Ahead of what's likely to be one of the most brutal weeks for the video game industry, the boys gather once more to talk about what we've been playing, the latest in news and of course, the biggest topic - the death of physical games media. All this and more in The DayOne Show Episode 321!
Before we dig into the news, we of course tackle the latest games we've been playing, and for the most part, none of us can go into too much detail, as everything we are playing is embargoed until a later date. Nick has been continuing to plug away on Star Fox, and Jesse got to take a look at Doom The Dark Ages: Revelations ahead of it's availability next week when he'll be playing for review.
Jon is working on multiple reviews across both hardware and software - we've got incoming write-ups and verdicts for a new soundbar, the Creative Stage Pro, as well as going hands on with the NEX Playground and an ASUS Laptop with a built-in dual screen set up. On the software side of things, 30+ hours have been spent in an upcoming game we can't talk about yet, as well reviewing some of the titles he played during Steam Next Fest. What he can talk about of course, is Meccha Chameleon, which has today confirmed having sold 15 Million copies. The broader DayOne team have reviews up for EA Sports College Football 27, Monopoly: Star Wars Heroes VS Villains and a preview for Rain98, so go check them out!
In spite of the looming layoffs and potential studio closures at Xbox, it's been PlayStation that's been leading the news cycle this week. In case you missed it, a new blog post confirmed closures of both PS3 and PS Vita's digital stores, but there was a much larger controversy. As of January 2028, PlayStation physical discs will no longer be produced. This is widely regarded as a death blow for physical games media and there's plenty of debate to be had.
On the Xbox side of things, plenty of reports across a variety of subjects to dig into - ahead of the layoffs on July 6th, Obsidian got mixed into the reporting via a piece from The Game Business and Chris Dring, before Bloomberg's Jason Schrier came out to debunk it. Leadership changes have been spotted at Arkane Lyon, which sees one of the leads for MachineGames step into a leadership role at the studio.
All this and a lot more in the The DayOne Show Episode 321, available now on demand across all podcast services with audio, and video on YouTube and Spotify.
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