# Games Industry CRASHING? | Sony Returns to Physical If...? | Gamified 168

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Published: 2026-07-16T18:32:26+00:00
Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/samuel-j-steffanina/episodes/Games-Industry-CRASHING---Sony-Returns-to-Physical-If------Gamified-168-e3m60ff
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EA put paid progression into College Football 27's single-player modes, then pulls it days later in launch week? What Would It Actually Take for Sony to Walk Back the Disc Shutdown? 84% of Game Attention Goes to Games Older Than Two Years - is this a crisis for new games? Tim Sweeney Says Steam's Fees Are Leaving Billions on the Table Is the games industry crashing? What does it look like in 2030? Watch instead of listen on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nx4bzyLOH2o CHAPTERS: 2:40 - College Football P2W - What’s the Word? 20:00 - Sony Returns to Physical if… | Finish the Sentence 33:00 - 84% Attention on Older Games | Advise Me 47:54 - Steam Fees Cost them Billions | Board Room 1:09:10 - Games Industry Crashing? Bullish or Bullshit Host: Sam Steffanina - https://www.linkedin.com/in/samsteffanina/ PANEL: Chris Heatherly — Ex-Disney / Ex-NBCUniversal - https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrisheatherly/ Kohji Nagata (Parallel) - https://x.com/ParallelTCGpod Robin Boyar - thinktank / Ex-EA - https://www.linkedin.com/in/robin-boyar/ Gnoc (Digital Collectors Club) - https://x.com/itsGnoc Payton Kaleiwahea (Wolves Co / Kizuna) - https://x.com/paytkaleiwahea

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