About this episode
Microsoft about to go Microhard. Support Inside Games! Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/insidegamesYT YouTube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFHQlasvjQ0JMOHoKOz4c0g/join Hosted by: Lawrence: http://twitch.tv/sirlarr | Bruce: http://twitch.tv/brucegreene | Brian: https://www.twitch.tv/briangaar Edited by: Matt Peake | http://vimeo.com/mattpeake Written by: Lawrence Sonntag & Brian Gaar Sources -- [IGN] Microsoft Raising Prices on New, First-Party Games Built for Xbox Series X|S to $70 in 2023 - https://bit.ly/3UDKHMX [Kotaku] NBA 2K21 Will Cost $70 On PS5 And Xbox Series X - https://bit.ly/3TblFUu [Polygon] The $70 video game is inevitable - https://bit.ly/3Nz0BpV [IGN] Sony Reportedly Discussed Increasing Game Prices Above $70 USD [Updated] - https://bit.ly/3uvrbr6 [IGN] Ubisoft Is Shifting to a $70 Price Point for AAA Games - https://bit.ly/3F4Q95H [IGN] Take-Two CEO: Next-Gen Price Increase for NBA 2K21 Is 'Justified' - https://bit.ly/3Hg03UA [Twitter, Tom Warren] https://bit.ly/3Hg08Yo, https://bit.ly/3Bfniu5 [PCMag] Former Sony CEO Suggests Xbox Game Pass Is Only Viable With 500M Subscribers - https://bit.ly/3HxTzRp [GamesIndustry.biz] Shawn Layden: Consolidation is the enemy of diversity - https://bit.ly/3iKc76g [Twitter, Alan Johnson] https://bit.ly/3VErbRI [US Department of Housing and Urban Development] Estimated Median Family Incomes for FY 2005 - https://bit.ly/3uvTtC4 [US Census Bureau] Income in the United States: 2021 - https://bit.ly/3VJRG8s [US Census Bureau] Money Income in the United States: 1996 (With Separate Data on Valuation of Noncash Benefits) - https://bit.ly/3Y5AoEj [USAToday] 61% of Activision Blizzard’s 2021 revenue was earned via microtransactions - https://bit.ly/3h6eS1w [Axios] GameStop begins layoff - https://bit.ly/3FbqsQM [CNBC] Wedbush says sell GameStop shares before Wednesday’s earnings, stock still very much irrational - https://cnb.cx/3Y1J5iM [Gamespot] Star Wars Battlefront 2's Loot Box Controversy Explained - https://bit.ly/3F2GFrw Music — Switch It Up - Silent Partner https://youtu.be/r_HRbXhOir8 Get Back - Silent Partner https://youtu.be/iQYmgOrPEvs Kula - Topher Mohr and Alex Elena https://youtu.be/0bywp0qTVNo Funk Down - MK2 https://youtu.be/SPN_Ssgqlzc