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The Every Other Monday Show

The Every Other Monday Show

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Welcome to the gaming podcast that skips the corporate marketing fluff, ignores the cinematic hype, and holds the industry accountable to technical standards. Hosted biweekly by a two-headed panel of industry analysts and hardware enthusiasts, we dismantle the biggest headlines in gaming through a lens of strict consumer advocacy and raw data.From deep dives into the global hardware component pricing crisis and the execution of next-gen PC architecture to brutal breakdowns of shooter netcode, input latency, and developer structural shifts, we analyze how games actually feel and perform on your rig.Our weekly four-quadrant structure keeps the pacing tight:
  • The Lightning Round: Fast-hit technical headlines, GPU driver shifts, and market trends.
  • The Main Story: Deep-dive analysis of macro industry shifts, executive restructuring, and platform ecosystem collapses.
  • The Pipeline: A hardcore look at upcoming action and shooter release calendars, engine scalability, and developer optimization notes.
  • Speculation & Leaks: Cutting through the noise to investigate hardware logic leaks and behind-the-scenes engineering rumors.
If you care about frame pacing, uncompromised FOV sliders, physical preservation, and hardware that justifies its price tag, you’re in the right place. Pull up a chair.

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  • The Death of Physical Discs, Valve’s $1,049 Steam Machine, and the Baldur's Gate 4 Dilemma - Every Other Monday Show Ep 2

    The Death of Physical Discs, Valve’s $1,049 Steam Machine, and the Baldur's Gate 4 Dilemma - Every Other Monday Show Ep 2
    Jul 8 2026
    The console landscape as we know it is officially dying, and this week we are breaking down the seismic corporate shifts and massive hardware leaks that are reshaping the future of gaming. First up in the lightning round, we dive into the 2026 Steam Summer Sale, breaking down the action and shooter meta as heavyweights like Cyberpunk 2077, Space Marine 2, and viral boomer shooters hit historical lows. But it’s not all good news for PC builders—we analyze the brutal global component crisis as RAM and SSD prices double or triple, pricing out budget setups. Plus, we cover Amazon Prime Gaming’s mid-summer retention play and a wild, user-backlash-fueled flip-flop on Xbox Game Pass. In our main story, we unpack Sony’s absolute nuclear bomb: the official announcement that PlayStation is discontinuing all physical disc production by January 2028. With their historic Austrian disc factory already being dismantled, we discuss what a digital-only monopoly means for the PlayStation 6 and the concept of game ownership. Meanwhile, Valve is seizing the moment by officially pricing its next-gen living-room "Steam Machine" at a premium $1,049. With Capcom's PC revenue now nearly doubling its PlayStation share, has the ultimate console exit strategy arrived? Next, we shift to the mid-summer release traffic. We give our initial reactions to Nintendo's polarizing Star Fox on Switch 2, the incredible RPG acclaim for The Adventures of Elliot, and the fighting nostalgia of Dead or Alive 6: Last Round. We also preview the imminent arrival of Doom: The Dark Ages | Revelations and Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed: Black Flag Resynced. Finally, we close things out in the rumor mill with a massive look at Baldur's Gate 4. Following Larian's exit, Hasbro reportedly approached a legendary Baldur's Gate 2 veteran to helm the sequel—and his response was blunt

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    55 Min.
  • The Great Exclusivity Pivot: Xbox Closes the Wall, Destiny 2 Sunsets, & The GTA VI Release Panic - Every Other Monday Show Ep 1

    The Great Exclusivity Pivot: Xbox Closes the Wall, Destiny 2 Sunsets, & The GTA VI Release Panic - Every Other Monday Show Ep 1
    Jul 8 2026
    The gaming industry is undergoing a massive structural reset, and this week we are breaking down the harsh financial realities forcing publishers to completely rewrite their playbooks.First, we dive into the lightning round of headlines. Nintendo is hit with a massive €35M Joy-Con penalty in Europe, forcing a completely separate, right-to-repair friendly Switch 2 SKU for the EU market. Meanwhile, California officially passes the historic "Stop Killing Games" bill (AB 1921), forcing a massive ultimatum on publishers who pull the plug on digital titles. Plus, Sony floods PS Plus Extra with massive AAA heavyweights to patch over a quiet summer. In our main story, we dissect the Great Exclusivity Pivot. Under new leadership, Xbox is abandoning its "universal ecosystem" strategy and returning to hard console protectionism to protect razor-thin profit margins. We also break down the absolute bloodbath at Bungie as Destiny 2 enters permanent automated maintenance mode, leaving staff blindsided, a major expansion axed, and Sony facing a devastating $766M asset write-down. Is this the worst gaming acquisition of the decade? Next, we look at the upcoming software pipeline and the absolute terror surrounding Grand Theft Auto VI’s November 19, 2026 release date. Publishers are completely evacuating the holiday corridor, creating a catastrophic traffic jam of major releases in September and October, including Marvel’s Wolverine, Dune: Awakening, and Control: Resonant. We run through all the latest showcase dates and engine shifts, from Halo: Campaign Evolved coming to PS5, to Fable's recent delay. Finally, we close out the show with some massive hardware and software leaks. Leaked logistics documents suggest Valve is about to drop a next-gen "Steam Machine" console and a Steam Controller 2. Plus, rumors indicate GTA VI’

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    51 Min.
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