Orange Lounge Radio 1037 - 3/9/2025

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03/12/25 • 139 min

We are back after a pre-planned vacation to tackle the week in gaming news. Of course, we have some news to catch up on as well, including the sunsetting of some loyalty programs with the Nintendo Switch. Could this all be for a new loyalty program with Switch 2? Well, maybe we shouldn't set the bar too high. All this and much more gaming news from this week make up the return of the longest running video game podcast, Orange Lounge Radio! Also in the News: * PS5s to be Rentable in One Part of the World * Super Soccer to Leave Nintendo Switch Online * Acclaim Returns, but Set Reasonable Expectations * Less Discs in Gaming due to Tariffs? All this and more on the show where EVERY gamer has a voice-- Orange Lounge Radio! LIVE on the VOG Network, Sunday nights at 6 Pacific, 9 Eastern www.vognetwork.com Mailbag: participate (at) orangeloungeradio dot com

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Orange Lounge Radio 1036 - 2/16/2025

Sony dropped a surprise State of Play announcement event on us this week, and we take some time to recap everything discussed. We also spend some time on Xbox, and recent comments by Phil Spencer that appears to be shifting away from live service games. Is the bubble finally bursting on this trend in gaming? Or do some companies feel they need to stick with this at all costs? We discuss this and much more in gaming news on another week of the longest running video game podcast, Orange Lounge Radio! Programming Note: No new show until March 9th due to vacation. Also in the News: * No Diablo 4 Expansion until 2026 * Jeff Minter reboots I, Robot * Ubisoft Latest Revenues * Civilization Seven DLC Potential Data Mine All this and more on the show where EVERY gamer has a voice-- Orange Lounge Radio! LIVE on the VOG Network, Sunday nights at 6 Pacific, 9 Eastern www.vognetwork.com Mailbag: participate (at) orangeloungeradio dot com

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