On this week’s Salient Points: Microsoft confirms they will raise first-party Xbox game prices to $69.99 starting in 2023. Is it just a clever ploy to push more people to Game Pass?
Dalan, Deo, Luis, and I talk about that, The Callisto Protocol‘s rocky launch issues, GameStop laying people off just in time for Christmas, The Game Awards reveals including Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, Final Fantasy XVI‘s mature themes having us intrigued, Starfield pushing for frictionless gaming, Deo‘s thoughts on Need for Speed: Unbound, and more.
Games featured: Cyberpunk 2077, SIFU, Mortal Kombat, Metroid Tactics, Pokemon Scarlet/Violet, Gran Turismo 7, God of War: Ragnarok, Bayonetta 3, Sonic Frontiers.
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