Future Consoles will cost $1000 | Evercade Nexus | Accessibility vs Immersion | Power Hour Ep. 337

About this episode

Brian and Jim discuss the rising costs of future gaming consoles, the announcement of the Evercade Nexus, and the debate between accessibility and immersion in gaming.

Welcome to the Power Hour Podcast. In this episode Brian and Jim discuss the following. - intro- What are we drinking- What are we playing- Patreon Questions- Baseball’s 999 promotion https://www.sfgate.com/giants/article/sf-giants-999-challenge-22094230.php - Minor leagues doing it right https://x.com/sodpoodles/status/2036516771398635654?s=46&t=KaxsMJ6sFiHEUbtKTf9LQQ - Sony raises console pricing https://blog.playstation.com/2026/03/27/new-price-changes-for-ps5-ps5-pro-and-playstation-portal-remote-player/ - Gaming to become a luxury hobby? https://www.dexerto.com/gaming/next-gen-xbox-and-ps6-prices-predicted-to-hit-almost-1000-as-consoles-become-a-luxury-3343431/ - Valve lawsuit update https://x.com/skinscom/status/2037243755237900633?s=46&t=KaxsMJ6sFiHEUbtKTf9LQQ - Evercade nexus announced https://evercade.co.uk/evercade-nexus/ - Is accessiblity more important than immersion? https://x.com/stevenspohn/status/2038685820081647740?s=46&t=KaxsMJ6sFiHEUbtKTf9LQQ https://x.com/silenceofaura/status/2038717789293465841?s=46&t=KaxsMJ6sFiHEUbtKTf9LQQ- NormieView: marrying your virtual idol…

People in this episode

Hosts: Brian, Jim

Topics covered

• future consoles
• Evercade Nexus
• accessibility
• immersion
• gaming industry

Keywords

• gaming
• luxury hobby
• console pricing
• Patreon questions
• baseball promotion

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Evercade Nexus, DBPG30, StarCraft, PS5, PS5 Pro, PlayStation Portal

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