PlayStation 5 prices skyrocket while Nintendo tries out some new pricing for its physical game cards. Can anyone afford any of this anymore? Also: talk of an Ocarina of Time remake along with a new Star Fox hits the internet. Xbox confirms E-Day, Rec Room heads for a shutdown, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Let’s talk a bit about Marathon’s Cryo Archive weekend, Crimson Desert, DRIV3R, Epic’s massive layoffs, PlayStation pulling a grand opening/grand closing sort of thing, Switch 2 manufacturing, how leadership changes lead to strategy shifts, Borderlands 4 performance boost, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The talking flower from Super Mario Wonder now exists in physical form. Terrifying! Also: Marathon is still extremely great, PSSR gets an update, Nvidia does some astoundingly dumb stuff, Starfield heads to PS5 with new content, Subnautica 2 leadership changes back, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Marathon has me in a real chokehold, let’s talk about how cool this game is. Also, let’s talk about how cool Pokémon Pokopia is! Cool games! In the news, Nintendo wants a refund, a bunch of questionable Xbox rumors are everywhere now, GDC gets underway, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Adam Boyes (Vivrato, PlayStation, Iron Galaxy) joins us to discuss the finer art of extraction in Arc Raiders. We’re also talking a lot about the Marathon Server Slam and how that’s really turning me around on this whole “extraction” thing. Also: highlights from the Steam Next Fest including Awaysis, some Resident Evil 9 talk, the grand opening and grand closing of Highguard, the state of the industry, the future of AAA games, the true end of the console wars, Xbox’s chances in the years ahead, Johnny V’s Pokemon boxers, and who the hell is funding all these video games, anyway? Upgrade your denim game with rag & bone! Get 20% off sitewide with code JEFF at www.rag-bone.com #ragandbonepod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A wild week in news as Xbox honcho Phil Spencer retires and is set to be replaced by someone from one of Microsoft’s AI divisions. What does this mean for the future of Xbox? Also: Sony shutters Bluepoint Games, Evo expands, and my son got way into Knack? Aw man. Use code 50jeff to get $50 off plus free shipping on your first order at goodchop.com/podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jeff is fresh (?) back from Las Vegas with some thoughts about the future of video games. Also: interviews with Greg Kasavin, Amir Rao, Evan Wells, and Chris Kohler recorded moments after their wins at the DICE awards! Then we’ll get into the news, including layoffs for 2XKO and HIghguard, the new God of War game, PlayStation’s latest State of Play, the threat (?) of a new Metal Gear, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Another Nintendo Direct has come and gone, let’s talk about the third-party games on display. Also: Sony officially announces the multiplayer Horizon game, Epic wants to be on the next Xbox on day 1, Baldur’s Gate is coming to TV, and the MindsEye saboteurs are… going to get theirs? Plus some more talk about the future of video games and your emails! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We’ve been talking about it so much that I finally had to try Bazzite out for myself, let’s talk about some of the early impressions of that! Also: Apex ditches the Switch, 2K announces way too many different editions of this year’s WWE game, Sony gets a patent on AI podcasts that tell you you’re bad at games, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Out of Action is out on Early Access and it’s neat, let’s talk about it! Also: Highguard, the talk around HIghguard, and the talk around the talk around Highguard. Exhausting. Hey, Nintendo’s going to release some unreleased Virtual Boy games! That’s bananas! Also: Xbox Developer Direct, some recent chatter about the PlayStation 6, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices