1024: Banner Year for Bangers

This week! Xbox's brutal restructuring and its Game Pass reckoning, ongoing backlash to Sony killing physical discs, new Game Boy/GBA games on NSO, and a Donkey Kong arcade LEGO set. Plus: Rhythm Heaven Groove, Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced, Night Trap on 32X, Vampire Crawlers, and your questions on bad games worth remaking, a handheld PS6, and whether this is the next crash. Join us, won't you?

News

• Resetting Xbox
• Xbox studio news
• Microsoft Xbox is the new Burning Platform | Jon Kimmich guest post
• The Cruelest Part Of Xbox's Layoffs - Jason Schreier
• PS physical news backlash
• Why PlayStation Is Killing Discs (Despite The Fan Revolt) - Jason Schreier
• NSO GB/GBA games - Wario Land and others
• LEGO Donkey Kong

What'cha Been Playing

• Rhythm Heaven Groove
• Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced
• Night Trap
• Vampire Crawlers

Other

• Greg Sewart's Extra Life Page
• Games I Completed - 2025
• Digging for Isix: A Digital Pictures History

Socials

• Greg Streams on Twitch
• Player One Podcast on Twitch
• Greg Sewart's Patreon
• Player One Podcast Patreon
• Player One Podcast Discord
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