About this episode

Nate discusses recent developments at Microsoft and Sony in the gaming industry.

This month, Nate flies solo to discuss some shakeups at Microsoft, including a high profile hire and some development studio divestitures. And, not to be excluded from the conversation, Sony spills some tea about Bungie while also re-commiting themselves to live service games. We'd love to hear from you! Join us on our social media by checking out our Linktree: https://linktr.ee/thebacklogbreakdown And check out our newsletter on Substack: https://thebacklogbreakdown.substack.com And if you'd like to support us, you can visit our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thebacklogbreakdown The Backlog Breakdown is a proud member of the Play Well Network, a network of podcasts that seek to approach recreation in a more thoughtful manner. Until there is a rabbit trail to follow. Check out all of the other amazing Play Well podcasts at playwellnetwork.com . Get PWNed, scrubs.

People in this episode

Host: Nate

Topics covered

• Microsoft news
• Sony updates
• gaming industry
• live service games
• Bungie
• development studios

Keywords

• Microsoft
• Sony
• Bungie
• gaming news
• live service games
• development studios
• June 2026

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Organizations: Microsoft, Sony, Bungie, Play Well Network, Patreon, Substack

Places: June 2026

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