Game Pass and cloud gaming. Whether you're a longtime Xbox fan or just jumping in, Unlocked is your go-to source for all things Xbox.
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Sony's Loss Is Xbox's Gain: Hideo Kojima Signs With Xbox for Physint – Unlocked 754
Our hiatus is over and we've got a LOT to talk about this week, starting with Sony's shocking decision to drop Hideo Kojima's next-gen tactical espionage game Physint, on
Sep 11 1 h 12 min
Kingdom Hearts 4 in Late 2027. Can it Really Be True? – Unlocked 753
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The director of Kingdom Hearts 4 promises a late 2027 release window for the eagerly awaited Kingdom Hearts 4. Can it
Aug 20 1 h 17 min
Xbox Reportedly Won’t Let Discs Die – Unlocked 752
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One well-sourced rumor suggests that Xbox won't be backing away from physical media, in the name of backwards compatib
Aug 6 1 h 35 min
Where Does Halo Go From Here? + Gears E-Day Multiplayer Thoughts – Unlocked 751
It's all about Halo this week – save for our first hands-on impressions of Gears of War: E-Day's impressive Horde Siege multiplayer mode at the end of the episode – as we
Jul 30 1 h 26 min
Obsidian Returns to Fallout – Unlocked 750
Fallout: New Vegas game director Josh Sawyer will lead a new Fallout game at Obsidian, giving RPG fans what they've wanted for a long time, even if it's under less-than-i
Jul 16 1 h 22 min
Xbox’s Brutal ‘Reset’ + Who Bought State of Decay 3 and Senua? – Unlocked 749
The axe has fallen at Xbox, and while the result is thousands more job losses, the silver lining is that no studios are being closed. We try to figure out who might've bo
Jul 9 1 h 39 min
What’s Left of/at Xbox? – Unlocked 748
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Another dreadful week of Xbox news brings reports that State of Decay 3 may get canceled and developer Undead
Jul 2 1 h 28 min
Xbox's Third Price Increase Is the Biggest Yet – Unlocked 747
Money is the name of the game this week, from Xbox's third round of price cuts that see the Series S now start at $500 and the Series X start at $750 to GTA coming in at
Jun 26 1 h 24 min
Hello Darkness My Old Friend – Unlocked 746
All of Xbox's good energy and community goodwill instantly evaporated as the honeymoon phase for new Xbox CEO Asha Sharma came to a quick end this week. Her new publicly
Jun 18 1 h 55 min
Fable, Gears of War, and Halo: Our Behind Closed Doors Reactions – Unlocked 745
We've got SO much more to talk about since the Xbox Showcase last weekend. Namely: we got behind-closed-doors looks at Gears of War: E-Day, Fable, and Halo: Campaign Evol
Jun 11 1 h 08 min
Xbox Games Showcase 2026 Recap: Gears E-Day, Clockwork Revolution and New Xbox Console | IGN Live 2026 - Unlocked 744
The Xbox Games Showcase 2026 was packed with major reveals, world premieres, release dates, and surprise announcements. In this complete recap, we cover everything shown,
Jun 7 33 min
GTA 6 Looks Likely for November, So What Does it Mean for Xbox? – Unlocked 743
New comments by Take-Two's CEO suggest that Grand Theft Auto 6 is looking like it's really going to be released on November 19. So what does that mean for Xbox and its pa
May 28 1 h 15 min
Our 12 Xbox Showcase Predictions – Unlocked 742
While we’re together, and before it gets so close to the Xbox Showcase that things start leaking (hopefully not) – the event is just barely over two weeks away! – we thou
May 22 1 h 27 min
Forza Horizon 6 Rocks! – Unlocked 741
Our friend Mark Medina makes his long-awaited return to Unlocked to join our discussion on Forza Horizon 6, the latest open-world driving game masterpiece from Playground
May 14 1 h 02 min
New Xbox CEO Kills Copilot AI – Unlocked 740
It's another busy week of Xbox news as new Xbox CEO Asha Sharma continues to make moves, shaking up the Xbox leadership team and killing Xbox's Copilot AI program in the
May 7 1 h 02 min
New Xbox Logo and Attitude: Is Xbox Back to Being Green and Mean? – Unlocked 739
After Michael tells us about the fun time he had at this year's Final Fantasy XIV Fan Festival, we spend the rest of the episode discussing Xbox's logo refresh and its ne
Apr 30 1 h 32 min
Xbox Game Pass Gets a Price…Decrease! – Unlocked 738
Microsoft has walked back its wild 50% Xbox Game Pass Ultimate price increase from six months ago...mostly. We discuss the bold change and what it means moving forward. P
Apr 23 1 h 07 min
Replaced Director Shares Insights, Origins, and What's Next After Xbox Debut – Unlocked 737
