Xbox Expansion Pass 144: Interview With Seamus Blackley

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In episode 144 of the Xbox Expansion Pass we’re grateful to be joined by Seamus Blackley. Physicist, mathematician, designer and Father of the Original Xbox. This has been a long time coming and as always: enjoy.

The Xbox Expansion Pass (XEP) is a podcast dedicated to interpreting the goings on in the world of video games and analyzing how they impact the Xbox ecosystem. Luke Lohr, the InsipidGhost, plays host and discusses various topics throughout the industry. The guests on the show are meant to help gamers expand their knowledge of the gaming industry.

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0:00 Intro

0:46 Welcome

1:15 Words of Kindness

3:36 Embracer Group Acquisitions 

6:38 Dead Island 2

8:48 Introducing Seamus Blackley

10:00 Reflecting on Celebrity

14:51 Emailing Bill Gates & Internal Politics

19:37 Seamus vs 3DO

21:29 From A Home of Abuse

23:39 Life Changing Quote

27:00 Lonely?

34:15 Ethernet to xCloud

40:15 Proving Bill Gates

43:33 Microsoft's Dumb Mistake

46:50 People Taking Credit

51:58 Thoughts on Activision & Bethesda

52:00 Peter Moore & Steve Balmer

54:02 Episode 201 of Unlocked

56:30 Phil Spencer

58:00 Local Compute versus Cloud

1:00:12 Seamus Advice

1:02:00 Now a CEO

1:05:00 Playing Games

1:08:07 Outro