Nintendo & Sony hike their prices, 4chan hacked | OTC EP 26

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# PS5 Prices increased in the UK, EU, and Australia

**Link:** https://www.euronews.com/business/2025/04/14/sony-hikes-playstation-5-prices-by-25-in-uk-europe-and-australia

# Nintendo Switch 2 Pricing Updates

**Link:** https://old.reddit.com/r/nintendo/comments/1k24xj1/nintendo_switch_2_price_to_stay_at_449_in_the_us/

https://www.nintendo.com/us/whatsnew/nintendo-maintains-nintendo-switch-2-pricing-retail-pre-orders-to-begin-april-24-in-u-s/

https://www.eurogamer.net/switch-2-edition-zelda-games-wont-support-cloud-saves-to-backup-your-data

# GeForce 5060Ti, 5060 releases

**Link:** https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/nvidia-geforce-rtx-5060-ti-16gb-review

# China’s new HDMI/DisplayPort Competitor… GPMI

**Link:** https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/china-launches-hdmi-and-displayport-alternative-gpmi-boasts-up-to-192-gbps-bandwidth-480w-power-delivery

# 4Chan Hacked, Jannies Doxxed, Many of Whom Found to use .edu emails

**Link:** https://www.the-sun.com/tech/14029069/4chan-down-updates-controversial-website-hacking/

# Internet Archive sued by the Music Industry for $700 Million+

**Link:** https://x.com/internetarchive/status/1912923563234898329

*Yes, this is happening and may threaten the internet archive as a whole.*

### 19% of Japanese People in their 20s struggle with living expenses while paying a shitload for Gacha games

**Link:** https://automaton-media.com/en/news/almost-19-of-japanese-people-in-their-20s-have-spent-so-much-money-on-gacha-they-struggled-with-covering-living-expenses-survey-reveals/

# Recurring Gaming Trends: “Classic” MMO instances and unexpected crossovers

**Link:** https://old.reddit.com/r/Games/comments/1k14tor/maple_story_classic_world_announced/

[YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ny5faT9Vfc)

— Chapters —
00:00:00 Intro
00:01:18 What did we play this week
00:11:22 The Steam Deck’s biggest problem
00:26:10 Reviewing our metrics from Off The Console
00:27:34 Sony hikes the price of the PS5 by 25
00:38:58 Nintendo Switch 2 pricing updates
00:57:30 Googling ourselves with ChatGPT
01:02:34 New Off The Console lore just dropped
01:05:39 Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 Ti review drops
01:12:07 GPMI: The Chinese competitor to HDMI
01:21:20 4chan was hacked and it’s still down
01:30:46 The Internet Archive is being sued by the RIAA
01:45:13 Gacha games in Japan are leading to financial ruin
01:58:31 MapleStory Classic
02:02:36 Diablo x Berserk crossover
02:06:23 Comments of the Week