Season 20, Episode 10

Season 20, Episode 10

From In-Game Chat by ingamechat.net

April 5, 2026 · 1h 39m

About this episode

The episode discusses the implications of digital versus physical ownership in gaming, recent price increases for consoles, and predictions for future game releases.

How’s that line go again? The things we own end up owning us. It probably doesn’t apply in this instance but we talk about the whole physical and digital ownership thing where, for a good long while now I’ve found myself owning more digital than physical. Likely the case when you prefer playing on PC more than console. And when you have the addition of subscription services it only expands that digital ownership. And there’s the question of if we even really own these digital copies. Discussion for another time I suppose. I know this past week saw the price increase of all things PlayStation 5. And while those are outrageous prices I’m almost positive another one will come prior to the release of GTA6. It may come from Sony or Microsoft or both, but expect it to happen if the current state of the world continues. Specifically AI and gas. That’s about as good as my predictions can get because if you were to ask me about the next Splinter Cell, well, I’d rather try to touch the moon than take on that kind of thinking. Ubisoft, it’s been 4,612 days since a new Splinter Cell game (non-animated series or guest spot in another game franchise, remake, BBC radio drama, or VR exclusive)…

Topics covered

  • digital ownership
  • subscription services
  • gaming industry
  • price increase
  • video game predictions

Keywords

  • digital ownership
  • PlayStation 5
  • GTA6
  • Splinter Cell
  • gaming industry layoffs

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: PlayStation, Sony, Microsoft

Products: GTA6, Splinter Cell

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