Episode Details

Tony:

-Sony Leaving the Physical Game Market: https://blog.playstation.com/2026/07/01/physical-disc-production-ending-in-january-2028-for-new-games-releasing-on-playstation-consoles/

-SWoled 2 is coming… Sometime… https://www.digitalfoundry.net/news/2026/07/report-nintendo-mulling-switch-2-oled-with-samsung-display-panel

Jarron: 

-Asus will sell the Xbox Ally X20 individually

https://www.theverge.com/games/965123/asus-rog-xbox-ally-x20-oled-preview

-Xbox fallout:

https://www.theverge.com/news/961528/microsoft-layoffs-july-2026-sales-xbox

https://www.theverge.com/news/961546/xbox-layoffs-studio-sales-2026

id Software impacted:

https://www.ign.com/articles/id-software-issues-statement-following-xbox-layoffs-says-its-back-to-the-size-it-was-when-it-made-2016s-doom

-Project Fantasy not dead yet:

https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/io-interactive-says-project-fantasy-isnt-dead-but-confirms-that-layoffs-are-happening/

-Avowed 2 kinda sorta canceled:

https://www.ign.com/articles/obsidian-cancels-avowed-2-to-focus-on-new-fallout-game

-Vita means death:

https://www.theverge.com/games/960168/sony-playstation-ps3-vita-store-shut-down

-Europe getting a special version of the Switch 2:

https://www.theverge.com/games/961632/nintendo-switch-europe-discontinued

Owen:

-Minecraft used to subsidize xbox gaming

https://insider-gaming.com/xbox-used-minecraft-profit-fund-gaming/