Show Notes
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MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Kelsey Lewin, Haley MacLean, Jacob Geller, and Jeff Marchiafava unpack the huge news that PlayStation is ending production on discs for their games presumably for the PlayStation 6 in 2028. We even out the bad news by raving about Rhythm Heaven Groove on the Nintendo Switch and Meccha Chameleon before diving into the disastrous layoffs at Xbox and the ramifications of their big studio "reset". Then we answer questions submitted on Patreon by the community and award the iam8bit question of the week! You can win a prize and help make the show better by supporting us on Patreon and submitting a question! https://www.patreon.com/minnmax
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To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below...
00:00:00 - Intro
00:03:12 - PlayStation ending physical media in 2028
00:49:43 - Factor Meals Ad
00:51:31 - Rhythm Heaven Groove
01:11:36 - Good Story Guild Ad
01:12:54 - Xbox Reset/Layoffs
01:44:58 - Meccha Chameleon
01:52:44 - Star Fox
01:57:51 - LEGO Voyagers
02:04:37 - Thanking iam8bit - https://www.iam8bit.com/
02:07:01 - Community questions
02:41:50 - Get A Load Of This
JeffM’s GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxB0gNCeCzs
Jacob's GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uom1Sr_yjLw
Hanson's GALOT - https://www.startribune.com/lin-manuel-mirandas-minnesota-adventure/601861909
Haley's GALOT - https://www.reddit.com/r/deadbydaylight/comments/1uo2dsq/my_final_project_from_university_a_custom_dead_by/
Community GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2tWl2e-Vdo
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