Xbox Hikes Prices, PlayStation Ends Discs, and a $6 Game Sells 10 Million | Gies #98
About this episode
The episode discusses recent significant changes in the console gaming industry, including price hikes and the end of physical disc production.
The economics of console gaming cracked all at once this week. Emmanuel, Casey and David break down Xbox's third price hike in 13 months, PlayStation ending physical disc production in 2028, the memory shortage driving hardware costs through 2028, NBCUniversal eyeing the games business, and the $5.99 indie Meccha Chameleon selling 10 million copies in 16 days. Get the weekly GIES newsletter free at giesweekly.com
People in this episode
Hosts: Emmanuel, Casey, David
Topics covered
- console gaming economics
- Xbox price hike
- PlayStation disc production
- hardware costs
- indie game success
- memory shortage
- games industry news
Keywords
- Xbox
- PlayStation
- Meccha Chameleon
- gaming economics
- indie games
- hardware costs
- NBCUniversal
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Xbox, PlayStation, NBCUniversal
Products: Meccha Chameleon
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