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21:33So you can spend less time adjusting settings and more time defeating the next big boss. mostly compatible this indicates games that may require minor in-game setting changes for an optimal experience on handheld so roger this first part because we're going to split these into two sections right now we now have more details and a date for the line of xbox rog allies coming out on october 6th no price mentioned yet we'll get to that next let's talk about the dates and let's talk about these two, the new Xbox initiative for handhelds.

22:08Tim Gettys:Well, October 16th is very soon to not have a date. I mean, sorry, to not have a price. That's kind of wild, but that's where I want. I am very excited for this piece of hardware. Like genuinely, I want to at least hold it and feel it because here's the issue, Mike. I'm feeling the Steam Deck. It's getting old. I don't want to play with you anymore. I want to drop you in the trash. It's e-waste. It's e-waste. It's happening. I also have a base Steam Deck, so I don't have the OLED version of it. So I'm looking at that screen. It's way too heavy. I'm like, I'm not liking you anymore. You're just a little too chunky.

22:39Tim Gettys:Games are not running as well as I want them to. I want specifically, I want a Windows handheld. And what Xbox is doing here, in my opinion, I think is the future of gaming. I want to be able to have not a dual boot situation, but I want to be able to play my Xbox games through Windows and also have that layer of compatibility that takes away a lot of the junk that windows has that basically creates uh performance issues when it comes to handhelds uh that is the most interesting part of the rog ally in my opinion then having the two like verification uh handheld optimized and the mostly compatible stuff that's cool i i i'm interested to see i would love to talk to a developer of like what does that look like on the back end specifically now when it comes to this right because i know with steam I'm pretty sure Steam just does that all themselves.

23:28Tim Gettys:Is that Microsoft now doing that all themselves? That's really cool. It's a nice initiative that they're doing, if that is so. I wonder how much extra work that is on top of, you know, having to focus on Steam Deck and now having to focus on Xbox OS and then now all these consoles for all these developers. Like, that's a lot of work for developers to kind of focus in on and make sure that these games are now working on all the platforms. But it is nice that they have it. And I don't think it's too confusing. I saw some people in the chat saying that. I mean, this is what Steam does already, right?

23:56Tim Gettys:Like Steam literally has the exact. Yes, you clearly know what Steam says is right. It's either ready to rock and roll or it's like, hey, there's a problem here because you're trying to play Age of Empires on a Steam Deck and this is a mouse point and click type game and that's not really what the Steam Deck is. Yeah, I'm very excited for this just because, yeah, I have a lot of games on Xbox. I have Game Pass. I like the ecosystem of Xbox. Like that's the preferred ecosystem that I have, honestly. So being able to just connect it all and, you know, carry this thing around, I just don't want it to be too heavy.

24:24Tim Gettys:That's my kind of big main thing. I don't want this thing to be too heavy. I don't want it to go away in the future whenever, you know, Xbox does their next generation handheld. I don't want them to forget about this thing because I'm sure they will one day. Mike, what do you think about this? Yeah, October 16th, right around the corner. Very exciting. We kind of knew. We already knew it was coming out this year. It's just nice to now have a date in front of it, especially right before the holiday season, right? You get out in October. Then we get into November and December. We can kind of hit that big holiday push, try to make market this, try to get it out in front of people.

24:53I'm excited because yeah the sooner the better Roger I'm as the diehard Xbox guy here I've always dreamt of having an Xbox handheld I have tried the Steam Deck I haven't fallen in love with that I just haven't fallen in love with much gaming on the go or just handheld gaming for a long time so I'm hoping that maybe this will change my ways maybe this will get me excited or this is something that I use once again like a Steam Deck where I use it twice and I go this isn't for me and I really finally have that realization within me of like, I'm just not an on-the-go gamer. I am at the house, on the couch, or in front of the PC.

25:27Yeah. But on top of that, Jason Ronald and his team have done an incredible job already with the hardware devices, how they've implemented into mobile and cloud gaming, right? Like, you bring up, hey, how does this look on the developer side, or is Xbox and Microsoft kind of taking the front of that of like, hey, we're going to help you. We're going to get you into this handheld compatibility program and figure it out for you. They've done a really good job on the mobile side, if you've ever booted up xCloud on your mobile device, adding in touchscreen controls, being able to adjust where those controls are, and really trying to help the developer get these games over there as fast as possible so you can play them.

26:04We've seen that with backwards compatibility. We've seen that with FPS boost as well. It's a lot of the Xbox team trying to help developers or just doing it themselves and saying, hey, it's this easy. We can flip a switch in your game. All of a sudden, is that much better? I think it's going to be a nice blend here, and it is something that you have to know I think I was kind of sold at the beginning, Roger, of this of like, well, if it's a mini PC in my hands and it's just running PC Game Pass, why is there question marks here when I first heard this? I'm like, everything should run then, right?

