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October 16, 2020 62 mins
35:23 - For the headlining story Oculus Quest 2 is surely going to be a game changer for bringing VR to the masses but is Facebook going to block it’s success with it’s lousy corporate image and abundantly abusive data collection? It’s a bitter sweet moment for new VR adopters after they unbox their new quest only to find they have to login with a facebook account to even use it. As for the rest of the show, video game news is our business and business is booming! Just in, this week on another edition of the Inside Gaming Podcast; Amazon shut down development on Crucible, Microsoft is cutting GameStop in on digital sales, Microsoft released a list of 30 Series X optimized games for launch, and Star Citizen is celebrating 8 years of development.   00:00 - Intro 00:34 - Amazon shuts down Crucible 14:45 - Microsoft cuts deal with GameStop 19:38 - 30 games optimized for Series X 25:56 - PS5 user experience revealed  35:23 - Oculus Quest 2 Facebook shenanigans 41:48 - Star Citizen celebrates 8yrs of development 49:32 - Listener Questions Listen to more podcast episodes! https://link.chtbl.com/IGPodcast   Or buy our shirt! https://is.gd/u3xCtA OR follow us on Twitter! https://twitter.com/briangaar http://twitter.com/mc_lotta https://twitter.com/Charalanahzard https://twitter.com/DarthBurrit0 http://twitter.com/InsideGaming SOURCES [Play Crucible] - Crucible is shutting down for good  https://www.playcrucible.com/en-us/news/articles/final-crucible-developer-update [VG247] - Gamestop/Microsoft partnership will let the retailer earn revenue from digital purchase https://www.vg247.com/2020/10/15/gamestop-xbox-revenue-sharing/ [VG247] - Xbox launch lineup announced https://www.vg247.com/2020/10/15/30-games-optimized-for-xbox-series-x-s-at-launch/ [Reddit] - Facebook is bricking some Oculus Quest 2s https://www.reddit.com/r/Games/comments/jbfai1/facebooks_account_verification_leaves_some_quest/ [Eurogamer] - Star Citizen celebrates 8 year anniversary with another delay https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2020-10-10-as-star-citizen-turns-eight-years-old-the-single-player-campaign-still-sounds-a-long-way-off [PlayStation Blog] - Playstation 5’s UI revealed https://blog.playstation.com/2020/10/15/first-look-playstation-5s-next-generation-user-experience/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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