The Game Deflators E417 | Xbox Ditching Discs For CARTS!? Plus Former PlayStation Boss Comments

John & Ryan react to Xbox potentially ditching discs for cartridges, a former PlayStation boss comments about video game ownership, BioWare's shutdown, PS5 updates, and PS1's Alien Trilogy!

Chapters: 0:00 – Intro and show housekeeping 1:30 – John's pickups (Magic cards, books, the Resistance find) 6:30 – What we're playing: Sea of Stars, Resident Evil movies, Silent Hill 23:45 – Ryan's pickups and what he's playing (Animal Crossing, Legend of the Dragoon, ICO) 27:45 – Wizards earnings and Magic's paper sales 34:15 – Ken Kutaragi's comments on game ownership 40:50 – PS5 firmware and the jailbreak scene 46:50 – BioWare's closure 52:55 – Microsoft's cartridge idea for Helix 58:45 – Game segment: Alien Trilogy

In heavy industry news, Hasbro's latest Q3 earnings report reveals surging tabletop revenue driven by strong paper Magic: The Gathering sales, proving physical card gaming is as alive as ever. Meanwhile, "Father of PlayStation" Ken Kutaragi sparks heated internet debate after declaring physical game discs a "metaphor" for game ownership, prompting the guys to unpack what his comments mean for collectors and the future of physical media.

Over on the console front, Sony rushes out a brand-new PS5 system update as the scene edges closer to jailbreak exploits, and Electronic Arts drops a bombshell by officially shutting down BioWare after 30+ years, shelving early development on Mass Effect 5. To wrap up the news, rumors circulate around Microsoft’s next-gen Project Helix hardware as reports suggest Xbox might explore proprietary cartridges over optical Blu-ray discs.

Finally, John and Ryan close out the show with a full retro review of Probe Entertainment’s 1996 32-bit survival horror FPS classic, Alien Trilogy for the original PlayStation!

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