412: PlayStation OUTRAGE, Sony ENDS physical games, Xbox layoffs and closures SOON

2026-07-04

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🦈 SPONSOR: http://SURFSHARK.com/XB2 | SurfShark VPN! Get 86% OFF a two year plan, working out to just $2 a month! 🦈 THE END IS NIGH ... for physical discs. Rand and Jez talk the LATEST DRAMA in the Xboxosphere, with Sony KILLING discs and the implications for Xbox Helix. What does Xbox's layoff bloodbath look like now? Is the game industry COOKED? Or is there optimism for the future? Let's talk. 💚 SUPPORT US on PATREON from $1.99: Extra shows, ad-free, Q&A section weekly, and MORE! ⁠

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THE END IS NIGH ... for physical discs. Rand and Jez talk the LATEST DRAMA in the Xboxosphere, with Sony KILLING discs and the implications for Xbox Helix. What does Xbox's layoff bloodbath look like now? Is the game industry COOKED? Or is there optimism for the future? Let's talk.

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TIMESTAMPS:
00:00:00: PlayStation ending physical discs. Xbox rumors, World Cup. Polygon has the worst article of the year.
00:28:00: Cyberpunk hits 40 million sales, Destiny 2 profitability, Steam Machine issues.
00:56:00: Xbox Tax, deep dive: the death of physical.
02:00:00: Xbox Studio layoffs and closures, Halo Studios' future. Warcraft leaks.
02:30:00: Patreon Q&A: Xbox leadership, creative freedom, and more.

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