Busy Bee Valve: Coloring the Steam Deck and Celebrating Birthdays! | OTC EP5

A White Steam Deck OLED, Xbox handheld rumors, PlayStation Trophy controversy, and Half-Life 2 anniversary! Plus, Retro Pocket 5 insights and hot GPU rumors. Dive into gaming’s latest!

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Topics & Sources:
– White Steam Deck OLED model
– DLC/Remakes/Remasters eligible for Game of the Year The Game Awards
https://x.com/Wario64/status/1857584182853034160
– PlayStation Login Requirement for “safety” reasons
– World’s biggest PlayStation Trophy Hunter banned. Supposedly due to corruption within PlayStation? https://x.com/psnHakoom/status/1856790137252057590
– Microsoft… This is an Xbox
– Xbox Handheld also supposedly “years away”
– GOG and the battle for game preservation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IetvbdoeIhg
– US copyright office has denied a request for a DMCA exemption that would allow libraries to remotely share digital access to preserved video games
– Disney considering replacing CEO Bob Iger… FOR EA CEO Andrew Wilson
– Steam… Rife with Extreme content?
https://www.adl.org/resources/report/steam-powered-hate-top-gaming-site-rife-extremism-antisemitism
– AMD Strix Halo iGPU naming revealed: Radeon 8060S to feature 40 RDNA3.5 Compute Units
– Retroid Pocket 5
– DJI USA ban
– Happy Birthday Half-Life 2!

Chapters:
00:00:00 Introduction
00:00:21 What Are We Playing This Week?
00:00:36 Hi-Tech – Mike Tyson vs Jake Paul Fight
00:02:26 James – About Slay the Spire
00:06:08 Gardiner – Rollercoaster Tycoon Experience
00:12:03 Steam Deck White OLED Limited Edition
00:31:26 Game Awards Eligibility Changes
00:42:10 PlayStation Trophy Hunter Controversy
00:48:39 Xbox Handheld Rumors
00:52:12 Xbox’s Future in Hardware
01:02:55 Game Preservation Efforts
01:09:59 Disney’s CEO Controversy
01:16:51 Valve’s Extremist Content Issue
01:28:26 AMD’s New GPU Rumors
01:33:40 Generational Leaps in GPU Processing
01:35:18 Steam Deck 2: Expectations and Innovations
01:37:44 Retro Pocket 5
01:43:28 Challenges and Joys of Game Development
01:45:58 DJI and Security Concerns
01:56:15 Half-Life 2 Anniversary Celebration
02:05:05 Half-Life 2 Mods and Community Impact
02:11:01 Closing Thoughts and Farewell