Is Microsoft finally listening to PC gamers? This week on Boss Run, we discuss Microsoft’s surprising new commitment to strip the forced "AI slop" out of Windows and refocus on raw gaming performance.

Then, we are dropping back into Marathon to break down the chaotic new Cryo Archives zone and discuss how Ranked mode actually feels now that the player base is settling into the meta. Finally, we give our raw, day-one first impressions of Crimson Desert—does Pearl Abyss's massive open-world action RPG actually live up to the years of hype?