The Gamers Lounge Podcast Episode 296: “Nintendo is Mean”

What are you playing? 

John - College Football 27 (PC)

Nathanael - The First Berserker Khazan (PC), Planet of Lana 2 (PC)

Erik - Evil West (PS5), Crimson Desert (XBX). Erik’s sports adventures continue....I also went to the World Cup (USA vs Aus) and saw the Savannah Bananas play

Dennis - Unhinged (Netflix), Honrang (PC), Stairway (PC), outside the door (PC)

News 

Steam Machine Available 

https://www.ign.com/articles/steam-machine-review

No More Physical Disks for PlayStation 

https://www.theguardian.com/games/2026/jul/01/sony-playstation-digital-downloads

Xbox Tests Disk to Digital 

https://www.digitalfoundry.net/news/2026/07/report-xbox-disc-to-digital-feature-in-testing-microsoft-likely-to-stop-disc-production-too

Xbox Freezing 3rd Party Deals?

https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/xbox/is-xbox-freezing-third-party-xbox-game-pass-deals-heres-whats-being-said-and-why-i-dont-buy-it

Xbox Consoles Go Up Again

https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2026/06/25/xbox-console-price-update/

Closing

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