In this edition of Timesphere, Cale and Scott finally get to rant about esports as they dive into Jeff Kaplan's recent post-Overwatch interviews. Then it is time to deep dive NVIDIA burning bridges with its DLSS 5 AI slop, Crimson Desert's review backlash, and more.

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Jeff Kaplan on Overwatch's troubled post-launch years: https://www.polygon.com/overwatch-jeff-kaplan-blizzard-exit-interview/

NVIDIA's DLSS BS: https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/theyre-completely-wrong-nvidia-ceo-responds-to-widespread-criticism-of-dlss-5/

Maximilian Dood's valid AI crashout: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6VdVd4GVm4

Pokemon Go using player data for AI training: https://thisweekinvideogames.com/news/pokemon-go-data-used-to-train-pinpoint-gps-model-for-niantic-spatial/

Crimson Desert reviews have people heated: https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/crimson-desert-studio-pearl-abyss-sees-share-price-plummet-by-nearly-30-after-first-reviews-arrive/

Starfield is getting a major update for PS5 release: https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/starfield-is-finally-coming-to-ps5-next-month-alongside-new-content-and-ps5-pro-support/

Valve wakes up and chooses CS2 violence: https://www.hltv.org/news/44128/valve-overhaul-reloading-mechanics-in-cs2-update

Composer says players "weren't ready" for Starfield: https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/people-were-just-not-ready-for-it-starfield-composer-says-it-will-eventually-be-legendary/

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n this edition of Timesphere, Cale and Scott talk about the future of gaming hardware as Xbox details its next "console," the Steam Machine faces even more issues, and Nintendo sues the US government. Also included are discussions on Highguard's final moments, Krafton eating crow on Subnautica, and even more big companies making horrible financial decisions.

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New Project Helix details from Xbox: https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/microsoft-reveals-next-gen-console-details-and-promises-an-order-of-magnitude-increase-in-power/

Valve dealing with Steam Machine delays: https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/valve-insists-it-will-release-steam-machine-and-steam-frame-in-2026-after-blog-said-it-hoped-to/

Nintendo goes after the US: https://kotaku.com/nintendo-suing-united-states-govt-over-trump-tariffs-2000676696

HIghguard's final moments: https://insider-gaming.com/highguard-failure-former-dev-online-discourse/

Subnautica devs take big win over Krafton: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-16/judge-says-krafton-must-rehire-fired-subnautica-ceo

Fortnite really needs your money...: https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/epic-is-increasing-the-price-of-fortnite-v-bucks-to-help-pay-the-bills/

Gang of Dragon is in trouble: https://www.gamesindustry.biz/netease-cuts-funding-to-gang-of-dragon-dev-nagoshi-studio

Capcom, pay your voice actors: https://kotaku.com/mega-man-12-dual-override-capcom-voice-actor-ben-diskin-union-sag-aftra-2000677630

EA layoffs despite Battlefield success: https://insider-gaming.com/ea-makes-layoffs-across-across-battlefield-studios/

Outerslot trying to change publishing practices: https://www.gamesindustry.biz/outersloth-reveals-its-game-funding-agreement-with-developers

In this edition of Timesphere, Cale and Scott get to talk about PlayStation moving on from most PC ports, Xbox announcing its next console, and the (inevitable) demise of Highguard finally materializing. There are also some, not quite fun, updates on Bluepoint’s fate, Tencent, and more.

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Highguard going down: https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/3-months-after-closing-the-game-awards-highguard-is-officially-shutting-down/

Xbox's next console: https://bsky.app/profile/jasonschreier.bsky.social/post/3mgdml3jdd224

PlayStation moving back to console exclusives: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-04/sony-pulls-back-from-playstation-games-on-pc

What is going on with Mindseye?: https://kotaku.com/mindseye-layoffs-build-a-rocket-boy-ritual-network-cyber-boi-2000675974

Bluepoint's pitches fell through: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2026-02-27/sony-s-bluepoint-pitched-bloodborne-remake-before-closure

Good news for Google Play: https://www.gamesindustry.biz/google-resolves-dispute-with-epic-games-reduces-app-store-fees-to-20

Keep an eye on Tencent's US holdings: https://www.gamesindustry.biz/report-us-government-may-compel-tencent-to-divest-gaming-investments

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