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Can Activision Save Halo?

Microsoft is shaking up Xbox once again, with major layoffs, studio restructuring, and Activision now taking charge of the next Halo game. We discuss what the move could

Are AAA Games Getting Boring?

BlizzCon 2026 brought a wave of new announcements for Warcraft, Diablo, and more, but did Blizzard deliver? We break down the biggest news from the show, discuss The Last

Why Did Sony Drop Kojima’s Physint?

Hideo Kojima’s upcoming action-espionage game Physint is moving from PlayStation to Xbox after Sony reportedly dropped the project over missed deadlines and budget concer

Xbox Is Turning Physical Games Digital... But There’s a Catch

Xbox is testing a new feature that lets players turn supported physical Xbox games into digital entitlements - but what does that mean for physical game ownership? We bre

Are Physical Xbox Games Already Dead?

Physical Xbox games accounted for just over 4% of new physical game sales in the U.S. this year. Are Xbox players abandoning discs, or has Microsoft made physical ownersh

Should Game Trailers Premiere on Netflix?

Is the future of gaming streamed, digital, and locked behind subscriptions? This week, we discuss the controversy surrounding GTA 6’s timed Netflix-exclusive footage, Tak

Is It Too Late to Save Physical PlayStation Games?

Sony has finally acknowledged the backlash surrounding its decision to stop manufacturing new PlayStation game discs - but that doesn’t mean the company is changing cours

Are Physical PlayStation Games Already Dead?

Physical PlayStation games may be disappearing for a simple reason: hardly anyone is buying them. With only seven PlayStation titles reportedly surpassing 100,000 physica

Fallout 5, New Vegas and Elder Scrolls 6 Are All Coming

Bethesda has revealed its massive roadmap, confirming The Elder Scrolls 6, Fallout 5, a new Fallout project from Obsidian, Fallout 3 and New Vegas remasters, and much mor

Can Xbox Survive Its Biggest Restructure Ever?

Microsoft is making the biggest changes in Xbox history, cutting 3,200 jobs and moving studios including Double Fine, Compulsion Games, Ninja Theory, and Undead Labs outs

Do Physical Games Still Matter?

Sony has announced that new PlayStation games will stop releasing on physical discs beginning in 2028, marking one of the biggest shifts in gaming history. Meanwhile, Pla

Can Anyone Still Afford Gaming?

This week on the Day One Patch Podcast, we kick things off with a Video Game Fun Fact exploring the Call of Duty games released on the PlayStation 2, how they compared to

Is the Honeymoon Phase of Asha Sharma's Xbox Over?

This week we discuss reports that several beloved Xbox studios - including Ninja Theory and Double Fine - may be fighting to avoid closure as Microsoft continues its gami

Xbox, PlayStation, Nintendo: Who Won Summer 2026?

Gaming's biggest showcase season has come and gone, and there is a lot to unpack. This week on the Day One Patch Podcast, we break down the biggest announcements from Pla

Xbox Says Hard Choices Are Coming

This week on the Day One Patch Podcast, Matt shares a Video Game Fun Fact covering some of Neopets' strangest real-world gadgets, including the Pocket Neopets, Pocket Neo

After Destiny, Where Does Bungie Stand?

This week on the Day One Patch Podcast: We drop a retro gaming fun fact about the Sega Nomad before we dive into a massive week of industry news. Bungie officially announ

Should Game Preservation Be the Law?

In this episode of the Day One Patch Podcast, Matt and Ryan discuss Xbox’s growing push toward cloud gaming and subscription services after Microsoft officially announced

Did Xbox Finally Admit Nobody Wanted Copilot?

This week on the Day One Patch Podcast, we discuss Microsoft shutting down the Xbox Copilot AI features that many players never seemed to want in the first place, while s

PC Gaming Is Changing - And Microsoft Knows It

In this episode of the Day One Patch Podcast, we dive into the growing concerns around PC gaming performance on Windows and why even Microsoft seems to be rethinking its

Did Ubisoft Fix Black Flag… Or Change Too Much?

Assassin’s Creed Black Flag is officially getting the remake treatment - but how much has actually changed? This week on the show, we break down everything revealed abou