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  1. Microsoft gets sloppy, ugly cries; ASUS Price Gouging

    3D AGO

    Microsoft gets sloppy, ugly cries; ASUS Price Gouging

    Read the show notes and watch the bonus episode: https://www.patreon.com/posts/147343024 📢 Don’t forget to subscribe, leave a comment, and follow us on your favorite podcast app. Become a Patron! https://www.patreon.com/cw/OffTheConsole/home

    1h 46m
  2. Disqualified! Why Expedition 33 Just Lost Its GOTY Indie Award | OTC EP 61

    12/28/2025

    Disqualified! Why Expedition 33 Just Lost Its GOTY Indie Award | OTC EP 61

    Join the community and get the bonus show here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/146811924 Our latest episode of Off The Console covers this week’s tech disasters… plus some kinda neat stuff! We explore the collapsing pillars of the gaming industry and the bizarre tech “advancements” no one actually asked for. Today we’re discussing the Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 disqualification drama, the potential “SEGA-fication” of Xbox, Nvidia’s quest for perfect, total enshittification, and the moment 300 terabytes of Spotify’s library hit the 🏴‍☠️pirate🏴‍☠️ seas 🦜. 🔥 Support the Show on Patreon! Love the show? Get the exclusive Bonus Show where we get spicy, off-topic, and deeply personal. This week’s Patreon-only episode includes: The Death of AAA Gaming: A deep-dive essay on why the $200M budget model is a suicide pact for developers. 2026 Predictions: From the “Next-Gen” Switch to the total collapse of live-service clones, we’re calling our shots for next year. The Uncanny Valley Ruining Lives: A terrifying study shows how minor video call glitches are costing people jobs and even parole. The SSD Miracle: The story of the lucky Redditor who ordered 2 Samsung 9100 Pro SSDs and received two full palettes worth over $5,000. More Toll Roads: Why America is obsessed with charging you to drive on your own streets. 📢 Don’t forget to subscribe, leave a comment, and follow us on your favorite podcast app. Become a Patron! https://www.patreon.com/cw/OffTheConsole/home

    1h 25m
  3. Farewell to the Steam Deck and Our TGA Hangover | OTC EP 60

    12/21/2025

    Farewell to the Steam Deck and Our TGA Hangover | OTC EP 60

    Find links to all the stories in this episode here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/146322382 📢 Don’t forget to subscribe, leave a comment, and follow us on your favorite podcast app. Become a Patron! https://www.patreon.com/cw/OffTheConsole/home

    1h 33m
  4. The RAM crisis, the WB/Netflix problem, and more! | OTC EP 58

    12/07/2025

    The RAM crisis, the WB/Netflix problem, and more! | OTC EP 58

    Read the show notes and watch the bonus episode: https://www.patreon.com/posts/145243790 Bonus Show Timestamp: 00:00 Thoughts on the apocalypse 15:30 Honey lawsuit might be dismissed 28:54 OpenAI’s shameless suicide lawsuit 36:38 Grok and the danger of AI 40:38 Should you need a license to use the Internet? 47:01 Steam Machine pricing 📢 Don’t forget to subscribe, leave a comment, and follow us on your favorite podcast app. Become a Patron! https://www.patreon.com/cw/OffTheConsole/home

    1h 49m
  5. Best Moments: Everything is an Xbox, Romancing AI, and more | OTC Ep 57

    11/30/2025

    Best Moments: Everything is an Xbox, Romancing AI, and more | OTC Ep 57

    Welcome to this special ‘Off the Console’ episode! We’ve compiled a collection of our favorite moments from past episodes, including hilarious highlights, insightful guest interviews, and intriguing discussions on gaming tech and beyond. Enjoy clips featuring Gardner’s unique insights, high-tech analyses, and even a former Master Chief’s real-life experiences. Stay until the end for an amusing AI chat with iconic characters and a deep dive into the latest in gaming industry news. Let us know your favorite moments in the comments and be part of our awesome community! 📢 Don’t forget to subscribe, leave a comment, and follow us on your favorite podcast app. Become a Patron! https://www.patreon.com/cw/OffTheConsole/home

    1h 3m
  6. The Game Awards' Yearly Madness | OTC EP 56 ft. SteamDeckHQ

    11/23/2025

    The Game Awards' Yearly Madness | OTC EP 56 ft. SteamDeckHQ

    Join @HiTechLoLife , @games_revealed , and @gardiner_bryant as we discuss this week’s hottest gaming and tech news. Become a Patron! https://www.patreon.com/cw/OffTheConsole Join our Discord! https://discord.gg/dVkKcZH2Qy Get ready for a massive episode as we dive deep into one of gaming’s biggest events of the year! The Game Awards! 📢 Don’t forget to subscribe, leave a comment, and follow us on your favorite podcast app. Become a Patron! https://www.patreon.com/cw/OffTheConsole/home

