This week, Patrick and Jared discuss the gaming industry's shift towards digital content delivery, storage, and more. This episode features our good friend Garrett, who also discusses his experience with the Google Stadia.
Intro: "Moon Theme" from Ducktales Remastered / Outro: "Bugsnax (Instrumental)" by Kero Kero Bonito
(1:30) Introducing Garrett
(3:25) Gaming sans disks
(8:50) The real estate of storage space
(11:05) Having options
(17:35) The Google Stadia and streaming video games
(24:49) In-game advertising
(27:52) Delisted and defunct games
(32:46) Longevity, backwards compatibility, and emulation... and Nintendo
(37:38) Always-on DRM
(40:20) Xbox One Launch and the Villainy of Don Mattrick
(47:09) Physical vs digital media consumption
(54:13) Discussing Call of Duty
(62:21) The potential of a digital future
