The Pure Greed of the PS5 Price Hike, Silksong Coming SOON, and Valve’s Fremont runs Win 11!

🎮 The gang is BACK with a massive episode! We’re breaking down all the biggest news from Gamescom 2025, from the shocking Helldivers 2 x Halo crossover to the unbelievable confirmation that Silksong is actually real! 🤯

But that’s not all… Sony just dropped a bombshell, raising the price of every PlayStation 5 model. 💰 Is this the end of the sub-$500 PS5? We’ll tell you what this means for your wallet.

Plus, we’ve got the scoop on Valve’s new “Fremont” device, which is showing some insane performance gains over the Steam Deck. We’re also talking about the end of Splitgate 2, the White House investing in Intel, and a lawsuit that could make ad blockers illegal in Germany. All this and more on this week’s episode!

In this episode:

Gamescom 2025 Wrap-up: 🎮 The biggest announcements from Opening Night Live, including Sekiro: No Defeat, a new Lego Batman, and the return of Bubsy!

PS5 Price Hike: 💸 The PlayStation 5 just got more expensive. We break down the $50 price increase and its impact.

Valve’s “Fremont” Revealed: 💻 A new handheld from Valve is spotted on Geekbench, with a massive performance leap over the Steam Deck.

Splitgate Lives On: 🙌 The “Stop Killing Games” movement scores a win as Splitgate 1 lives on with peer-to-peer matches.

Marvel Rivals’ OCs: ❓ Marvel gives Netease the green light to create original characters for Marvel Rivals. But does anyone want them?

Nvidia’s Black Market: 🚫 Gamers Nexus investigates the smuggling of AI GPUs to China and gets a copyright strike from Bloomberg.

Intel’s New Allies: 🇺🇸 The White House and Softbank are investing big in Intel, but what does that mean for the future of x86?

The Worst Movie of 2025: 🎬 We talk about the hilarious trainwreck that is the new War of the Worlds film.

Mini SSDs Arrive: 💾 Biwin unveils a tiny new SSD that’s blazing fast, and we talk about which handhelds will use it.

Spigen Sues Trump: ⚖️ Trump’s new phone ad features images of other companies’ products, leading to a lawsuit from Spigen.

Ad Blockers at Risk: 🇩🇪 A new lawsuit in Germany could make ad blockers illegal, threatening the way we browse the web.

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00:00:00 Cold Open
00:00:30 Intro
00:01:27 What James has been playing this week
00:04:20 What Gardiner has been playing this week
00:10:40 What Hi-Tech been playing this week
00:13:07 Our first story: Gamescom 2025
00:39:40 PlayStation 5 price hike for greed & profit
00:52:16 Valve Fremont specs leak through Geekbench
01:03:32 SplitGate 2 player hosted matches live on
01:08:37 Marvel Rivals is getting original characters created by NetEase
01:20:58 Gamers Nexus gets copyright strike from Bloomberg
01:31:04 Intel to get investment from US Gov’t, Softbank
01:38:59 New physical media “”Mini SSD”” blows SD Express out of the water
01:47:34 New photo of a “”Trump Phone”” lands Trump Mobile in hot water
02:00:02 War of the Worlds: worst movie of all time?
02:08:45 Germany could render the internet completely unusable
02:23:10 Gardiner’s plan to fix the Internet