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EPISODE · Sep 11, 2026 · 42 MIN

Steam's big leak, Sony's pricing play, and Xbox's cloud hours cap | Gies #106

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This week the GIES team digs into a Steam leak that surfaced a slate of unannounced titles and what it does to publisher marketing and consumer trust, Sony's pricing strategy and the limits of platform loyalty, Kojima's game pipeline and its platform conflicts, and the rising cost and energy bill of cloud gaming as Xbox changes its monthly hours limit. Featuring Emmanuel Rosier, Casey Al-Kaisy, and David Thier.Get the weekly GIES newsletter free at giesweekly.comMentioned: Steam, Valve, Sony, PlayStation, Kojima Productions, Xbox Cloud Gaming, cloud gaming, game leaks, platform loyalty, pricing strategy, consumer trust#gaming #gamesindustry #podcast

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