26:33And of course, no, that's not really how it goes. There are different things that have to be accounted for. Smaller screen, not having a mouse and keyboard in front of you. So it is just full controller support. So how do you do that? How do you make sure that I, as the consumer, can quickly identify that, jump right in and play immediately without having any issues?

26:52Tim Gettys:The ROG Ally, or Raj Ally, as some people are calling it, cool people, it doesn't have touchpads on it, right? I have not. No, there's no touchpads on this. Actually, I just. Like the Steam Deck I know has that weird little touchpad. I haven't seen a touchpad on this. Yeah. Why? You like the touchpad? I think it's important to have a touchpad. Like the amount of times that it has saved my ass when I'm like, I need to be able to like do something in a menu that is not made for it. And I actually just need to use it like having to touch the screen. Yeah, that's that's tough, actually. OK, OK, that's very interesting.

27:24I'm also somebody who has really enjoyed when we talk about gaming on the go and mobile gaming with xCloud. I've enjoyed having my controller with more of a phone clip because I still enjoy having the controller in my hand. I haven't had many Steam Deck uses Or the of course the Asus Raj Before what's it called No the original product that you already You've had or Greg's had Yeah what's it called I don't know Is it a Raj Raj but it's not an ally right or is it an ally

27:54Tim Gettys:I don't know this is the Raj ally Either way I just I kind of like having the controller in my hands So it'll be interesting to see What Jason Ronald and the team do when it talks about Like controller support and all that Bluetooth headphone devices. What does that look like? I mean, that team's already working hard on that to make sure on October 16th, we're ready to rock and roll. But yeah, everything seems good right now. But Roger, there is a catch to all of this. Yeah, tell me. You have a date. You now know that the team is working on two compatible modes so you can quickly and easily identify your games.

28:28But what's up with the price, Roger? Oh. Story 2B. Microsoft still can't say how much the ROG Xbox Ally X will cost due to macroeconomic conditions, despite announcing release date and availability details. This coming from Tom Phillips at IGN. Speaking to IGN today at Gamescom, Microsoft and Asus said the company still need, quote, more time to figure out the macroeconomic impact to pricing, end quote. The statement comes amid a backdrop of frequently shifting market conditions fueled by ever-changing U.S. tariffs. The decision to confirm the widely expected October 16th Raj Ally Xbox Xbox Ally X release date, but simultaneously holding back on the shared price details, comes as a major surprise, following multiple reports by the reliable retail site DL Labs.

29:27D-E-A Labs.

29:29Tim Gettys:Okay. D-E-A Labs. Okay. Drug Enforcement Agency Labs. That appeared to pin down the dollar and euro price points for both the Raj Ally X and the lower priced twin Raj Xbox Ally. These reports correctly stated the handhelds now confirmed Xbox October 16th release date, adding to their legitimacy while also stating that pre-orders would open today, August 20th, once launch details were public. Obviously, with final pricing now left up in the air, pre-orders have been left to go live another day. Quote, this is always a challenge, Jason Ronald, Microsoft's vice president of Xbox Gaming Devices and Ecosystem, told me, replying to a question from IGN in a roundtable interview.

30:16And you always try to find the right balance between affordability and price point. And I think especially in a mobile form factor that also adds a dimension such as battery life in as well. And then, as you said, the macroeconomic climate is challenging. I think we will have to. We need more time to figure the macroeconomic impact to pricing. And that's why we'll be sharing more later in September and October.

30:45Tim Gettys:By the way, September and October. We'll figure it out. It's a moving target. October is when they're releasing the second week. Now, Dealer Labs previously stated that the ROG Xbox Ally X would cost 899 euros, while the lower price ROG Xbox Ally would cost 599 euros. Today, a fresh update from Dealer Labs and Best Buy stated that the handheld handheld U.S. prices would be$899 and$549, respectively. Time will tell if these prices end up shifting before Microsoft announces them itself. So, Roger, we got a lot going on here. So the pricing, and I added the and Best Buy part because Wario64 is also reporting that the back end of Best Buy is saying these numbers.

31:39Tim Gettys:So these numbers are connected and it's coming from somewhere. The fact that Dia Labs and also Best Buy have these exact numbers in their back end. I don't know if that is just the tentative price that they're working at and then it might go higher. I don't think there's any fucking way that these prices go lower. I don't think that Xbox is in the, when they talk about the macroeconomics of it all, I don't think they're saying, oh, we're going to try to make it lower, guys. Don't worry. I think they're like, oh, no, we might have to brace to make it higher because of tariffs and everything that's going on right now.

32:06Tim Gettys:So this is probably the lowest you're going to get it. I mean, egg on my face, if they actually make this$500, I feel like that would be the perfect number where you want to be at. You want to be at the$500 for the base one, but like$900 for like the X version of that? Oof, that's tough. That's a tough number right there. it's all it's a lot to swallow already roger but we have seen the prices with the steam uh steam deck already right we've kind of had this handheld market building already and you can kind of point to like well this how much that is this how much that higher end one is so you kind of start like reducing the stress of like oh wow the sticker shock is really throwing me off here we're kind of getting in the ballpark of like okay well this is kind of how these prices go and we really got to look at ourselves and say, this probably isn't your main console.

