My take on Sakurai on Ai, Switch 2 Indie situation, Layoffs at Xbox & July Direct Rumor

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Published on June 28, 2025 1:00:57 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOVmx3qJULs

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For this week, my 2 Cents for the week of June 22 to 28, 2025, I give my thoughts on Sakurai's comments on Ai, Nintendo on Switch 2 indie, More layoffs at Xbox, & A Nintendo Direct could happen next month

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00:00 - Intro
01:48 - Quick My 2 Cents
06:50 - Movies/TV Shows
10:02 - Part 1 Sakurai on Ai
15:38 - Part 2 Switch 2 Indie
20:34 - Part 3 Xbox Layoffs
26:30 - Part 4 Nintendo Direct Rumor

Quick My 2 Cents
https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2025/06/forget-switch-2-game-key-cards-full-on-the-cart-physical-releases-are-what-people-want-says-publisher-lost-in-cult
https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/mindseye-studio-build-a-rocket-boy-has-reportedly-started-mass-layoff-proceedings/
https://www.purexbox.com/news/2025/06/xenia-team-issues-statement-in-response-to-xbox-backwards-compatibility-rumour
https://insider-gaming.com/everybodys-golf-hot-shots-release-date-revealed/
https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2025/06/arc-system-works-announces-new-interactive-adventure-for-switch-2
https://www.gamesradar.com/games/resident-evil/capcom-confirms-where-resident-evil-requiem-falls-in-the-series-timeline-as-devs-say-they-initially-thought-they-couldnt-touch-raccoon-city/

Movies/TV Shows
F4 Trailer -    • The Fantastic Four: First Steps | Final Tr...  
https://thedirect.com/article/spider-man-4-frank-castle-brutality-peter-parker-morals-test
https://deadline.com/2025/06/lilo-and-stitch-2-happening-1236443383/
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/28-years-later-alpha-zombie-bone-temple-1236297667/
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/netflix-happy-gilmore-2-sponsors-subway-us-bank-callaway-1236299247/

Sakurai on Ai
https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2025/06/smash-bros-director-sakurai-laments-unsustainable-aaa-game-dev-discusses-ai-and-uncertainty
https://www.gamesradar.com/games/super-smash-bros/we-must-change-our-methods-smash-bros-director-masahiro-sakurai-says-game-development-has-become-too-time-consuming-and-unsustainable/
https://wccftech.com/super-smash-bros-creator-development-ai/

Switch 2 Indie
https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2025/06/nintendo-prioritising-switch-2-dev-kits-for-indies-needing-extra-oomph-say-devs
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/where-are-the-switch-2-indie-games
https://mynintendonews.com/2025/06/23/nintendo-seemingly-prioritising-switch-2-indie-dev-kits-for-games-that-wouldnt-be-doable-on-switch-1/

Xbox Layoffs
https://www.theverge.com/microsoft-xbox/691967/microsoft-xbox-layoffs-job-cuts-rumor
https://www.gamespot.com/articles/major-xbox-layoffs-reportedly-coming-soon/1100-6532671/
https://wccftech.com/microsoft-is-reportedly-planning-another-major-xbox-layoff/

Nintendo Direct Rumor
https://www.notebookcheck.net/Nintendo-Direct-a-new-event-is-reportedly-planned-for-this-summer-with-big-announcements.1043214.0.html
https://insider-gaming.com/nintendo-direct-set-for-july-its-claimed/
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