rich 1.0 We're joined by friend of the pod Lex Luddy to break down the avalanche of grim Xbox news, the fraught state of digital ownership, and a couple of old video games made new again in Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced and Star Fox. CHAPTERS: (00:00:00) NOTE: Some timecodes may be inaccurate for versions other than the ad-free Patreon version due to dynamic ad insertions. Please use caution if skipping around to avoid spoilers. Thanks for listening. (00:00:10) | Intro (00:05:21) | Xbox Games Begins Major Restructuring (00:59:11) | First Break (01:04:34) | PlayStation is dumping physical discs (01:21:52) | Sony pulling movies from accounts (01:38:15) | IO Interactive says they are continuing Project Fantasy (01:43:21) | Mario Kart Tour is going offline (01:49:05) | How much does this affect perception of the brands? (01:57:45) | Second Break (01:57:46) | Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced | [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S] | Jul 09, 2026 (02:12:57) | Rhythm Heaven Groove | [Nintendo Switch] | Jul 02, 2026 (02:16:17) | Star Fox | [Nintendo Switch 2] | Jun 25, 2026 (02:22:43) | Mio: Memories in Orbit | [PC (Microsoft Windows), Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch] | Jan 20, 2026 (02:29:48) | Dimhaven: The Lost Source | [Mac, PC (Microsoft Windows)] | Jun 23, 2026 (02:31:29) | Orbitals | [Nintendo Switch 2] | Sep 03, 2026 (02:38:15) | The SuperStation FPGA (02:49:08) | Emails (02:54:17) | Wrapping up (02:56:35) | Mysterious Benefactor Shoutouts (02:59:48) | See ya! The Nextlander Podcast https://audioboom.com/channels/5116059-the-nextlander-podcast Audioboom https://audioboom.com 480 95 https://audioboom.com/i/43733561/600x600/c 600 600 <iframe width="100%" height="95" src="https://embeds.audioboom.com/posts/8925649/embed?v=202301" style="background-color: transparent; display: block; padding: 0; width: 100%" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="allowtransparency" scrolling="no" title="Audioboom player" allow="autoplay" sandbox="allow-downloads allow-forms allow-popups allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-storage-access-by-user-activation allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation"></iframe>