32:51This is an accessory to your main console that you're going to enjoy more gaming time with. So you have to look at it and go, do we really, do I need this? Is this something I have to be here for day one on? It is wild that we are still trying to figure out prices while now announcing an October 16th release date. But then on the same time, we're getting back end pricing of$900 and$550.

33:15Tim Gettys:Yeah, man. it's it's it's it's a messy rollout i i think it started even from the beginning with the uh summer game fest uh them showing the hollow night thing and being like what's going on here like it looks cool but like it's the messaging is not there this is this is to me i don't this is going to be a cool console for like the hardcore of the hardcore like for us like to have but like this is not breaking out this is not going to be a steam deck moment this is not going to be a moment where you know i have people that play a few games every few years and like maybe i get a steam deck like I have those people in my friend groups that spoke to them, so they got a Steam Deck, and it was in an ecosystem that they cared about.

33:51Tim Gettys:But one, Xbox's ecosystem is kind of splintered. I'm not going to say it's mega small, but it is smaller. In the grand scheme of things, when you talk about Steam of all places, and then you look at the price tag of$900,$550 respectively, asterisk right there, it might not actually be these numbers, but that's probably what we're looking at. And also on top of that, this is not technically a fully Xbox thing. like it is an xbox thing but it's a it's an it's an asus thing that is running windows that it does not run your xbox proper game so it's a pc you know what i mean it just starts you just start splintering the audience splintering the audience where it's it's going to be cool for nerds like us but i don't see this especially at this price tag blowing up the mainstream and i hope i hope honestly in the grand scheme of things that this does do well just because i want xbox to get another crack at this i want them to continue to try to make the actual ultimate xbox you know handheld but i'm also fearful that in this market conditions and the way that we do things now where something doesn't do as well as we think it's going to do or uh it bombs or whatever it is and we just drop things like hot potatoes we just drop things like hot potatoes we move on to the next thing and we freak out and i specifically with where microsoft is right now i there's a world where this doesn't do well like to a point where they look at each other and they say we're not doing a handheld ever again and that's scary to me because i want because like that's the future of Microsoft for me is I want that handheld.

35:11Tim Gettys:I want them to be able to connect everything and do that, like that, that pipe dream of, Oh, we have Xbox and we have windows and it's all in one thing. And it's a handheld like that to me is like the future of Xbox. And if this doesn't do well to the point where they're like, we can't even do that ever again. Like, I don't know if that's realistic, but that's like, that's my biggest fear, I guess. That is a fear. And it is also a fear today as we look at pricing from all over the board and we see PlayStation announcing their price increases but a playstation 5 pro is 750 and now an xbox handheld which i know it's not apples to apples or oranges oranges but like we are talking about pricing today we can now look at and be like well we can buy this xbox accessory for possibly 900 right go on and get a playstation pro for cheaper which is a wild it's a wild sentiment so we're just uh yeah this is a tough one roger we're in a a changing shifting world and pricing is getting harder and harder for these companies to figure out because they want the consumers to jump in.

36:09They also, of course, want to raise the bottom line. They want to make money for themselves and their shareholders. They want the consumers hopefully to be happy, right? They want us to buy it and buy it and go, yes, I need that. I want this. And it's continuing to get harder and harder from both ends, from consumers and companies to find the happy medium in what is just a wild world out here.

36:32Tim Gettys:I want to shout out Natty in the chat saying, oh, Natty before was saying, don't be scared, Roger. They said that multiple times and I appreciate that. Don't be scared. I can't be scared, but I'm just scared. I want some multi-trillion dollar company. They're going to try again if they fail. You think so? They'll try again. They'll try to get into your wallet again. That's what they do. I mean, they'll try to get my wallet. I just want, I love my Steam Deck, but fuck, man. I want competitors in this space that are reasonably priced. And this is this is looking more and more for the out there, you know, hobbyist adult gamers that I want to be able to get within that four to five hundred dollar range.

37:07Tim Gettys:And it's just not feasible, it seems like. Of course. And we'll find out more hopefully in September and October. This seems like you'll find it. But October 16th, you can keep an eye out for the Xbox ROG Ally and Ally X. Keep an eye out for that and hopefully pricing and preorders very, very soon. But Roger, I have more stories to get through, but let's take a quick moment and pause for a word from our sponsors. Between busy schedules and summer plans, sometimes all you got is a couple of minutes. Factor helps so many of us here at Kind of Funny eat smarter with tasty chef-prepped meals that are dietician approved and delivered right to my door.

