PS5 Price Up, Steam Deck 2 & Xbox Comes Clean | PandTha Talks

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This episode covers the latest gaming news including the PS5 price hike, Steam Deck 2, and Xbox's admission of mistakes.

Send us Fan Mail 🎙️ PandTha Talks | PS5 Price Hike, Steam Deck 2, Xbox Admits Mistakes & Gaming Industry Drama! 🎙️ This week on PandTha Talks, we break down a huge lineup of gaming news, controversy, and surprises across the industry. From Beyond Sandbox’s disastrous release decisions to the rise of Gunman Contracts, a promising new VR title, there's plenty to unpack. We dive into a potential new law requiring ID verification for online games with chat features, raising big questions abou...

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Hosts: rorytha, RaNDoMPandA

Topics covered

• gaming news
• PS5 price hike
• Steam Deck 2
• Xbox mistakes
• VR titles
• online gaming laws

Keywords

• PS5
• Steam Deck 2
• Xbox
• gaming news
• VR
• online games
• ID verification

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Xbox, Beyond Sandbox

Products: PS5, Steam Deck 2

Books & works: Gunman Contracts

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