Shared Save: A Gaming Discussion Podcast

In an absolutely miserable week of news: Reports suggest Xbox looks set to shutter multiple first party studios along with mass layoffs. These teams include Hellblade creators Ninja Theory, Compulsion Games and the Tim Schaffer led Double Fine amongst potential others. How did we get here, what went wrong, much to discuss...

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0:00 Intro & Whatcha Playing

24:00 Xbox Studio Closures

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#Xbox #NinjaTheory #DoubleFine #Compulsion #Gaming #Podcast

This week - Kevin and Sam recap the Nintendo Direct which has brought forth the long rumored Ocarina of Time remake and given JRPG lovers plenty of reasons to be excited. Meanwhile, Xbox has outlined their plan for the next 100 days to "reset" the business and it reveals just how bad things are behind the scenes...

Time Stamps:

0:00 Intro

4:00 Games We're Playing

30:00 Nintendo Direct Recap

1:05:00 Is Xbox setting Gears up to fail on purpose?

1:20:00 Xbox 100 Day Reset and Mass Layoffs Coming

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#Xbox #Nintendo #NintendoDirect

This week's massive episode has Kevin and Sam spend over two and a half hours breaking down every game announced at PlayStation State of Play, Summer Game Fest and the Xbox Games Showcase. Huge reveals of God of War: Laufey, Until Dawn 2 and Final Fantasy 7 Revelation combined with Xbox reintroducing some exclusivity for Gears of War E-Day gives us much to discuss!

Time Stamps:

3:00 State of Play recap

52:00 Summer Game Fest recap

1:37:00 Xbox Showcase recap

This week - Kevin and Sam predict Summer Game Fest, the Xbox Showcase, chat about the Steam Deck price increases and what it means for the Steam Machine.

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0:00 Intro & Whatcha Playing

9:00 Directive 8020 Review

29:00 SGF Predictions

1:01:00 Xbox Showcase Predictions

1:35:00 Steam Deck Price Increase... Steam Machine in trouble?

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#Xbox #SGF #Steam #Valve #SteamDeck #SteamMachine #Gaming

PlayStation has had a busy week - first, they've raised the price of every PS+ tier but they've also announced a 60+ minute State of Play. Let's chat about both! We also have reviews for LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Night and Luna Abyss. Enjoy

Time Stamps:

0:00 Intro & Whatcha Playing

6:00 LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight Review

17:00 The Clubies Impressions

30:00 Luna Abyss Review

38:00 PlayStation Plus Price Increases

50:00 PlayStation State of Play Announced & Predictions

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#PlayStation #PS5 #StateofPlay #Wolverine #Batman #LEGOBatman #LunaAbyss #Review #Podcast #Gaming

Nintendo has announced it is raising the price of Nintendo Switch 2 by $50, Saros is off to a rough start (sales wise) and Xbox is apparently adding even MORE Game Pass tiers..

Time Stamps:

0:00 Intro & Whatcha Playing

3:00 Mixtape Drama

10:00 Vampire Crawlers

12:00 RE4 and Lil Guardsman

18:00 Directive 8020

21:00 Yakuza Kiwami 3

27:00 Dark Light: Survivor Impressions

38:00 PlayStation Gamesbiz Interview

1:02:00 Saros Sales Struggles

1:17:00 Nintendo Switch 2 price increase

1:25:00 MORE Xbox Game Pass Tiers?

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#Xbox #PS5 #NintendoSwitch2 #Nintendo #Saros #GamePass #Podcast

Nintendo has finally revealed a new StarFox game for Nintendo Switch 2! Let's chat the good, the bad and the ugly... Stranger Than Heaven also got a deep dive and GTA 6 ramps up marketing. Plus, Sam reviews Wax Heads!

Time Stamps:

0:00 Intro

3:00 Games we're playing (Titanium Court, Forbidden Solitaire)

12:00 Motorslice, MixTape

31:00 Wax Heads Review 47:30 Ends

49:00 StarFox is back!

1:12:00 Stranger Than Heaven Deep Dive

1:21:00 GTA 6 x PS5 Marketing

1:38:00 Patreon Topic - Are we saturated with Remakes?

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#Nintendo #StarFox #GTA6 #Switch2 #StrangerThanHeaven

This week - Kevin and Sam chat all about the PlayStation DRM Drama, Xbox Q3 Financials, a new Project Helix show next week and more!

Time Stamps:

0:00 Intro & Whatcha Playing (Saros, MOUSE PI, DISPATCH & More)

34:00 PlayStation DRM Drama

47:00 Project Helix Dev Show Next Week and Xbox Q3 2026 Financials

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#PS5 #DRM #Xbox #PlayStation #ProjectHelix #GamingNews #Podcast

Saros is nearly upon us, the latest PS5 exclusive from Housemarque and SURPRISE! Sam has played it. We bring you an hour long discussion letting you know if you should pick up Saros. In other news, Xbox has announced Game Pass price decreases with more rumored changes coming for the service, they've ditched Microsoft Gaming and give us a roadmap for the future.

Time Stamps:

0:00 Intro & Whatcha Playing

4:10 Vampire Crawlers, MOUSE PI, PRAGMATA

23:00 Saros Review

1:02:00 Game Pass Price DECREASES and the Future of Game Pass

1:54:00 We Are Xbox Statement

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#Saros #Review #Pragmata #Xbox #XboxGamePass #GamingPodcast

This week - Xbox has admitted Game Pass is too expensive and will continue to change, what does that look like? We also have rumors of Xbox returning to exclusives, Fable being delayed, new God of War announcement incoming and more!

Time Stamps:

0:00 Intro & Whatcha Playing

9:00 Samson Review

27:00 Xbox Game Pass is "Too Expensive"

1:05:00 God of War & PlayStation Rumors

1:31:00 Patreon Topic

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