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
• Gitaroo Man
• Vampire Crawlers

Socials

• Player One Podcast Discord
• Greg Sewart's Extra Life Page
• Greg Streams on Twitch
• Greg Sewart's Patreon
• Games I Completed – 2025

Other

• Double Fine PsychOdyssey
• Post Games (Chris Plante's podcast)
• PS5 Pro
• Subscribe to the podcast

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Running time: 01:29:27