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High Ping Basterds · Oct 11, 2025 · 54 min

82 EA Privatization, XBox Gamepass Price Hike

On our 82nd episode, we discussed the following topics: Doug Bowser to Retire as Nintendo of America President, Devon Pritchard Named Successor Videogame Giant Electronic Arts Nears Roughly $50 Billion Deal to Go Private $2.6 Million Kickstarter Cozy Game Wipes Its Websites, Ghosts Its Backers The ROG Xbox Ally X priced at $1,000 and available to preorder in October, making it officially the most expensive 'Xbox' ever | PC Gamer Video gamer Electronic Arts to be bought in largest-ever private equity buyout valued at $55 billion Xbox Game Pass Ultimate gets $10 price increase | Shacknews Xbox Game Pass Will Receive Major Changes To Pricing/Tiers, Cheap Tier With Ads Rumored For 2026 Microsoft reportedly estimated that Game Pass led to $300 million in lost sales of Black Ops 6, with 82% of copies sold being on the Game Pass-less PlayStation 5 | PC Gamer As Microsoft lays off thousands and jacks up Game Pass prices, former FTC chair says I told you so: The Activision-Blizzard buyout is 'harming both gamers and developers' More than 60% of US game players only buy two games or fewer per year, survey finds | VGC Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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