{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Crubcast","title":"The future of PlayStation & Xbox, why Highguard failed, and the state of Marathon","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/069d753b\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":5627,"description":"It's a grab bag of topics this week, with thoughts on the apparently incoming generation of new PlayStation and Xbox consoles. Reminiscing on Concord and what made Highguard fail, and finally...what's up with Marathon?\nMORE PLACES TO FIND US\nCrubscribe ► https://bit.ly/Crubcast\nGet the show early and get exclusive content at our Patreon ► https://www.patreon.com/crub\nOur Crubcasts are recorded LIVE at https://www.twitch.tv/crub_official every Tuesday at 7pm Eastern, with EXCLUSIVE Pre- and Post-Shows\nJoin our Discord ► https://crub.org/join\nBlueSky ► https://bsky.app/profile/crub.org\nCome join our Steam group ► https://steamcommunity.com/groups/crubclub\nPodcasts are available on Apple, Google, Spotify, and other platforms are available at ► https://crub.org\nSHOW NOTES\nThe Marathon monetization summary:\nhttps://www.thegamer.com/marathon-microtransactions-are-ridiculous/\nTODAY'S CRUBCAST HOSTS\nCassandra: https://www.youtube.com/@ThatTravGuy\nKevin: https://www.youtube.com/@TheGoldenBolt\nMoriarty: https://www.youtube.com/@reallycool\nCHAPTERS\n00:00 Touching on Helix and the PS6\n05:45 On PlayStation's PC strategy changing\n11:20 Moriarty's Hot Take\n15:58 PlayStation's Dynamic Pricing\n19:37 On the impact of ragebait and sales expectations\n25:36 The surprising success of the PlayStation Portal (not clickbait)\n28:57 RIP Highguard, RIP Concord...Marathon...?\n53:53 Don't worry, we also mention Splitgate\n59:21 Where we actually talk about Marathon","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/AjQ5qm41WguVaZ28iWtSCQbj1WdztL8944SntpYfFWY/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzQxMjMyLzE2ODI5/ODEyNzEtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}