Ep 109: Sony Discontinuing Physical Discs, Closing PS3/Vita Stores, IOI Laying Off Staff After Xbox Shakeup

This week, Lotus, Niki, and John dive deep into the end of physical discs for Sony (and likely Xbox), the impending closures of the PS3/Vita digital stores, and the potential for Arkane to be on the Xbox reset chopping block.

00:00:00 Intro & everything you need to know about donuts

00:18:50 Sony stopping disc support in 2028; the gang goes long on the loss of physical games media

01:06:30 Sony is also closing the PS3/Vita stores

01:15:05 IOI to lay off staff on Project Fantasy, which was backed by Xbox

01:21:07 Arkane may be part of the upcoming closures at Xbox

01:25:55 Memory manufacturers the target of a class action lawsuit alleging price fixing

01:29:55 Summer Games Done Quick 2026 Preview

01:31:35 Star Wars Galactic Racer is the VGBees Game of Show at Summer Game Fest 2026

01:40:20 Anode Heart: Layer Null strips away the mess from card battling RPGs

01:51:54 A very quick note about the AYN THOR

01:56:20 Niki is dipping back into Slay the Spire 2

01:58:07 Virtua Fighter 5 REVO World Stage adds a welcome single player mode to the game

02:02:30 HIVE QUESTIONS

02:50:12 Outro

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