About this episode

The episode discusses the future of physical games in the gaming industry, focusing on Nintendo's potential direction amidst recent trends and events.

This week, Gene joins Brad and Micah to discuss Switch 2 battery revisions, PlayStation moving away from physical games, whether Nintendo will follow suit, and the recent Xbox layoffs. Timestamps: Please keep in mind that our timestamps are approximate, and will often be slightly off due to dynamic ad placement. 0:00 - Intro34:52 - Switch 2 Battery Revisions and End of Switch40:16 - Yoshi and Pokémon Toy48:25 - PlayStation Moving Away from Physical Games1:33:43 - What We're Playing2:04:20 - Xbox Layoffs and What It Means for Nintendo2:43:52 - Closing Questions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Hosts: Brad, Micah

Guest: Gene

Topics covered

• Nintendo
• physical games
• Switch 2
• PlayStation
• Xbox layoffs
• gaming industry

Keywords

• Nintendo
• physical games
• Switch 2
• PlayStation
• Xbox layoffs
• gaming news
• Yoshi
• Pokémon

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Nintendo, PlayStation, Xbox

Products: Switch 2, Yoshi, Pokémon Toy

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