EA, Xbox and the state of gaming in 2025

This week, EA announced that it plans to go private as part of a massive $55 billion sale, a move that will likely have huge implications for the gaming landscape. In this episode, Devindra and Engadget’s Sam Rutherford chat about what this deal really means (and why it includes a Saudi Arabian investment fund), and also dive into the messy state of Xbox. Is the ROG Ally Xbox X already a failure at $1,000?

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Topics

• Electronic Arts to go private in a deal worth $55 Billion – 1:43

• What the heck is going on with Xbox? The $1,000 ROG Ally Xbox X could be a failure even before launch – 15:23

• Great games out now: Final Fantasy Tactics, Hollow Knight: Silksong, Hades II and more – 42:46

• Amazon’s fall hardware event announced new Echoes, a new Fire TV and a panopticon powered by Ring – 59:10

• Google announces new Nest Doorbell along with a couple of Nest Cams – 1:09:34

• Hollywood film stars recoil in disgust at Tilly Norwood, an AI actress created by a Dutch production studio –1:14:30

• OpenAI’s Sora video app is full of fake shoplifting clips – 1:14:13

• Pop culture picks – 1:19:01

Credits

Hosts: Devindra Hardawar and Sam Rutherford
Producer: Ben Ellman
Music: Dale North and Terrence O’Brien