This week on The Nerd Chat:

-Xbox Ally X unboxing and initial thoughts

-Free games on Prime Gaming in October

-Street Fighter-themed burgers at McDonald’s Japan

-Questions from our fans

Plus what we’ve been playing and the best food we had this week.

0:00 Hello and welcome to the show

3:20 ROG Xbox Ally X live unboxing

15:30 New Amazon Prime free games

17:45 New Street Fighter 2 burgers in Japan

23:30 Big Box asks about future 2025 GOTY Arc Raiders server slam

27:25 Questions from The Nerd Chat Discord

43:30 Is 2025 the best and worst year for Xbox ever?

50:00 Have the metrics for success changed for Game Pass?

55:45 Pick one: Series X2 or PS6?

1:03:45 How would you define a champion?

1:05:40 What have we been playing or watching?

1:27:40 The best food we had this week

1:36:45 Closing and end of show

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This week on The Nerd Chat:

- Ubisoft cancels a post

–Civil War era Assassin’s Creed game

- AC Mirage DLC leaks and speculation

- New Outer Worlds 2 Xbox Design Lab controllers revealed

- Steam Autumn Sale and hardware survey updates

- Game Pass October 2025 lineup

Plus what we’ve been playing and the best food we had this week.

0:00 Hello and welcome to the show

13:00 Assassin's Creed Civil War game cancelled

20:30 AC Mirage new DLC?

24:30 Outer Worlds 2 controllers

30:35 Steam hardware survey discussion

39:15 Coming to Game pass for Oct 2025

44:20 What have we been playing or watching?

1:03:30 The best food we had this week

1:20:30 Closing and end of show

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This week on The Nerd Chat:

- Is Game Pass still worth it?

- Game Pass adds 45 new games including Hogwarts Legacy and Ubisoft titles

- Shrinkflation hits PS5 consoles

- New Scuf Valor Pro Wireless controller revealed

- Steam Autumn Sale and the latest hardware survey

Plus: what we’ve been playing and the best food we had this week.

0:00 Hello and welcome to the show

8:40 Shoutout to BigBox1431

12:50 Xbox Game Pass price hikes are WHACK

33:20 45 games were added to Game Pass...

51:20 PS5 SSD shrinkflation

59:30 Scuf Valor Pro announced

1:12:30 What have we been playing or watching?

1:34:10 The best food we had this week

1:45:00 Closing and end of show

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This week on The Nerd Chat:

-Xbox raises prices again and no more consoles at Costco

-Xbox Tokyo Game Show 2025 announcements

-State of Play 9/25 reactions

-A new OD strand game from Hideo Kojima

-Forza Horizon 6 reveal and deluxe preorders already live

Plus: what we’ve been playing and the best food we had this week.

0:00 Hello and welcome to the show

5:30 Xbox raises prices and Costco pulls consoles from the shelves

33:00 Xbox at Tokyo Game Show 2025 reactions

37:45 Sony State of Play 9/2025 reactions

1:02:20 New OD Knock trailer from HIDEO KOJIMA

1:08:05 What have we been playing or watching?

1:33:00 The best food we had this week

1:41:40 Closing and end of show

Gaming. Food. The Good Old Days.

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This week on The Nerd Chat:

- Our reactions to the September 2025 Nintendo Direct

- Updates for the DualSense controller with the latest system software

- The ROG Xbox Ally is still missing a price just a month before launch

- Switch achievement leaks that could finally entice new buyers

- Reports that the Black Flag remake may remove all modern-day story elements

Plus: what we’ve been playing and the best food we had this week.

0:00 Hello and welcome to the show

4:45 Nintendo Direct 9/25 reactions

22:25 Dualsense updates for multiple devices

30:00 Why don't we know the ROG Xbox Ally price by now?

44:20 Are achievments coming to Switch 2?

47:45 AC4 Black Flag eliminating present day and adding RPG elements

58:30 What have we been playing or watching?

