Foundation of Gunk - On Second Thought with Mike & Matt - Ep. 25

Topics:

• Will GTAVI release at $100?
• Discussion around spending habits in gaming.

Gaming News:

• The VGHF Library opens in early access - https://gamehistory.org/vghf-library-launch/

  It’s a digital archive of video game history research materials, now available at https://library.gamehistory.org/ 

• Xbox's Forza Horizon 5 officially heading to PlayStation 5 this "spring" https://www.eurogamer.net/xboxs-forza-horizon-5-officially-heading-to-playstation-5-this-spring Xbox chief Phil Spencer: "It does mean more of our games shipping on more platforms, not just PlayStation. We love the work we do with Nintendo, we love what we do with Valve on Steam. Our games will show up in more and more places." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mAl5yVpNc3o

• Satya Nadella at Microsoft FY25 Q2 Webcast:

  - Biggest CoD launch

  - 'Indiana Jones and the Great Circle' at 4M players

  - Game Pass new quarterly revenue record

  - PC Game Pass sub grow by 30%

  - 140M hours streamed via Xcloud

  https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/xbox-revenue-fell-7-in-q2-as-hardware-sales-dropped-29/

• PlayStation Plus shifting focus to PS5 games next year, will only "occasionally" include PS4 titles https://www.eurogamer.net/playstation-plus-shifting-focus-to-ps5-games-next-year-will-only-occasionally-include-ps4-titles

• MLB The Show 25 Launches In March, But Won't Be On Game Pass This Year https://www.gamespot.com/articles/mlb-the-show-25-launches-in-march-but-wont-be-on-game-pass-this-year/1100-6529072/

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