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This episode discusses Nintendo's remake of Star Fox 64, the high costs of Grand Theft Auto 6, and various updates from Microsoft and Sony in the gaming industry.

This week on Nerfed, Nintendo finally breaks the silence on the Switch 2 with a ground-up remake of Star Fox 64, featuring a tear-jerker prologue about Fox's father, James McCloud. We dive into the astronomical costs of Grand Theft Auto 6, which parent company Take-Two admits has already burned through over a billion dollars in development ahead of its November 2026 release. RGG Studio also dropped a massive look at Stranger Than Heaven, their turn-of-the-century crime epic starring Snoop Dogg and a unique limb-based combat system. Plus, Microsoft is shaking things up with a Game Pass price cut and a surprise Halo Infinite update, while Sony's secret research points toward AI-powered frame generation for the PlayStation 6. It is a week of heavy hitters and hardware hints as we look toward a massive summer for gaming.

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