# The console war returns – The Game Business Micro Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-game-business-show-7266625/the-console-war-returns-the-game-business-micro Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-game-business-show-7266625/the-console-war-returns-the-game-business-micro.md Podcast: [The Game Business Show](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-game-business-show-7266625) Published: 2026-06-08T12:06:17+00:00 Episode link: https://www.thegamebusiness.com/p/the-console-war-returns-the-game Audio file: https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/201101491/9142b73bf4034b0a5f0d340c00a9c93d.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-game-business-show-7266625/episodes/the-console-war-returns-the-game-business-micro Duration seconds: 685 ## Resource It's The Game Business Micro, the Summer Game Fest special.The Micro is usually for paid subscribers, but for this week we're making it free for all. It is a quick run through of the big stories of the last week, complete with some exclusive data and analysis.Today, we chat Xbox's return to exclusivity, 007: First Light's impending profitability, the success of Summer Game Fest and more. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.thegamebusiness.com/subscribe ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-game-business-show-7266625/episodes/the-console-war-returns-the-game-business-micro/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-game-business-show-7266625/the-console-war-returns-the-game-business-micro.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.