255: Who Will Survive, and What Will Be Left of Them?

We're joined by friend of the pod Lex Luddy to break down the avalanche of grim Xbox news, the fraught state of digital ownership, and a couple of old video games made new again in Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced and Star Fox.
CHAPTERS:
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(00:00:10) | Intro
(00:05:21) | Xbox Games Begins Major Restructuring
(00:59:11) | First Break
(01:04:34) | PlayStation is dumping physical discs
(01:21:52) | Sony pulling movies from accounts
(01:38:15) | IO Interactive says they are continuing Project Fantasy
(01:43:21) | Mario Kart Tour is going offline
(01:49:05) | How much does this affect perception of the brands?
(01:57:45) | Second Break
(01:57:46) | Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced | [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S] | Jul 09, 2026
(02:12:57) | Rhythm Heaven Groove | [Nintendo Switch] | Jul 02, 2026
(02:16:17) | Star Fox | [Nintendo Switch 2] | Jun 25, 2026
(02:22:43) | Mio: Memories in Orbit | [PC (Microsoft Windows), Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch] | Jan 20, 2026
(02:29:48) | Dimhaven: The Lost Source | [Mac, PC (Microsoft Windows)] | Jun 23, 2026
(02:31:29) | Orbitals | [Nintendo Switch 2] | Sep 03, 2026
(02:38:15) | The SuperStation FPGA
(02:49:08) | Emails
(02:54:17) | Wrapping up
(02:56:35) | Mysterious Benefactor Shoutouts
(02:59:48) | See ya!