Video Games 2 the MAX: What's the Big Deal About Game Key Cards?
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The beginning of a new month brings with it a sense of excitement about what lies ahead, while also putting the previous month's issues in the rear view. However, for Nintendo, there's one thing that seemingly will not go away, and that's the controversy regarding Game Key Cards. Physical game collectors like Marc are not happy about the half-measure that allows third-party publishers to save money, while somewhat providing a physical version of the game. Sean wonders if it really is as big a deal as everyone's making it out to be.
Also, the duo also discusses the Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase, which seemingly lit a fire under the issue, as well as bringing another one about the lack of Switch 2 devkits too.
Sean also played two demos from that direct the Adventures of Elliot and Shinobi: Art of Vengeance, along with Ninja Gaiden Ragebound, while Marc finally got to check out Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii.
Plus, more Xbox games are coming to PlayStation amid good news regarding Xbox Game Pass and improvements for Xbox's content and services department. Nintendo keeps selling Switch 2's, but why are the prices of Switch 1 SKUs going up? Warner Bros is doing ANOTHER live service game, Battlefield 6 is getting an open beta, and BioShock 4 is in development hell, too.
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Chapters:
00:00 START
02:20 Housekeeping
Games We Are Playing
04:20 Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii (Marc)
14:51 Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales (Sean)
17:45 Ninja Gaiden Ragebound (Sean)
What's in the News: Nintendo Edition
24:32 Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase Thoughts
34:15 Nintendo Switch 2 Sells 6 Million Since Launch
37:00 Nintendo Switch 1 SKU's All Increase in Price
43:00 Mario Paint is Now on SNES Switch Online & Could a Zelda Maker Ever Happen?
BIG Topic
47:10 Are Game Key Cards Really Such a Bad Thing?
What's in the News: Xbox Edition
1:17:30 Xbox's Content & Services and Game Pass Numbers Go Up
1:24:00 Starfield Could Be Coming to PS5 Early 2026
1:28:10 Raven Software QA Team Reach a Union Deal with Microsoft
What's in the News: Everything Else
1:29:05 Ziff Davis lays off 8% of IGN staff and 12% Union Staff
1:33:00 Battlefield 6 is Getting Two Open Betas
1:37:05 Apex Legends the next Major Movie?
1:42:50 Warner Bros is Looking into making ANOTHER Live Service DC Universe Game
1:51:00 BioShock 4 is in Development Hell as Studio Head Leaves Studio
1:55:05 Itch.io Has Relisted free NSFW content, but Paid Content is STILL Delisted
The End
1:57:50 Games Coming Out This Week!
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