Can new game consoles still excite us?

About this episode

The episode discusses the excitement surrounding upcoming game consoles and gaming hardware, questioning if the new releases can still generate hype among older gamers.

We're, somehow, a year and change away from seeing the next generation of Xbox and PlayStation hardware. The Steam Machine and Steam Frame are lurking in a nebulous "may release in 2026" limbo. There's an ocean of Android handhelds releasing seemingly weekly. So...are we too old to really be excited by any of this? What could really get us hyped? MORE PLACES TO FIND US Crubscribe ► https://bit.ly/Crubcast Get the show early and get exclusive content at our Patreon ► https://www.patreon.com/crub Our Crubcasts are recorded LIVE at https://www.twitch.tv/crub_official every Tuesday at 7pm Eastern, with EXCLUSIVE Pre- and Post-Shows Join our Discord ► https://crub.org/join BlueSky ► https://bsky.app/profile/crub.org Come join our Steam group ► https://steamcommunity.com/groups/crubclub Podcasts are available on Apple, Google, Spotify, and other platforms are available at ► https://crub.org TODAY'S CRUBCAST HOSTS Cassandra: https://www.youtube.com/@ThatTravGuy Chris: https://www.youtube.com/@MykonosFan Justin: https://www.youtube.com/@WorldFamousJtart9 Sean: https://www.youtube.com/@Wolfkaosaun CHAPTERS 00:00 Please be excited 05:56 So what COULD get us hyped? 13:39 New control methods…

People in this episode

Hosts: Cassandra, Chris, Justin, Sean

Topics covered

• new game consoles
• excitement in gaming
• future of gaming hardware
• handheld gaming
• gaming nostalgia
• younger gamers

Keywords

• gaming
• consoles
• excitement
• Steam
• PlayStation
• Xbox
• handhelds
• Kinect
• Playdate
• future gaming

Sponsors

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Mentioned in this episode

Products: Steam Machine, Steam Frame, Playdate, Kinect

Places: 2026, Xbox, PlayStation

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