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43:44Take two guts. Bioshock studio after a decade of development. This coming from the Stry guy, Jason Schreier at Bloomberg. Take-Two Interactive Software laid off about a third of its staff at Cloud Chamber, the studio behind the next Bioshock game, according to people familiar with the move. Cloud Chamber, which has offices in California and Montreal, cut more than 80 jobs Tuesday as part of a reorganization, said the people who asked not to be identified because they weren't authorized to speak publicly. The studio had about 250 employees before the cuts. Yeah.

44:22Tim Gettys:Jason Schreier's entire reporting, I'm sure we're going to talk about tomorrow because it has a lot of stuff there. A lot of good, interesting details right there, specifically about the game's development, why it was having issues, maybe some other studios that were working on it as well. He goes in depth. We'll talk more about that later. But that's kind of the adds on to the next part of the story that we will talk about as well. Yeah. And let's keep that story going now. Now we're going to switch gears over to Rebecca Valentine at IGN, who reports Bioshock Studio Cloud Chamber undergoes layoffs and appoints Rod Ferguson new Bioshock head.

44:562K Games is laying off an unknown number of individuals at Bioshock Studio Cloud Chamber as it undergoes efforts to rework its upcoming new Bioshock game. It's also installing former Gears of Warhead and Diablo franchise lead Rod Ferguson as head of Bioshock and Cloud Chamber at 2K. Ferguson departed Blizzard earlier this month with no word on why he left or who would replace him. This was gleaned from an email sent by 2K president David Ismailer to staff and subsequently shared with IGN, and it reads in part, quote, work on the next Bioshock game has been underway for several years. While we're excited about the foundational gameplay elements of the project, we've made the decision with the studio leadership to rework certain aspects that are core to a Bioshock game and in doing so are reducing the size of the development team to focus on this work and give the game more time in development.

45:58End quote. Employees impacted are being informed today. 2K did not share how many are impacted. So back to the top with Jason Schreier, it does look like we have 80 employees being laid off from Cloud Chamber. We have now Rod Ferguson being implemented as the head of Cloud Chamber and the Bioshock game. Roger, a lot going on here. We talked about it last week when I believe Jason Schreier talked about the troubling development of Bioshock and really the story having a problem right there and them trying to rework that. We talked what could happen. Now, Rod Ferguson leaves Diablo, he's now implemented into this or input it into this.

46:38How do we feel about what's going on?

46:39Tim Gettys:I mean, our hearts go out to everybody that lost their jobs. I mean, that's a staggering amount of people in an already hard video game landscape when it comes to the economy and everybody that's hiring. So our hearts go out to them because this sucks and this is terrible. But when it comes to Rod Ferguson coming in to kind of save the game, I mean, he's, I guess he's done it a few times now. He's come into franchises that were hurting and we're having issues. and he's the guy in the industry to come through and kind of make this all happen and kind of focus a development and hopefully get to a place where a game can be released.

47:14Tim Gettys:So I'm interested to see, it's interesting because I see people in the chat being like, oh, well, were these layoffs because of Rod Ferguson's paycheck? I don't think that's what's happening here. I mean, I don't know the back end of this all, but I don't think they're laying them off because they had to afford Rod Ferguson over here. It seems like this is a troubled development that has ballooned in scale and then now they have to cut back on everything and restart development in a roundabout way here. This seems like a desperate Hail Mary of, we need somebody in there that's been in this franchise before.

47:44Tim Gettys:For sure, we can't get the other person that was doing it because he's making Judas, which is basically a Bioshock light that's also for 2K. So we need the other person. Okay, Rod, come in here, fix this. Hopefully this makes this happen. It feels kind of desperate. I'm hoping for the best because I want Bioshock 4. I want this game to be good. I want this to actually deliver, but this is definitely a Hail Mary. Yeah, there's a lot going on in this story here, Roger, and there's a lot to break down, so I'll try to take it slow and hit some points with you. But, of course, taking away 80 employees out of the 250 that you had is a huge cut, a massive low, and really, of course, unfortunate in the industry as we continue to see layoffs.

48:24As you said, our hearts go out to everyone affected, and this sucks, especially with a company like 2K, Roger. We continue to look up at these companies and say, when is enough enough with the shareholders, the price, trying to gain more or trying to make more money and continue to elevate that stock price. It's like, man, when are human lives accounted for this? It's never enough, especially with GTA looming. You have NBA 2K that makes them plenty of money as well. It's like, it's never enough. So that really, really sucks. Now you bring in Rod, which that has to be a wild conversation. Yeah.

48:55Hey, Rod, Bioshock's not looking good. We're also probably going to lay off 80 employees here. So we're going to give you a smaller team. Figure it out. Figure it out. And so they must really trust this guy. Of course, Rod, as you brought up before, is very talented. He's done this before. He has a track record of coming in and helping teams and really getting them to the finish line. It seems like this is what needs to happen now. It will be an interesting one of Jason Schreier bringing up almost a decade of work on this game. And then you read the 2K president with his email that says, hey, we're excited about the foundational gameplay elements of the project.

