EA, Xbox and the state of gaming in 2025 + Amazon’s new devices

02 Oct 2025 • 81 min • EN
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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?   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   Working on – 1:17:35 Pop culture picks – 1:19:01 

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