    1h 39m
  7. A deep dive into the New Steam Hardware! | OTC EP 55

    11/16/2025

    A deep dive into the New Steam Hardware! | OTC EP 55

    Valve’s NEW Hardware… ANNOUNCED Link: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/steammachine https://store.steampowered.com/sale/steamcontroller https://store.steampowered.com/sale/steamframe Valve announced a TRIO of devices. A TRIO. THREE. DEVICES. A new Steam Controller, THE Steam Machine, and finally, The Steam Frame which was once called the Valve Deckard. The Steam Controller is an evolved Steam Controller featuring all of the inputs the Steam Deck has, but in a controller form, and with some additional bells and whistles. The Steam Machine is Valve’s return to bringing Steam to the living room… this time with more confidence in their work on Linux and Proton. The landscape’s changed drastically since their first attempt over a decade ago with Proton existing as a core part of Steam on Linux. The Steam Frame is Valve’s standalone VR headset. Not quite a true successor to the Index but it’s something more. A standalone ARM headset designed to play full fat PCVR games, with the ability to sideload Android APKs. What’s more interesting too is SteamOS on ARM. It includes FEX-EMU, a translation layer designed to run x86 binaries on ARM on TOP of Proton translating Windows calls to Linux calls. One has to wonder how performant games will run on the Frame. :::info Let’s play a game… how much do YOU think ALL of the new Steam Hardware will be? Whoever’s closest to the real MSRP of the devices will win eternal glory. ::: The real reason we’ve yet to get a Steam Deck 2 Link: https://www.ign.com/articles/valve-says-it-has-a-pretty-good-idea-of-what-steam-deck-2-is-going-to-be-explains-why-its-holding-off-for-now The Steam Deck 2 is still happening, it just isn’t happening now because as valve claims “there’s no offerings in that landscape”. Valve apparently isn’t interested in performance gains as low as 50% at the same battery level. They want more. More more more. Battery life is a major consideration, otherwise we’d have extremely powerful handhelds without the battery to keep them alive for long. SteamOS on ARM? Link: http://pcgamer.com/hardware/vr-hardware/steamos-launching-for-arm-fex-translation-layer/ https://www.theverge.com/news/818672/valve-android-apps-steam-frame Valve states that with the release of the Steam Frame, they will also release an updated SteamOS with ARM support. Now I doubt you would be able to run this on just any ARM based system, like a modern smartphone, but there may be a place for SteamOS on various Snapdragon based handhelds, such as the AYN Thor and whatnot. More testing required but SteamOS for ARM will include FEX-EMU for running games. Word has it that you’ll just be able to run Android apps on here and even sideload Android APKs too. Who will be nominated at The Game Awards? Find out 11/17 Link: https://www.thegameawards.com/news/nominations-live-on-monday https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Game_Awards#Video_games_and_media We won’t have nominees announced by the time this podcast releases, but we’re gonna take our best shot at predicting who’s gonna be nominated, and later on we’re gonna predict who’s gonna win. Should we live stream this? :::info Who will win GOTY? Take our bets now! Also announce the live stream ::: Sony’s Bungie Acquisition not going as expected. ~$204M impairment loss Link: https://thegamepost.com/sony-destiny-2-sales-user-engagement-not-reached-bungie/ Destiny 2 was in a good spot before the Sony buyout, which is why Sony bought the studio for a big sum of cash… but Destiny 2 is now in dire straits. The lowest player count it’s ever seen and Marathon isn’t looking too good for prospective players either. All of Bungie hinges on the upcoming Star Wars themed expansion for Destiny 2… Renegades. The Grand Theft Layoff Saga - Hundreds of Rockstar employees furious Link: https://www.eurogamer.net/this-is-a-blatant-unapologetic-act-of-vicious-union-busting-hundreds-of-rockstar-employees-sign-letter-to-management-demanding-fired-colleagues-get-reinstated A number of employees had their employment grand thefted in what appears to be union busting. Hundreds of Rockstar employees PISSED and signed a letter to management demanding they get reinstated. Somehow… Concord Returned Link: https://thegamepost.com/sony-concord-playable-again-custom-servers/ Concord, the catastrophic live service failure, has returned thanks to a community made server. Concord released last year and lasted only two weeks before shutting down and all purchasers were issued refunds, with the studio itself going under soon after. Of course it’s work in progress but there is evidence of the return of Concord, at least not by Sony. 📢 Don’t forget to subscribe, leave a comment, and follow us on your favorite podcast app. Become a Patron! https://www.patreon.com/cw/OffTheConsole/home

    1h 32m
  8. Rockstar’s Breaking Release Dates (and Unions) | OTC Ep 54

    11/09/2025

    Rockstar’s Breaking Release Dates (and Unions) | OTC Ep 54

    We talk GTA VI’s new release date, Rockstar’s alleged union-busting, Soulja Boy’s questionable new handhelds, and Square Enix’s AI-powered QA plans—plus we break down if Steam’s dominance is turning into a real-world monopoly. It’s chaos, caffeine, and consoles as always. Become a Patron! https://www.patreon.com/cw/OffTheConsole Join our Discord! https://discord.gg/dVkKcZH2Qy #OffTheConsole #GamingPodcast #GTAVI #RockstarGames #SteamDeck #SouljaBoy #SquareEnix #GameNews #VideoGames #PCGaming #GamingHardware #AIinGaming #GameDev #GamerTalk #Podcast #TechNews #FutureOfGaming #Th3Brink #GardinerBryant #HiTechLoLife 📢 Don’t forget to subscribe, leave a comment, and follow us on your favorite podcast app. Become a Patron! https://www.patreon.com/cw/OffTheConsole/home

    1h 39m
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    Off The Console
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2026
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