49:30We've made the decision with studio leadership to rework certain aspects of the core to the Bioshock game. It's like, okay, well, what is that, right? If we got a good foundation, what is that that we're looking for? Is it the story elements here? Is something just not clicking to make this great? We talk about Bioshock. Does it still have the sway in 2025 like it did 10, 15 years ago? It's a different marketplace now. And we're seeing a lot of games that are trying to come back in this single-player space, having sometimes troubled times to really find that audience. And so, yeah, Rod, now in a smaller group, does this mean we go back to the drawing board and it's going to be another five years on this game?

50:12Oh, yeah. Is the now 250 minus 80 people going to be enough to get us to the finish line within the next two to three years? Or where does this really lead us to? So yeah, Bioshock right now is one of those where you put that on the shelf and we might not think about this for a while until it's reintroduced to the world.

50:31Tim Gettys:Yeah, it's funny to think that we in pretty much every single predictions episode for the last few years were like Bioshock, Bioshock, where's Bioshock? And now we're like, no, this is going to we have to wait another five, six years for this one. uh yeah i don't think to me the marketing speak of them trying to be like well we have a good foundation and also we're cutting a bunch of people and also we're bringing in rod speaks to me like we're reworking a huge amount of this game like this is that we're not going to be the foundation is not as strong as we think it is uh i it to me i wouldn't be surprised if this is a full reboot of the entire game we're just starting from scratch and maybe we're using some assets but like we're still we're starting from scratch we're gonna we're gonna restart this entire game this does not seem to me like you don't gut the team and then also change leadership this deep into development if everything's going well and bringing in a new voice from an outside studio that hasn't made a Bioshock in years this is going to be a full fresh start I mean man it's scary to think because this is where the industry goes now is that when you see things like this you just have to look around and be like fuck are we actually ever getting this game and that's the thing where I'm looking at I don't even think about like where the market stands with Bioshock.

51:40Tim Gettys:I'm like, we're not, I don't think we're getting this game. Like that's my biggest, that's my biggest thought here is I don't think we're getting this game. Well, you're bringing a big name to take over that studio. So it's hard to be like, oh, we're going to cut that game after you just hired Rod Ferguson. And like, now he's taking over a whole studio in the head of Bioshock. Sure. So like, it's hard to be like, well, they're going to cut that game. But you are right, Roger, right? Like in recent months, we've seen Perfect Dark and the initiative completely just get cut right away. way of like, well, that wasn't working.

52:09That's done. And 2K, I mean, they've been working on it for almost a decade. That's a long time to work and not have things go the right way and then finally say, well, we've got to hit the reset button. So this is going to be one we'll keep an eye on for a long time. Of course, our hearts go out to everyone affected by those layoffs. That absolutely sucks. And I'm sure we're going to be getting more Jason Schreier reporting throughout the day and into tomorrow. So if you are interested in this Bioshock story with Cloud Chamber Entertainment, I'm I'm sure you will get a lot more from us here at Kind of Funny Games Daily as more come out tonight.

52:40Tim Gettys:I want another Bioshock, man, more than anything. I love Bioshock. Well, Roger, this is a hard one to switch over to because now we have to celebrate and get excited for a small team coming out with a big game because it's finally time. Hollow Knight's Silksong gets a special presentation tomorrow. This coming from Team Cherry themselves. The tweet reads, The countdown is on. Join us in 48 hours for a special announcement about Hollow Knight Silksong, premiering here with their YouTube link over to their channel. So you have the big story. Jason Schreier also blue skies and says, here we go. Silksong will have a special announcement on Thursday at 1030 a.m.

53:22Eastern. And coming from me on Thursday, the story behind why Silksong took seven years to make. Stay tuned. Jason Schreier. Jason Schreiber he's working he's got everything for you right now

53:35Tim Gettys:I hope it's not a sad scary story like when I see that I'm like oh no hopefully something like hopefully it's just like oh man like where we had to restart the game we had issues with that hope it's not like oh fuck like there was so much turmoil and fucking I mean I'm interested to see that's a good tease right there shout out Jason Schreiber that's a very good tease I what is your thoughts on this they were talking about it yesterday shadow drop I think I think I'm at the place now where this game's coming out tomorrow yeah Roger I'm tough because I'm not the Hollow Knight guy. I did not play the first one.

54:04I know you recently played it. I got slapped playing it. And you got slapped playing it because everyone was mad at you. So, like, I'm not like, Snowbike Mike is not going, oh, I'm over the moon for this. I'm more excited like, wow, this Team Cherry was able to get to the finish line after so long and how the hype level for this game is through the roof with everyone around me. It's exciting to be like, we're here now. How awesome is that? And yeah, when you bring up Jason's Blue Sky post of like, I got a story about this. It's like, well, that's very exciting because hopefully it's positive. Yes.

