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Valve is Making Steam Sales Algorithmic

September 30, 2026 · 58 min

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Jeff Grubb and Jan Ochoa are here for you Wednesday news needs! We're talking about Valve is making Steam sales algorithmic to users, Xbox's disc-to-digital goes live, Suda 51's Grasshopper going fully independant, and more!

0:00 - Intro
7:57 - Toem 2 reviews
11:50 - Valve is making Steam sales algorithmic and personalized
25:50 - After being tested by Insider members, Xbox’s disc-to-digital feature is now rolling out to all players
31:55 - BREAK
32:10 - Suda 51’s Grasshopper officially regains independence from NetEase, avoiding studio cull
37:06 - Shuhei Yoshida says Sony and Nintendo should ‘keep the current generation as long as possible’ as Xbox goes next-gen
42:00 - PS5 jailbreak scene just made a huge jump
49:30 - Xbox finally has its Platinum Trophy: “Mythic Achievements”
49:55 - Naughty Dog apparently has another mystery game that isn't The Last of Us
52:00 - Star Fox's Switch 2 update turns it into a four-player couch game
52:10 - OLD GAME NEWS

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