Code in a Box

This week! CJ and Greg wade through a genuinely grim news pile: GTA VI's pricing and "code in a box" physical edition, the memory crisis pushing console prices toward $1,000, Valve's Steam Machine sticker shock, Xbox's worst sales month on record, and fresh layoffs at Bungie. There's a sliver of good news in a Sea of Thieves movie, and then it's on to what they've been playing — Star Fox, the Rhythm Heaven Groove demo, Picross, Gitaroo Man, and Vampire Crawlers. Listener questions cover next-gen wish lists and the long-lost "baby cast," and much, much more. Join us, won't you?
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Links of interest:
News
• GTA VI pre-orders open: $80/$100, physical is a code in a box
• Report disputes a later disc-based GTA VI release
• Steam Machine pricing revealed
• Xbox is increasing prices again
• Xbox hits worst US sales month on record, PS5 drops 58%
• A major retailer warns of a console shortage this Christmas
• Memory prices might never return to normal
• Micron locks in historically high memory prices through 2030
• Bungie announces layoffs and reorganization
• A live-action Sea of Thieves movie is in the works
What'cha Been Playing
• Star Fox
• Rhythm Heaven Groove (demo)
• Picross S: Genesis & Master System edition (jupiter.co.jp/e/switch/picrosssmme)
• Gitaroo Man (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gitaroo_Man)
• Vampire Crawlers (poncle.games)
Socials
• Player One Podcast Discord (discord.gg/SYM8Ef3)
• Greg Sewart's Extra Life Page (extra-life.org/participant/Sewart)
• Greg Streams on Twitch (twitch.tv/sewart)
• Greg Sewart's Patreon (patreon.com/gregsewart)
• Games I Completed – 2025 (youtube.com/watch?v=KXPdOMKDsnA)
Other
• Double Fine PsychOdyssey (doublefine.com/dftv/psychodyssey)
• Post Games (Chris Plante's podcast) (post.games)
• PS5 Pro (playstation.com/ps5/ps5-pro)
• Subscribe to the podcast (pod.link/202883543)
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Running time: 01:29:27