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Two Nintendo Directs Scheduled For Next Week

September 4, 2026 · 59 min

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Jeff Grubb and Chuck Zimmerheld are ending the week with video game news! We're talking about Nintendo dropping two Directs on us next week, Sony's State of Play getting bombarded with negative comments, Xbox capping cloud gaming sessions, and more!

00:00 - Intro
5:00 - Nintendo just announced TWO Directs for next week
19:50 - Sony's State of Play got hijacked by “NO DISC NO BUY” and “DESTINY 3”
24:30 - Xbox is capping cloud gaming to 15 hours and charging for extra playtime
34:30 - break
34:45 - The physical edition of Final Fantasy 7 Revelation needs to download extra game data on all formats
38:40 - UK PS5 and Xbox sales jumped by a third following GTA 6’s Netflix reveal
41:35 - Something is happening with StarCraft
44:50 - Saber is now explicitly promising no generative AI in its big licensed games
47:00 - Konami had a surprisingly substantial showcase

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