# The future of PlayStation & Xbox, why Highguard failed, and the state of Marathon

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Published: 2026-04-13T11:00:00+00:00
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It's a grab bag of topics this week, with thoughts on the apparently incoming generation of new PlayStation and Xbox consoles. Reminiscing on Concord and what made Highguard fail, and finally...what's up with Marathon? MORE PLACES TO FIND US Crubscribe ► https://bit.ly/Crubcast Get the show early and get exclusive content at our Patreon ► https://www.patreon.com/crub Our Crubcasts are recorded LIVE at https://www.twitch.tv/crub_official every Tuesday at 7pm Eastern, with EXCLUSIVE Pre- and Post-Shows Join our Discord ► https://crub.org/join BlueSky ► https://bsky.app/profile/crub.org Come join our Steam group ► https://steamcommunity.com/groups/crubclub Podcasts are available on Apple, Google, Spotify, and other platforms are available at ► https://crub.org SHOW NOTES The Marathon monetization summary: https://www.thegamer.com/marathon-microtransactions-are-ridiculous/ TODAY'S CRUBCAST HOSTS Cassandra: https://www.youtube.com/@ThatTravGuy Kevin: https://www.youtube.com/@TheGoldenBolt Moriarty: https://www.youtube.com/@reallycool CHAPTERS 00:00 Touching on Helix and the PS6 05:45 On PlayStation's PC strategy changing 11:20 Moriarty's Hot Take 15:58 PlayStation's Dynamic Pricing 19:37 On the impact of ragebait and sales expectations 25:36 The surprising success of the PlayStation Portal (not clickbait) 28:57 RIP Highguard, RIP Concord...Marathon...? 53:53 Don't worry, we also mention Splitgate 59:21 Where we actually talk about Marathon ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

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