The future of PlayStation & Xbox, why Highguard failed, and the state of Marathon
It's a grab bag of topics this week, with thoughts on the apparently incoming generation of new PlayStation and Xbox consoles. Reminiscing on Concord and what made Highguard fail, and finally...what's up with Marathon?
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SHOW NOTES
The Marathon monetization summary:
https://www.thegamer.com/marathon-microtransactions-are-ridiculous/
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Cassandra: https://www.youtube.com/@ThatTravGuy
Kevin: https://www.youtube.com/@TheGoldenBolt
Moriarty: https://www.youtube.com/@reallycool
CHAPTERS
00:00 Touching on Helix and the PS6
05:45 On PlayStation's PC strategy changing
11:20 Moriarty's Hot Take
15:58 PlayStation's Dynamic Pricing
19:37 On the impact of ragebait and sales expectations
25:36 The surprising success of the PlayStation Portal (not clickbait)
28:57 RIP Highguard, RIP Concord...Marathon...?
53:53 Don't worry, we also mention Splitgate
59:21 Where we actually talk about Marathon
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Podcasts are available on Apple, Google, Spotify, and other platforms are available at ► https://crub.org
SHOW NOTES
The Marathon monetization summary:
https://www.thegamer.com/marathon-microtransactions-are-ridiculous/
TODAY'S CRUBCAST HOSTS
Cassandra: https://www.youtube.com/@ThatTravGuy
Kevin: https://www.youtube.com/@TheGoldenBolt
Moriarty: https://www.youtube.com/@reallycool
CHAPTERS
00:00 Touching on Helix and the PS6
05:45 On PlayStation's PC strategy changing
11:20 Moriarty's Hot Take
15:58 PlayStation's Dynamic Pricing
19:37 On the impact of ragebait and sales expectations
25:36 The surprising success of the PlayStation Portal (not clickbait)
28:57 RIP Highguard, RIP Concord...Marathon...?
53:53 Don't worry, we also mention Splitgate
59:21 Where we actually talk about Marathon
