In this episode of Good Playing With You, we dive into Xbox’s massive price hike that’s rocking the gaming world—are console gamers ready to ditch Microsoft? 💸 We break down what this means for Xbox Series X, Game Pass, and controllers.
Next up: Borderlands 4 gameplay leaks just dropped, and we’re reacting to its Destiny 2-style mechanics. Is this the glow-up fans wanted or a step backward?
Then: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 stuns the industry with a sky-high Metacritic score, breaking records and shocking critics. But why are fans begging for physical copies?
Finally, we unpack another brutal round of EA layoffs—what this means for the future of the company and its biggest franchises.
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00:00 - Intro
00:55 - Xbox Announces Huge Price Increases
04:30 - No Tariffs on Digital Games, So Why Hike the Prices?
05:33 - Will PC Undercut Consoles?
06:48 - The Future of Xbox as a Console
09:46 - Why $80 Games are Bullshit
10:57 - The Real Winners of the $80 Price Hike
11:35 - Wall Street Rewards Microsoft's Greed
17:43 - Borderlands 4 State of Play Reactions
27:50 - EA lays off Hundreds, Cancels Titanfall Game
34:04 - Jack Black's Minecraft Song Breaks Billboard Record
37:42 - Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Sells Out Physical Copies
39:20 - Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Tops Metacritic
43:26 - Games We'd Recommend to Our Enemies
51:55 - 6 Games That Caused Us Bodily Harm
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