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Welcome back to the Spectator Mode Podcast! We know we've been gone for a while, but you can blame our fearless leader, who's currently on the reserve list. Either way, we're back, and we've got plenty to talk about.

This time, we're discussing the recent XBOX leadership departure, Nintendo's ongoing battle against Switch 2 emulation, and setting the record straight about the Gears of War: E-Day budget.

Oh, and don't think we've forgotten about AI. It's still a major issue, especially when OpenAI's Sam Altman apparently thinks us peasants don't need RAM in our PCs and wants to gobble it all up for AI data centers.

All this and more on Spectator Mode Podcast Episode 236!

Timestamps

0:00 Weekly gaming roundup
0:37 Kevin’s RPG and fighting game picks
4:10 Slay the Spire 2, Enfield, and Deadlock
8:02 Scott’s visual novels, RPGs, and indies
15:02 Annalythe’s horror gameplay and progression
22:24 Modern Warfare 4 campaign impressions
26:47 BioWare’s closure and EA management
28:36 Anthem, Mass Effect 3, and live-service pressure
32:29 Andromeda’s unfinished launch and missed potential
37:43 Dragon Age Inquisition and Veilguard discussion
41:39 Xbox leadership departure and employee buyouts
43:36 Microsoft’s proposed employee buyout terms
48:15 Auroch Digital layoffs after Boltgun 2
49:25 Switch 2 emulation and piracy risks
50:38 Early emulator performance problems
51:23 Nintendo bans, tracking, and public piracy posts
56:05 Game preservation versus new-release piracy
57:13 Gears of War E-Day budget debate
58:23 Why the Coalition’s costs reached $500 million
1:01:06 Explaining Microsoft’s project accounting
1:04:34 Sam Altman, DRAM, and the AI bubble
1:06:11 Google’s AI search revenue problem
1:08:03 Risks of an AI market crash
1:11:33 Podcast outro and social links

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Phantom Blade Zero Review:
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Stellar Blade: Complete Edition (Nintendo Switch 2) Review:
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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 Review:
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