1:18:40 The best food we had this week

1:33:40 Closing and end of show

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This week on The Nerd Chat:

- Battlefield 6 begins testing a battle royale mode

- The best selling PlayStation games from 1995 to 2025

- Xbox Cloud Gaming is getting a major upgrade

- GPU prices continue to fall, with several models now selling below MSRP

Plus: what we’ve been playing and the best food we had this week.

0:00 Hello and welcome to the show

3:30 Permabanned / GGs

14:05 Battle Royale coming to BF6

23:50 PlayStation's best selling games over 30 years

37:45 Xbox Cloud Gaming improvements

44:50 GPU prices drop to MSRP or below

51:00 Shoutouts

54:25 What have we been playing or watching?

1:07:25 The best food we had this week

1:13:05 Closing and end of show

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This week on The Nerd Chat:

Plus: what we’ve been playing and the best food we had this week.

0:00 Hello and welcome to the show

5:40 Helldivers 2 claims top Xbox spot

18:10 007: First Light early impressions

30:20 August best sellers and Gears of War on PS5

48:50 Game Pass September 2025 lineup

55:20 Permaban/GGs

1:07:30 What have we been playing or watching?

1:19:40 The best food we had this week

1:29:40 Closing and end of show

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This week on The Nerd Chat:

-Call of Duty reveals big gameplay/system changes

-xCloud (Game Pass Cloud Streaming) gets major updates

-LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight has us on the hype train

-Battlefield 6 cheaters are already ruining the fun

-Sony rumored handheld — a Switch-style PS6 portable

-Plus: what we’ve been playing and the best food we had this week.

Timestamps:

0:00 Hello and welcome to the show

5:00 Does COD need to change when it comes to skins?

23:00 Rumors on the PS6 handheld

34:25 Lego Batman HYPE

40:25 Shoutouts / Nerd Chat Discord questions

53:05 What have we been playing?

1:07:35 The best food we had this week

1:19:30 NERD CHAT MERCH DROP / Closing and end of show

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We're diving deep into the Gamescom 2025 Future Games Show with all the biggest reveals, plus a wild mash-up that had us hyped: Helldivers x Halo ODST — they really cooked.

Here’s what’s on the radar tonight:

• Latest announcements and trailers from Gamescom 2025

• ROG devices that now support Xbox® Cloud Gaming (Ally + XCloud)

• Why the Helldivers x ODST crossover has fans losing it

• Mid-August additions to Xbox Game Pass

• What we've been playing and one of the best food moments from the week

0:00 Hello and welcome to the show

4:10 Gamescom 2025 highlights

20:35 ROG Xbox Ally release date and prices

33:30 Why the Helldivers x ODST crossover has fans losing it

44:40 Xbox Game Pass mid-August 2025 updates

48:55 Shoutouts

58:30 What have we been playing or watching?

1:13:40 The best food we had this week

1:30:00 Closing and end of show

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Shawn Layden drops a bomb on Game Pass, calling it “bad for business” and saying it turns developers into “wage slaves.” Is he right, or is Xbox’s subscription service still a win for gamers?

We also cover:🎮 Gamescom’s massive 2025 showcase with over 1,500 exhibitors

🔫 PUBG ending support for last-gen consoles

🪖 CoD: Black Ops 7’s rumored campaign/multiplayer fusion

🍔 Plus: what we’ve been playing and the best food we had this week

🎮 Gaming. Food. The Good Old Days.

🎧 New episodes every Friday – #SeeYouOnline

Timestamps:

0:00 Hello and welcome to the show

10:30 Shawn Layden calls Game Pass “bad for business”

29:20 Gamescom 2025 lineup revealed (1,500+ exhibitors)

34:00 PUBG drops last-gen support

43:45 What have we been playing/watching? / BF6 impressions

1:24:20 The best food we had this week

1:29:50 Closing and end of show

📱 Follow us: @TheNerdChat_ on X, Instagram, and Threads🎙 Listen to all episodes + socials: https://linktr.ee/thenerdchat

#GamePass #Xbox #PlayStation #Gamescom #PUBG #CallOfDuty #GamingPodcast #SeeYouOnline

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