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  • Nintendo Investors Want You to Pay More for Switch 2 - Next-Gen Console Watch

    Nintendo Investors Want You to Pay More for Switch 2 - Next-Gen Console Watch
    May 8 2026
    Welcome back to Next-Gen Console Watch! This week we dive into recent reports saying Nintendo's shareholders want the company to raise the Switch 2 price. It's no secret that Nintendo's stock price has plunged in the year since they've released the Switch 2, despite their new console having a stellar launch and strong, if slow, holiday sales numbers. Current economic conditions have made the Switch 2 even mor expensive to produce than before, and Nintendo has so far been eating the extra cost, which in turn has been eating into their profits. But can a price hike really be beneficial for Nintendo? Should they hold the line with price in hopes that software sales pick up the slack? And has it really worked out for Sony and Microsoft, who have also raised their hardware prices in the five years since the PS5 and Xbox Series X and S have launched? Plus we have last week's poll results, and a new poll for you to vote on at IGN.com and Spotify. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    18 Min.
  • Holy Sh!t, Something Actually Got Cheaper - Next-Gen Console Watch

    Holy Sh!t, Something Actually Got Cheaper - Next-Gen Console Watch
    Apr 24 2026
    Welcome back to Next-Gen Console Watch! Xbox's new CEO is already making moves to course-correct the company's direction. Last week's leaked memo from CEO Asha Sharma has been proven true, with Xbox dropping the price of the Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass plans. Daemon, Ryan, and Max go over what's different with the new plans, what led the company to this decision, and what changes could be next. Plus we have last week's poll results and a new poll for you to vote on at IGN.com and Spotify. IGN YouTube Spotify Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    25 Min.
  • Xbox Agrees Game Pass Is Too Expensive, Now What? - Next-Gen Console Watch

    Xbox Agrees Game Pass Is Too Expensive, Now What? - Next-Gen Console Watch
    Apr 17 2026
    Welcome back to Next-Gen Console Watch! This week we discuss the leaked memo from Xbox CEO Asha Sharma regarding Game Pass' price. She agrees that Game Pass has become too expensive and Xbox must find some way to make it a real value for players. But what does that mean? Take away features? Plus we have last week's poll results and a new poll for you to vote on at IGN.com and Spotify. YouTube Spotify IGN Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    27 Min.
  • 2026’s Biggest Unannounced Games from Nintendo, Sony, and Microsoft - Next-Gen Console Watch

    2026’s Biggest Unannounced Games from Nintendo, Sony, and Microsoft - Next-Gen Console Watch
    Apr 10 2026
    Welcome back to Next-Gen Console Watch! This week Ryan is joined by IGN's Community Lead, Jada Griffin, and the host of Nintendo Voice Chat, Logan Plant. The crew looks ahead to the rest of 2026 to see if there are any more surprises left from the big three console makers. Recent rumors and leaks about a Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake and a new Star Fox game have given us pause to think that there's more up their sleeves than they've announced. Is it time for a new Persona game? Is the next Uncharted on the way? How about a follow-up to Halo Infinite? Plus we have last week's poll results and a new poll for you to vote on at IGN.com and Spotify. IGN YouTube Spotify Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    22 Min.
  • Rising Prices Mean We’re Stuck with PS5, Series X - Next-Gen Console Watch

    Rising Prices Mean We’re Stuck with PS5, Series X - Next-Gen Console Watch
    Apr 3 2026
    Welcome back to Next-Gen Console Watch! This week Daemon, Max, and Ryan peer into the future of gaming, only to see the same consoles we're playing today being used possibly years from now. With all models of the PlayStation 5 and Xbox having received several price hikes over the years, and with world events and economic factors keeping the prices of nearly all goods high, it looks like true next-generation gaming maybe delayed for the forseeable future. What can Sony do to bring costs down? And is this an opportunity for Xbox to gain relevance with gamers, now that the base PS5 and Xbox Series X are roughly the same price? Plus we have last week's poll results, and a new poll for you to vote on at IGN.com and Spotify. IGN Spotify YouTube Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    24 Min.
  • Switch 2's First Year Was Strong, But Where's Nintendo's Mascots? - Next-Gen Console Watch

    Switch 2's First Year Was Strong, But Where's Nintendo's Mascots? - Next-Gen Console Watch
    Mar 27 2026
    Welcome back to Next-Gen Console Watch! This week Ryan and Max are joined by Logan Plant, host of IGN's Nintendo Voice Chat podcast to talk about the Nintendo Switch 2's Year 1, and what we're expecting for Year 2. The Switch 2 has become not only Nintendo's fastest-selling console, but the fastest-selling console of all-time, with more than 17 million units sold in less than a year. Mario Kart World has a nearly 1:1 attachment rate with the Switch 2, Donkey Kong Bananza was a hit with critics and fans, and Pokémon Pokopia is having an Animal Crossing-esque viral moment. But none of these are Nintendo's major marquee franchises, but does the Switch 2 even need them right now? Plus we have last week's poll results, and a new poll for you to vote on at IGN.com and Spotify. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    18 Min.
  • DLSS 5: Are Faces Fixed or F*****? - Next-Gen Console Watch

    DLSS 5: Are Faces Fixed or F*****? - Next-Gen Console Watch
    Mar 20 2026
    Welcome back to Next-Gen Console Watch! This week Daemon, Max, and Ryan are joined by IGN's senior tech manager, Bo Moore, to discuss Nvidia's reveal of their controversial DLSS 5 update. The footage caused a stir on the internet as the tech clearly is doing more than just enhancing performance relative to resolution, with many accusing Nvidia of using the equivalent of "AI TikTok filters" on character models. We break down what we think the tech initially set out to do, and what this means for the PS5 and Xbox. Plus we have last week's poll results, and a new poll for you to vote on at IGN.com and Spotify. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    33 Min.
  • 6 Burning Questions We Have About the Next Xbox - Next-Gen Console Watch

    6 Burning Questions We Have About the Next Xbox - Next-Gen Console Watch
    Mar 13 2026
    Welcome back to Next-Gen Console Watch! Microsoft is getting a head start on next-gen by officialling announcing the next Xbox, codenamed Project Helix. Of course, we have a ton of questions, but we've pared it down to six burning questions ranging from price of games to whether or not it will ship with a disc drive. Plus, we have last week's poll results, and a new poll for you to vote on at IGN.com and Spotify. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    28 Min.