54:34Hopefully they're like, hey, man, we had a killer game at Hollow Knight. We made so much money that we're able to take care of our employees, the small team. Take time. Take as much time as we wanted. We reiterated. We worked on things. We scrapped things. And we never felt the pressure of, like, we got to get there. I'm sure they never felt the pressure of this game.

54:52Tim Gettys:I had the moment where I was talking to Lianza, and I had to explain to her what the meme of Half-Life 3 was. And the only way that I could explain it to her that she understood was Silksong because that's what it's become. Now. Silksong is the new half-life three. And that's crazy. That's so much pressure for the small team to have to deal with that. They're now the meme in every single fucking presentation. So song, silk song, silk song. That's nuts. That's a lot of pressure. And so you hope it's, you hope it's nothing but sunshine and gumdrops, but it's probably a lot more hard work and dedication and blood, sweat, and tears that have gone into this.

55:24So it sounds like you will not only get to celebrate what will be the announcement of this game hopefully i mean you would have to assume a release date for this maybe it is a shadow drop maybe it's released later i mean they said by the time the xbox what is your prediction raj ally comes out october 16th you think it's the same day october 16th

55:43Tim Gettys:that's nuts no they would never you think this xbox gave them a bag and said same day what if i mean like what's the point though what's the point of them getting that bag of like hey come out it comes out on every single other platform probably unless it's exclusive that'd be crazy, but it doesn't make sense. It's a PC. I mean, the marketing since they've announced Xbox or Silksong on Game Pass and with the ROG ally has been, why don't we talk about that handheld so much? So yeah, we'll see tomorrow. Tune in and have some fun with that. Roger, are you excited? Because you've played the game now.

56:16Tim Gettys:Oh, I'm so excited, man. You're pumped up. I'm so excited. And like, yeah, I got the little heart excitement. I felt it. I felt it Russian. I felt my heart, felt my blood Russian when they were talking about a Shadow Drop. And I was like, I don't want to get too excited, but I also feel like it's happening. And if that game comes out now, talk about the gamer funk, oh, it's gone. I'm fucking locked in, bro. Oh my God, if it's on the Switch 2, ooh, every day, every day. Every day I play this game. I'm so excited. What time tomorrow? 10.30 a.m. Eastern Standard Time for all of you out there. So keep an eye out for it.

56:47Of course, go to their YouTube channel to watch and have some fun. Let's go to our final news story of the day. Starfield is coming to Switch 2 next year. It's claimed this coming from Chris Scullion at VGC. A port of Starfield reportedly be released on Switch 2 next year. That's according to industry insider Nate The Hate, who has a track record of breaking stories about unreleased games. Quote, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle won't be the only Bethesda game coming to Nintendo Switch in 2026. Skyrim again! Quote, he posted on X. See that planet? You can go there. Aside from landing on a PS5, Starfield is planned for release on Nintendo Switch 2 in 2026.

57:34Starfield has yet to be officially confirmed for PlayStation, but numerous reports, including one earlier this month, suggest Bethesda's sci-fi RPG is being readied for Sony console.

57:47Tim Gettys:I'm very excited. I'm excited for, he says the thing of, see that planet, you can go there, right? That's the rumor that they're opening up the world where it's going to be like No Man's Sky, where you can just go from planet to planet without having to wait to it, where you just go on the ship and then you go there. I remember seeing that rumor, so it seems like that's what they're talking about. That's a very exciting idea, and that on the Switch 2, there's a chance that runs better on my Switch 2 than it does on my Series S. And that actually might be true. That's kind of crazy. Switch 2, PlayStation 5, both exciting stuff.

58:20Of course, we've seen Xbox open it up and start going more multi-plat, giving games over to other, you know, ecosystems and seeing that really benefit them as well. We've seen a lot of Xbox games go over to PlayStation these past couple of months and be some of the top-selling games over there. And yeah, Starfield, coming from Bethesda, beloved RPG maker. Everybody wants that. Now coming over to PlayStation and Switch 2, which hopefully will continue to gain a larger and larger install base. And definitely the Switch 2, which has been like the big selling point is, hey, we have better tech now, so third parties can really come and get involved.

59:00This is what you want to see. And we know Xbox wants to play ball with everybody. So, yeah, the idea that Starfield could possibly be on Switch 2, sign it, let's get it over there right away.

59:11Tim Gettys:Yeah, I think that next year is going to be the year of Xbox going over to Switch. and I thought this was going to be the year with Call of Duty. Seems like it's not going to be. I could see next year being the moment where that next Call of Duty is the one that launches on Switch 2. So that's very exciting, but we need to fucking update those Joy-Cons and actually have analog triggers because what are we fucking doing? I will keep on talking about it. You don't like the mouse click. I don't like this bullshit. The kids like the mouse click now, Rog. This bullshit baby fucking clicks. I want to pull down.

