Come join Jeremy, Stephen, & Chase for this special episode of the Zenspath Entertainment Network Podcast (Ep 227) as we discuss the news that Sony is ending physical media support for the PlayStation 5 & any future PlayStation systems as of January 1st, 2028. We talk about how we feel about the decision, the balance between physical & digital media, our thoughts on physical media to the medium of gaming & consumer rights, as well as our plans for purchasing future systems for the ones that decide to go digital only, & more.

We discuss all of this as our main focus with this week's installment of "Let's Talk About It: Physical Media - Is It Still Important & What Comes Next?"

We don't have a "Big Question" this week as the discussion was one that felt too big to have anything else involved, so we will return with a new one next week.

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Jeremy -

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Stephen -

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Discord - @n1ntendo. (don't forget the "." at the end!)

Chase -

X - https://twitter.com/LegioXGaming

Chris -

He's around...

Intro 0:00
What We've Been Doing 00:51
The Group Chat - Recent Pickups! 17:12
Let's Talk About It: Physical Media - Is It Still Important & What Comes Next? 08:22
Outro & Where to Find Us 1:16:53
Credits & Info 1:18:11

This week on the Zenspath Entertainment Network (Ep 226) Jeremy, Stephen, & Chase talk about a growing dark time in gaming with Sony laying off a large chunk of Bungie & removing over 500 StudioCanal digital movies from users with no refunds, Microsoft is raising the cost of their Xbox hardware AGAIN, Rockstar announces Grand Theft Auto VI for $80 & $99 but only as a code in the box, Valve announces the surprisingly high cost of the Steam Machine, & more!

We also returned for a new "Let's Talk About It" segment where we talk about the increasing financial burden of gaming as well as the loss of ownership with a push for digital only releases.

Our "Big Question" for this week is "What is a game that you were excited to play, but when you finally got it it didn't gel with you?"

Check out the video version of the podcast over at www.youtube.com/zenspathcom, share it with friends, give us a thumbs up, & leave us a review if you enjoy the show to help us grow!

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Join our Discord - https://discord.com/invite/jsB8GURSvT ( bit.ly/zenspathdiscord )
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Where to find us: https://www.zenspath.com/podcast for the latest episodes, shorts, & more all in one place!

Jeremy -

Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/zenspath.com
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/zenspathcom/
Threads - https://www.threads.net/@zenspathcom
Hive - @zenspath
Discord - @zenspath
Twitch - https://twitch.tv/zenspath
YouTube - https://youtube.com/zenspathcom

Stephen -

Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/n1ntendo.bsky.social
Hive - @swantendo
Discord - @n1ntendo. (don't forget the "." at the end!)

Chase -

X - https://twitter.com/LegioXGaming

Chris -

He's around...

Intro 0:00
What We've Been Doing 1:03
The Group Chat - Recent Pickups! 17:12
The Group Chat - Resident Evil 6 27:40
Rockstar Announces Grand Theft Auto VI Cost & it's "Physical" Release 30:11
Sony Removes 551 StudioCanal Purchased Movies & TV Shows from Users 49:24
Sony Lays Off Half of Bungie 53:44
Microsoft is Raising the Cost of Xbox Hardware...AGAIN!?! 55:51
Valve Announces The Steam Machine Prices & It's Not Going Over Well 57:45
Let's Talk About It: The Rising Cost of Gaming & The End of Ownership? 1:08:35
The Speedrun 2:08:48
The Big Question 2:16:13
Outro & Where to Find Us 2:32:50
Credits & Info 2:34:28

This week on the Zenspath Entertainment Network (Ep 225) Jeremy, Stephen, & Chase talk about how Xbox & PlayStation have squandered the hype around some amazing presentations last week, Nintendo deals with a hack that leads to basically nothing, AdHoc is still trying to distract from their censorship mess around "Dispatch", Epic pushes AI for Unreal 6 & Lumen for Unreal 5.8, & more!

Our "Big Question" for this week is "With companies seemingly imploding from buying up & shutting down studios, moving to AI to replace most artists for "efficiency", & a drive towards incomplete or a lack of physical releases…how do you feel this will change the gaming landscape for you & your purchased & playing habits over the next 10 years through what you feel the next generation may end up being like?"

Check out the video version of the podcast over at www.youtube.com/zenspathcom, share it with friends, give us a thumbs up, & leave us a review if you enjoy the show to help us grow!

Website - https://www.zenspath.com
Podcast Website - https://www.zenspath.com/podcast
Join our Discord - https://discord.com/invite/jsB8GURSvT ( bit.ly/zenspathdiscord )
Apple Podcasts - https://apple.co/3scFDqv
Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/2nFegSJNWR0na1BAv6AOSD
Libsyn - https://zenspath.libsyn.com/2024/02
Amazon Music - https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/08ab7658-e7f2-43f9-b0de-5a12c8ff24a6/zenspath-entertainment-network

Join us on Discord at bit.ly/zenspathdiscord (https://discord.com/invite/jsB8GURSvT)

Where to find us: https://www.zenspath.com/podcast for the latest episodes, shorts, & more all in one place!

Jeremy -

Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/zenspath.com
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/zenspathcom/
Threads - https://www.threads.net/@zenspathcom
Hive - @zenspath
Discord - @zenspath
Twitch - https://twitch.tv/zenspath
YouTube - https://youtube.com/zenspathcom

Stephen -

Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/n1ntendo.bsky.social
Hive - @swantendo
Discord - @n1ntendo. (don't forget the "." at the end!)

Chase -

X - https://twitter.com/LegioXGaming

Chris -

He's around...

Intro 0:00
What We've Been Doing 1:52
The Group Chat - Recent Pickups! 37:40
Xbox Begins Another Round of Studio Closures & Mass Layoffs 58:06
PlayStation Announced that PC is out But AI Development is In! 1:11:25
Hacker Group Tries to Blackmail Nintendo But Nintendo Just Blows Them Off 1:22:19
"Dispatch" Devs AdHoc Releases "HR Violations Pack" for Censored Versions 1:24:18
Epic Reveals AI Focused Unreal 6 & Switch 2 Lumen Focused Unreal 5.8 1:29:06
The Speedrun 1:32:32
The Big Question 1:39:16
Outro & Where to Find Us 2:04:54
Credits & Info 2:06:45