The Xbox Reset, PS Disc Death & Why Gaming Is At A Crossroads

The Xbox Reset, PS Disc Death & Why Gaming Is At A Crossroads

From Spawn On Me with Kahlief Adams: A Video Game Podcast by Spawn On Me LLC

July 20, 2026 · 36 min

About this episode

Kahlief Adams discusses the significant changes in the gaming industry, including Xbox layoffs and the future of physical discs in gaming.

3,200 Xbox jobs. Studios sold, studios cut loose, studios just gone. And PlayStation is telling us physical discs will be done by 2028. I sat down this week and gave you my honest, unfiltered take on all of it — not just the business moves, but what this means for the actual human beings living through this. As somebody who is currently laid off himself, this one hits close to home, and I'm not going to pretend otherwise.This episode covers:- 📌 The Xbox Reset — Asha Sharma's "most significant restructure in Xbox history," the 3,200 jobs being cut, and the real-world chaos that's followed- 📌 What going independent actually means for studios like Double Fine, Compulsion, Ninja Theory, and Undead Labs when runway and budgets are uncertain- 📌 The future of big IP — how do you make Elder Scrolls 6 or Fallout 5 when you just gutted the studios building them?- 📌 PlayStation ending physical disc production in January 2028 — and my take that's a little different from the hot takes flooding your timeline

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Host: Kahlief Adams

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Organizations: Xbox, PlayStation, Double Fine, Compulsion, Ninja Theory, Undead Labs

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