59:39Tim Gettys:I want to pull down on it. Wow. Well, Roger, if Call of Duty was ever to come to my Nintendo Switch, That would be big news. But what if I didn't want some big news? What if I need smaller news? Where would I go? You know, our last story, the Wii News Channel, where we cover all the small news items you need to know about. Roger, let me take you to the Wii News Network. Oh! Six new heroes are coming to deadlock, along with new various updates. You say this? This also is a special super chat coming in from Average John, who says, deadlock update, guys, play it. We stack one lane. we've ruined roger's life i was looking at this andy was showing it did you boot it up yet i have not turned this on he showed it to me wow this game looks different they added they added some textures the game looks like a real game the menus are awesome it's it's coming along 1.0 soon maybe just remember i think this was my game of the year last year and it was still just an early access not even an announced game remember we weren't even allowed to talk about it yeah people were playing it so they were talking about it what a time what a fun time also what great marketing too because you knew they knew what they were doing.

1:00:46Tim Gettys:They knew everyone was going to be talking about it. Oh, you can't keep it secret. We want to talk about it. Roger, let's get real. Six new heroes coming to Deadlock. This game rocks. If you ever wanted to get into a MOBA but you were afraid to play League of Legends or Dota, maybe you never jumped into Smite, which is actually a really good game. Maybe you never played Heroes of the Storm, one of my favorites. Maybe you never played Pokemon Unite. Deadlock is a great way to jump in. Of course, this now will have a new audience that is still learning. You won't absolutely get dominated every single game.

1:01:19It is a fun third-person over-the-shoulder shooter mixed with a MOBA, so it's very, very cool. It's fun. It's a fun game. I really, really like this game. It's a really fun game. I'm excited to check out the updates. I'll write that down. I'm like, oh, snap. I should get on that. Yeah, let's do a stream. You know what else I should get on? The Splinter Cell anime series. A teaser is coming from Ubisoft

1:01:41Tim Gettys:on yeah they put up a poster right here it's called splinter cell death watch we've known this for a while uh the voice actor is liev schreiber schreiber ray donovan ray donovan is a voice actor uh for this it's a netflix series and it is uh helmed by the john wick uh franchise creator uh so this is some good shit some good shit right here and uh you know what if this is the beginning of a new era for splinter cell what if michael ironside is stuck in germany somewhere and he actually was supposed to be on stage, but he got lost. He's at the Netflix thing and maybe that, you know what I mean? Like, what if?

1:02:14Tim Gettys:What if, everybody? I'm very excited for this. It's interesting that they're doing an older Sam Fisher. That's a story that we haven't really gotten from the games, so having this be the continuation of the franchise would be a cool way to go about it. I hope this is like kind of the end of that older Spawner Cell franchise, then we can go into the reboot. This is kind of like the swan song for the nerd fans like me. But yeah, shout out. I'm going to be watching and reacting Anything but a game. Three seasons and a movie, everybody. Anything but a game. Remember they were doing a VR game and they canceled that one?

1:02:44Tim Gettys:Fuck. Via Wario 64, Rogue Prince of Persia launches on Game Pass today. Switch and Switch 2 next year. Exciting stuff. I played a little bit of it. I thought it was... It's not Dead Cells. You know what I mean? It's made by one of the teams that worked on Dead Cells or at least the DLC. And I just played it. I'm like, yeah, it looks cool. But I've played these games before. and I just want to play Dead Cells at this point. So, yeah. Hopefully you guys like it, though. Another one via Wario64. Tropico 7 launches on Xbox, PlayStation 5, Steam, Epic Games Store, and Game Pass in 2026. Oh. Have you ever played a Tropico, Roger?

1:03:23I got it for free through, like, Epic Games ones. I booted it up. I'm like, no, not for me. Okay. Have you? Yeah, I tried Tropico 5. Like, I bring up a lot with RTSs. I'm more of a, like, kind of like, we're getting a war on, and Tropico is not that. It's more of a city builder. And so it's just not my style. Juice. Roger, let's jump into some super chat. And you're wrong. Yeah. And this one.

1:03:47Tim Gettys:You want to go through these? Yeah. Why don't you give me a couple? Benny B. Good says, you got this, Mike. Talking about hosting. See? Thank you for supporting. And I knew he could do it. He did a great job. Everybody. I love it. Look how good he did. Look how good he did. I only messed up about seven times. Don't worry about it. He did great. He did great. Who is this? It is not showing the Portland. Kevin? Is that a thing? Portland. Do you see the full thing? It's not showing me the name. I'm going to PAX West in Seattle next week. If any KFBFs want to meet up, send me a message and friend request.

