{"podcast":{"title":"The VGBees Podcast","slug":"the-vgbees-podcast-6924874","podcast_index_feed_id":6924874,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/the-vgbees-podcast/","website_url":"https://vgbees.com","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/3320d25d-ee27-4d43-b975-63d6a9712289/IOANjiIWTI06F0gdiYDoBImA.jpg","author":"VGBees","episode_count":120,"summary":"Host and founder of VGBees, John Warren, is joined every week by cohost Niki Grayson and illustrious guests adjacent to video games and culture for candid, funny, and enlightening conversations about an art form that is both uniting and dividing us. Every week, The VGBees Podcast will explore trends and touchpoints you need to know in order to have the most well-rounded idea of what's going on in games. Explore vgbees.com after each episode for notes on each episode as well as written pieces by our collaborators and guests. We all have to work together to build a brighter future for games, so Join The Honey Hive today!","last_synced_at":"2026-07-10T22:18:01.795928+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-vgbees-podcast-6924874"},"episode":{"title":"Ep 109: Sony Discontinuing Physical Discs, Closing PS3/Vita Stores, IOI Laying Off Staff After Xbox Shakeup","slug":"ep-109-sony-discontinuing-physical-discs-closing-ps3-vita-stores-ioi-laying-off-staff-after-xbox-shakeup","published_at":"2026-07-05T09:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-vgbees-podcast-6924874/ep-109-sony-discontinuing-physical-discs-closing-ps3-vita-stores-ioi-laying-off-staff-after-xbox-shakeup","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-vgbees-podcast-6924874","url":"https://vgbees.com/captivate-podcast/ep-109-sony-discontinuing-physical-discs-closing-ps3-vita-stores-ioi-laying-off-staff-after-xbox-shakeup","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/5ed0a9b0-dee8-4b87-a583-583eaac1c5d2.mp3","summary":"This week, Lotus, Niki, and John dive deep into the end of physical discs for Sony (and likely Xbox), the impending closures of the PS3/Vita digital stores, and the potential for Arkane to be on the Xbox reset chopping block. 00:00:00 Intro & everything you need to know about donuts 00:18:50 Sony stopping disc support in 2028 ; the gang goes long on the loss of physical games media 01:06:30 Sony is also closing the PS3/Vita stores 01:15:05 IOI to lay off staff on Project Fantasy, which was backed by Xbox 01:21:07 Arkane may be part of the upcoming closures at Xbox 01:25:55 Memory manufacturers the target of a class action lawsuit alleging price fixing 01:29:55 Summer Games Done Quick 2026 Preview 01:31:35 Star Wars Galactic Racer is the VGBees Game of Show at Summer Game Fest 2026 01:40:20 Anode Heart: Layer Null strips away the mess from card battling RPGs 01:51:54 A very quick note about the AYN THOR 01:56:20 Niki is dipping back into Slay the Spire 2 01:58:07 Virtua Fighter 5 REVO World Stage adds a welcome single player mode to the game 02:02:30 HIVE QUESTIONS 02:50:12 Outro Thanks for listening! Please leave us a review! We'll read it on the show and it helps us out a lot. VGBees is ad-free, AI-free, and completely supported by you! https://vgbees.com/join VGBees is a weekly games media podcast hosted by Niki, John, and Lotus.","meta_description":"This week, Lotus, Niki, and John dive deep into the end of physical discs for Sony (and likely Xbox), the impending closures of the PS3/Vita digital store…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":10307,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-vgbees-podcast-6924874/episodes/ep-109-sony-discontinuing-physical-discs-closing-ps3-vita-stores-ioi-laying-off-staff-after-xbox-shakeup/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-vgbees-podcast-6924874/ep-109-sony-discontinuing-physical-discs-closing-ps3-vita-stores-ioi-laying-off-staff-after-xbox-shakeup.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}