The Xbox Drive Episode 178: Back Compat Gets Turbo Charged!

The Most Horse-Powerful Podcast On The Internet, The Xbox Drive is back with Episode 178. This week Sean played The Medium. Ryan played Habroxia 2. 

Cleaning the Garage

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Drive-by Shoutouts

YouTube Comments:

Kyle Turford - Ryan bringing up Final Fantasy XIV Endwalker makes me want to: 1) replay FFXII the Zodiac Age on my series X via Game Pass, 2) rewatch Char’s Counterattack because Nu Gundam funnels.  There goes my long weekend...

The Playlist

Ryan: Habroxia 2

Sean: The Medium, Super Mario 3D World

Braking News  

Sad News for Ryan Turford: In an interview with The Washington Post released today, Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn producer and director Naoki Yoshida discussed the forecast for the hit MMORPG, which continues to have a fanbase that rivals World of Warcraft eight years after its release. Unfortunately for Xbox players, a port of the PC and PS4 game isn't likely anytime soon, despite rumors that have been floating around for years.
https://www.windowscentral.com/xbox-port-isnt-priority-final-fantasy-xiv 

Microsoft have announced the new Xbox Wireless Headset, a headset that will pair directly with your Xbox Series X and Xbox One and will also offer bluetooth support. It supports Dolby Atmos and will launch on March 16th at 99 USD!

https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2021/02/16/xbox-wireless-headset-announcement/

Edward Varnell @thatretrocode - With Xbox’s New Wireless Headset coming next month, how important are headsets to the gamer who may not do a lot of online gaming and how much are people willing to pay for the best quality?

Blaze Knight @BlazeKnight0923 - Do you have any experience with wireless headsets?  Do they sync directly to the Xbox, or, is it still through the controller?  Would a wireless headset improve/decrease/or be about the same level of audio latency as wired headsets?

The BackCompat team has developed FPS (Frames Per Second) Boost, which employs a variety of new methods for nearly doubling (and in