1:04:14Tim Gettys:What? At the Portland Kevin. There it is. PAX West is next week? Wow. That's fire. Damn, we missed it now. If any KFBFs want to hang out. Icy Wiener, dad to dad, coach to coach. What is the best drill to do for soccer practice for six-year-olds? I've been waiting for this question. Oh. This is not for Rodgers. This is for me. I've seen you play soccer. Okay. You broke my fiance's ankle. Coach Mike will never live that. That's one that will stick with me. Yeah, dad to dad, coach to coach. I see Wiener. This is a great question. How I can help your child become better at the most beautiful game, the game of football, is two things.

1:04:55But I'm going to start with one. It's accepting a pass. You have to have proper footwork when the ball is coming at you to know where you want this ball to be. And so there's probably a better term for this, but it's accepting a pass. If I was you and your kid, I would just be kicking balls at them and having them see the ball coming, be able to stop and determine where that ball is going to go. Am I using my foot to kick this upfield? Am I using it to dead stop where I'm at to allow the defender to come towards me and make a move? It's the first touch. Thank you, blessing. I'm working on first touches in my household right there because I want to be able to know where that next move is going to go as I accept this pass.

1:05:33And also, I need your child to have proper footwork because if I kick a pass at them and it bounces off their forehead, their chest, their knee, their shin, you best believe Coach Mike is benching their ass, okay? So first touch is a big one. Second, just footwork. Just like dribbling a basketball where I would give Roger, who's interested in shooting hoops, a basketball and say dribble back and forth through the neighborhood every single day. I want you to be able to touch that ball every single time on both feet, all the time, moving left, right, backwards, forwards, okay? That's how you get it done, Icy Wiener.

1:06:07Wiener, two.

1:06:09Tim Gettys:Also stretch your ankle. Don't stretch. No stretch. Yelsing says, what do we think the max price is before being DOA? I don't think... That was on the handheld. Yeah, I don't know. I mean,$500,$50,$550. So I think they're right around there. It's just I don't think that's the lower end of it. Tampico. I'm looking at Tampico, everybody. What about you? It's already up there right now, Roger. It's already allowed. Pricing has a huge part to play in this, but I also just think the marketing of it is just not right for this specific console. If the Steam Deck was$600, I don't think it would be DOA.

1:06:46No, I think the big one is this is a small market. It's an accessory. This isn't going to be someone's main console. It's most likely their second gaming device. And so, yeah, I don't think there's a dead on arrival price tag that's going to deter the diehards from getting it. But definitely like over a thousand is hard to look at. Right. Like once we step into like over the thousand, that would be too much for sure.

1:07:13Tim Gettys:Ariel Knight, the homie. Super chat says you did great, Mike. Shout out. Shout out. Shout out. Ariel Knight. Yeah. Go. Shout out, homie. uh calvin perez says sekiro anime is being made by animation studio that is ai focused i didn't look into that i don't know what that means you know i mean i think people are just putting ai in front of anything but uh i'm that's concerning uh nightlife uh super chasm says ign reports elden ring not great on switch 2 so maybe we're already hitting a wall with tech and the switch 2 i don't know if we're hitting a wall with the switch 2 i think it's just a matter of porting and like being able to get used to the hardware and the ways to do it.

1:07:52Tim Gettys:I mean, Cyberpunk looks incredible and runs really well on the Switch too. So I don't think that there's a world where Elden Ring, I think that also that, what's it called, that engine maybe not notoriously great when it comes to running on certain things. So yeah, maybe it just needs more time in the oven right there. I think that's it. That's it for our Super Chats. Thank you. Thank you. No, you're wrong. Manny Bagelboy, Sanchez, thank you for the context. of talking about Xbox Alley is mainly an Asus product with Xbox supporting it. Yeah. And then Bander wrote in about Sekiro and the AI. We'll look into that.

1:08:31Thank you, Roger, for a great day at Games Daily. Yeah, and you did a great... Thanks for hosting. Yeah, I won't hold that against you for the rest of the week. When are you going to tell them about the pizza thing?

1:08:44Roger helped me get scammed this week. Roger actually was the one who got me to get scammed on Instagram. So everybody remember that Roger, it's Roger's fault I was scammed on Instagram. That's how we'll end today's kind of funny games daily. But we're far from done. Twice. Two different people got me. He was the same person. And I'll tell you what, I've never used Zell before, but Zell knows. They were like, don't you do this. And I was like, Zell, I got to do it. And they were like, just so you know, if this isn't real, we ain't giving you your money back, Mike. And they definitely were like, they knew.

1:09:14They knew. Shout out to Zell. had nothing to do with me. This is Kind of Funny Games Daily. Each and every weekday, we run you through the nerdy news you need to know about live on YouTube, Twitch, and our podcast services around the globe. If you love what we do, consider supporting us with that kind of funny membership. Don't forget that this is a full day of live content. We are not close to being done. We have three games casts. We have three games casts coming on after this and possibly a VR stream with Mike and Nick. We'll see how late this all goes, but we're going to have a fun afternoon of content.

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