Nintendo Reveals New Joy-Cons with Removable Batteries

Nintendo Reveals New Joy-Cons with Removable Batteries

July 16, 2026 · 1h 0m

About this episode

Jeff Grubb and Lex Luddy discuss Nintendo's new Joy-Cons, the impact of PlayStation's disc support changes, and the potential earnings of GTA 6.

Jeff Grubb is joined by Lex Luddy to chat about England losing in the World Cup, pictures coming out of Nintendo's new joy-con with a removable battery, an Indie game feeling the pressures from PlayStation ending disc support, GTA 6 could generate up to $5.2 Billion, and more for your Thursday! 00:00 - Intro 4:20 - Nintendo support articles show inside new Switch Joy-Cons with removable battery 13:30 - Indie developer’s PS5 game trailer is flooded with anti-Sony comments over disc backlash 26:05 - break 26:25 - Denshattack! 29:45 - GTA 6 could generate up to $5.2 billion in its first week 38:30 - Former Rockstar Dev Explains GTA 6’s Console-First Approach 41:16 - Microsoft Explains Tony Hawk 1+2 XBOX Game Pass Removal 44:45 - Square Enix keeps releasing Switch 2 versions of games with no upgrade path 47:25 - Sega’s Gamescom lineup is surprisingly substantial 19:10 - Nintendo Is Kicking The Zelda Movie Promo Into Overdrive With Toys 54:34 - Today and Tomorrow!

People in this episode

Host: Jeff Grubb

Guest: Lex Luddy

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Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Nintendo, PlayStation, Rockstar, Microsoft, Square Enix, Sega

Products: Joy-Cons, GTA 6, Tony Hawk 1+2

Places: England

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