The Steam Controller 2 is REAL (And It’s Only $99) | OTC EP 77

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The Steam Controller is BACK! 🎮 After years of silence, Valve has finally blinked. With a leaked unboxing video titled “steam_controller_unboxing_2026” hitting the Steam backend and a retail price of $99 spotted, the hype for the Steam Controller 2 is officially at a fever pitch. But that’s not the only massive news this week.

Sony is under fire for a new “30-day online check” for digital games that has the preservation community worried. Is your digital library actually yours? Plus, Xbox does the unthinkable and REDUCES the price of Game Pass (but there’s a massive catch involving Call of Duty), and the developers of Phantom Blade Zero take a stand against AI and DLSS 5.

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Chapters
00:00:00 Cold open
00:03:00 What have we been up to this week?
00:12:13 The Steam Controller leak
00:35:14 Mac Gaming w/ GameHub
00:52:30 PS4 and PS5 implement 30 day license renewals
01:04:57 Ex-PlayStation Exec says Indies are the future
01:25:23 SquareEnix shuts down creator
01:46:44 Xbox pricing changes

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