In this edition of Timesphere, Cale and Scott talk through the price increases for gaming consoles and PCs, the best way to play games, and the Super Mario Galaxy Movie. They also discuss rumors of a new Lord of the Rings game and how not to talk to game developers.

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Sony raises PS5 prices: https://www.gamesindustry.biz/sony-announces-global-price-rises-for-ps5-consoles-from-april-2-2026

Nintendo ups prices for physical games: https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/nintendo-confirms-its-us-switch-2-games-will-soon-cost-more-as-physical-versions/

New Lord of the Rings games?: https://insider-gaming.com/veteran-studio-working-new-lord-of-the-rings-game/

The slow nature of big game development: https://tech.yahoo.com/gaming/articles/only-took-6-years-xboxs-210503292.html

Epic lays off more than 1,000 people: https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/im-sorry-were-here-again-epic-games-is-laying-off-over-1000-employees/

Disney might have more interest in Epic: https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/disney-may-be-interested-in-acquiring-epic-games-at-some-point-its-claimed/

New Star Fox and Zelda remake: https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/sources-nintendo-is-planning-a-new-star-fox-and-a-major-zelda-remake-this-year-but-no-3d-mario/

Nintendo's patent rejected: https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/us-patent-office-revokes-nintendos-patent-on-summoning-characters-to-make-them-battle/

Don't shit on developers: https://kotaku.com/peakdevs-call-out-entitled-gamers-who-want-endless-free-updates-2000684678

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In this edition of Timesphere, Cale and Scott finally get to rant about esports as they dive into Jeff Kaplan's recent post-Overwatch interviews. Then it is time to deep dive NVIDIA burning bridges with its DLSS 5 AI slop, Crimson Desert's review backlash, and more.

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Jeff Kaplan on Overwatch's troubled post-launch years: https://www.polygon.com/overwatch-jeff-kaplan-blizzard-exit-interview/

NVIDIA's DLSS BS: https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/theyre-completely-wrong-nvidia-ceo-responds-to-widespread-criticism-of-dlss-5/

Maximilian Dood's valid AI crashout: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6VdVd4GVm4

Pokemon Go using player data for AI training: https://thisweekinvideogames.com/news/pokemon-go-data-used-to-train-pinpoint-gps-model-for-niantic-spatial/

Crimson Desert reviews have people heated: https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/crimson-desert-studio-pearl-abyss-sees-share-price-plummet-by-nearly-30-after-first-reviews-arrive/

Starfield is getting a major update for PS5 release: https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/starfield-is-finally-coming-to-ps5-next-month-alongside-new-content-and-ps5-pro-support/

Valve wakes up and chooses CS2 violence: https://www.hltv.org/news/44128/valve-overhaul-reloading-mechanics-in-cs2-update

Composer says players "weren't ready" for Starfield: https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/people-were-just-not-ready-for-it-starfield-composer-says-it-will-eventually-be-legendary/

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n this edition of Timesphere, Cale and Scott talk about the future of gaming hardware as Xbox details its next "console," the Steam Machine faces even more issues, and Nintendo sues the US government. Also included are discussions on Highguard's final moments, Krafton eating crow on Subnautica, and even more big companies making horrible financial decisions.

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New Project Helix details from Xbox: https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/microsoft-reveals-next-gen-console-details-and-promises-an-order-of-magnitude-increase-in-power/

Valve dealing with Steam Machine delays: https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/valve-insists-it-will-release-steam-machine-and-steam-frame-in-2026-after-blog-said-it-hoped-to/

Nintendo goes after the US: https://kotaku.com/nintendo-suing-united-states-govt-over-trump-tariffs-2000676696

HIghguard's final moments: https://insider-gaming.com/highguard-failure-former-dev-online-discourse/

Subnautica devs take big win over Krafton: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-16/judge-says-krafton-must-rehire-fired-subnautica-ceo

Fortnite really needs your money...: https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/epic-is-increasing-the-price-of-fortnite-v-bucks-to-help-pay-the-bills/

Gang of Dragon is in trouble: https://www.gamesindustry.biz/netease-cuts-funding-to-gang-of-dragon-dev-nagoshi-studio

Capcom, pay your voice actors: https://kotaku.com/mega-man-12-dual-override-capcom-voice-actor-ben-diskin-union-sag-aftra-2000677630

EA layoffs despite Battlefield success: https://insider-gaming.com/ea-makes-layoffs-across-across-battlefield-studios/

Outerslot trying to change publishing practices: https://www.gamesindustry.biz/outersloth-reveals-its-game-funding-agreement-with-developers