This week, the crew is joined by special guest Kyle Stephenson (The Trophy Room and Crowbar) to celebrate physical media in gaming and make some predictions about the future of the sweet sweet discs and carts that they love so dearly! Prepare for show and tell, story time, gaming memories, and a whole lot of good vibes!

Check out Kyle Stephenson and his awesome projects:

• Kyle on Bluesky: @mrkstep.bsky.social

• Crowbar on Bluesky: @crowbar.diy

• The Trophy Room on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@PSTrophyRoom

Check out Joseph’s new video on CantPause: https://youtu.be/AP501m0Ipfw?si=QZY4IRGrmansqZH9

Find Timestamps for this Episode Below:

• 0:00 - Intro
• 5:29 - Ice Breaker Question: What does physical media mean to you?
• 15:36 - Highlight games from our personal collections
• 24:56 - Unique or unusual games from our personal collections
• 47:56 - The future of physical media
• 01:13:23 - Outro

Find us on BlueSky for show updates and more:

• Podcast: @crossplayconvos.bsky.social
• Podcast on Instagram: @crossplayconvos
• Jacob: @jacob.bsky.social
• Luke: @lukewarmlewis.bsky.social
• Claire: @clairebearrose.bsky.social
• Joseph: @th3hoopman.bsky.social
• CantPause on Instagram

Check out our other shows:

• Player Player Podcast

• Left Behind Game Club

• The LukeWarmGames Podcast

• Cutscenes: A Video Game Movie Podcast

• Video Game Trivia **