Replaced game director Yura Zhdanovich joins us to discuss his just-released Xbox exclusive. He shares insights into the project's origin, getting offered an exclusivity
Apr 16 1 h 10 min
State of Decay 3 Is Back from the (Un)Dead – Unlocked 736
After we brought it up on last week's podcast, State of Decay 3 has awoken from its slumber and announced an upcoming community playtest! We talk all about what we want f
Apr 9 1 h 16 min
What Xbox’s Showcase Announcement Tells Us About its 2026 Lineup – Unlocked 735
After talking about our favorite games from PAX East, we discuss Microsoft's Xbox Showcase announcement – which included news that Gears of War: E-Day will get the covete
Apr 2 1 h 20 min
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Love the honest and energetic feel of the show, Ryan has that way of keeping this polished but still friendly and full of news, look for to the show. Keep the Xbox updates coming!
DoctorCatan · Jan 2026
I like this show a lot as it is the main way I get news on the world of Xbox. My big gripe with it is in the editing. The ad reads are mid conversation, and sometimes even mid sentence. That, combined with all the swoosh sounds that interrupt a speaker drive me nuts. The editing needs to be better for me to tolerate the ads/interruptions a bit more if they weren’t taking me out of a conversation the team is having. Put them at the end of a topic, not right smack in the middle.
RobbOwens · Oct 2024
I love that Ryan and the crew talk about the biz behind Xbox and seem to be in touch with the overall Xbox community opinions.
jasonlikesphun · Feb 2024
Podcast Unlocked used to be an absolute must-listen podcast for me for a looong time, even back in the dead xbox one years. But it feels to me like over the last couple years something has been lost. No longer are the panel members actually knowledgeable of xbox games or are even xbox fans.
Ryan McCaffrey is still an absolute treasure in the Xbox community, but for some reason he’s chosen to surround himself with some panel members that truly do no know xbox games. Instead these members will wax poetic for minutes saying seemingly nothing substantive just to fill podcast minutes, and we’re missing the interesting takes and deep knowledgeable dives into xbox history and speculation that we were given regularly for so many years. Even though these panel members are very nice people (and I do truly mean that), nice doesn’t get me to listen to the podcast every week.
Kind of interesting that as we exit the dark era of xbox we’ve entered a lull in podcast unlocked. I hope this too shall pass and someday we’ll have rich informative discussions regularly on Podcast Unlocked again.
Bleeeee · Dec 2023
Long time listener to the show, having been here since the very first episode that Ryan produced back in 2012. I have loved the show and made sure I would listen each week for years eager for it with long drives to and from work.
The production and quality of this show has taken a dive that I no longer want to be apart of as the shift over the years has transitioned from Podcast to Video. Often the casts references that you should go look at the video instead of listening to the show but I’m here for a podcast not a YouTube video and between work, kids and house work. I don’t have time to go back and watch a show that I listened to nor do I care. Often the show will cut to a commercial mid sentence or even mid word and come back 2 minutes later. I cannot think of a more disgraceful way to treat listeners or even the cast of the show as you’re getting interrupted. At least put the commercials at the end of a segment or let the cast complete a thought before smashing to a commercial.
I’ve been through every guest and every new host the show has to offer. I can remember when Mitchel was on the show, Sean the sharks constant desk pounding that would cause car speakers to pop, to the slew of guest hosts and watched the quality deteriorate. The shows guests are quite frankly uninteresting as of late.
I’m unfollowing this show now but I do hope the ship can be turned around. Fixing the production quality with the commercials would be the biggest win and would make me come back. With that, I wish the show good luck and maybe I’ll be back later to see if things have improved.
Norwige · Dec 2025
The amount of ads littering this podcast is ridiculous. I like the podcast, but am giving up on it due to all of the interruptions.
Cristoph47511 · Sep 2024
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