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Engadget Podcast: EA, Xbox and the state of gaming in 2025

<p style="text-align:left;"><span style="color:rgb(15, 15, 15);font-family:Roboto, sans-serif;">This week, EA announced that it plans to go private as part of a massive $55 billion sale, a move that will likely have huge implications for the gaming landscape. In this episode, Devindra and Engadget's Sam Rutherford chat about what this deal really means (and why it includes a Saudi Arabian investment fund), and also dive into the messy state of Xbox. Is the ROG Ally Xbox X already a failure at $1,000?</span></p><div><iframe src="https://iframely.publishing.yahoo.net/YmUPdp4J" style="top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;position:absolute;border:0;" allowfullscreen></iframe></div><h2 style="text-align:left;" id="f0f8bdef-1966-4761-9199-b68317254459"><strong>Subscribe!</strong></h2><ul><li><p style="text-align:left;"><a target="_blank" rel="" class="linkDecorator_linkStyle__yM-Nh link rapid-with-clickid rapid-with-clickid" href="https://shopping.yahoo.com/rdlw?merchantId=9b2a3988-c5c9-4640-8e2b-1de7b2717343&amp;siteId=us-engadget&amp;pageId=1p-autolink&amp;contentUuid=ad248048-63d9-4176-8067-98702096d507&amp;featureId=text-link&amp;merchantName=iTunes&amp;linkText=iTunes&amp;custData=eyJzb3VyY2VOYW1lIjoiV2ViLURlc2t0b3AtVmVyaXpvbiIsImxhbmRpbmdVcmwiOiJodHRwczovL2l0dW5lcy5hcHBsZS5jb20vdXMvcG9kY2FzdC90aGUtZW5nYWRnZXQtcG9kY2FzdC9pZDExNDI3OTA1MzA_bXQ9MiIsImNvbnRlbnRVdWlkIjoiYWQyNDgwNDgtNjNkOS00MTc2LTgwNjctOTg3MDIwOTZkNTA3Iiwib3JpZ2luYWxVcmwiOiJodHRwczovL2l0dW5lcy5hcHBsZS5jb20vdXMvcG9kY2FzdC90aGUtZW5nYWRnZXQtcG9kY2FzdC9pZDExNDI3OTA1MzA_bXQ9MiJ9&amp;signature=AQAAAUJk7hA08wV7MctmjDpTx6LsnGH6jKpnAji7x3D7bnfW&amp;gcReferrer=https%3A%2F%2Fitunes.apple.com%2Fus%2Fpodcast%2Fthe-engadget-podcast%2Fid1142790530%3Fmt%3D2" data-i13n="elm:affiliate_link;sellerN:iTunes;elmt:;slk:iTunes">iTunes[/url]</p></li><li><p style="text-align:left;"><a target="_blank" rel="" class="linkDecorator_linkStyle__yM-Nh link rapid-with-clickid rapid-with-clickid" href="https://shopping.yahoo.com/rdlw?siteId=us-engadget&amp;pageId=1p-autolink&amp;contentUuid=ad248048-63d9-4176-8067-98702096d507&amp;featureId=text-link&amp;linkText=Spotify&amp;custData=eyJzb3VyY2VOYW1lIjoiV2ViLURlc2t0b3AtVmVyaXpvbiIsImxhbmRpbmdVcmwiOiJodHRwczovL29wZW4uc3BvdGlmeS5jb20vc2hvdy8zRUMzZE1JUkI5OWRrdm9TQmVTTzdHP3NpPWY3VUFMR0ttUkRXdE9yVThaNC11aVEiLCJjb250ZW50VXVpZCI6ImFkMjQ4MDQ4LTYzZDktNDE3Ni04MDY3LTk4NzAyMDk2ZDUwNyIsIm9yaWdpbmFsVXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly9vcGVuLnNwb3RpZnkuY29tL3Nob3cvM0VDM2RNSVJCOTlka3ZvU0JlU083Rz9zaT1mN1VBTEdLbVJEV3RPclU4WjQtdWlRIn0&amp;signature=AQAAAeS8hwsOFvl4uRXwodzzazBozlDkPzda_ScD7lLqGgZL&amp;gcReferrer=https%3A%2F%2Fopen.spotify.com%2Fshow%2F3EC3dMIRB99dkvoSBeSO7G%3Fsi%3Df7UALGKmRDWtOrU8Z4-uiQ" data-i13n="elm:affiliate_link;sellerN:;elmt:;slk:Spotify">Spotify[/url]</p></li><li><p style="text-align:left;"><a target="_blank" class="linkDecorator_linkStyle__yM-Nh link" href="http://pca.st/mlY3">Pocket Casts[/url]</p></li><li><p style="text-align:left;"><a target="_blank" class="linkDecorator_linkStyle__yM-Nh link" href="http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/engadget/the-engadget-podcast">Stitcher[/url]</p></li><li><p style="text-align:left;"><a target="_blank" class="linkDecorator_linkStyle__yM-Nh link" href="https://podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0cDovL2ZlZWRzLnNvdW5kY2xvdWQuY29tL3VzZXJzL3NvdW5kY2xvdWQ6dXNlcnM6MjQ1MjIwOTU4L3NvdW5kcy5yc3M&amp;ep=14">Google Podcasts[/url]</p></li></ul><h2 style="text-align:left;" id="ffe68f4e-4601-42a2-b97f-88301cb1c8cf"><strong>Topics</strong></h2><ul><li><p style="text-align:left;">Electronic Arts to go private in a deal worth $55 Billion – 1:43</p></li><li><p style="text-align:left;">What the heck is going on with Xbox? The $1,000 ROG Ally Xbox X could be a failure even before launch – 15:23</p></li><li><p style="text-align:left;">Great games out now: Final Fantasy Tactics, Hollow Knight: Silksong, Hades II and more – 42:46</p></li><li><p style="text-align:left;">Amazon’s fall hardware event announced new Echoes, a new Fire TV and a panopticon powered by Ring – 59:10</p></li><li><p style="text-align:left;">Google announces new Nest Doorbell along with a couple of Nest Cams – 1:09:34</p></li><li><p style="text-align:left;">Hollywood film stars recoil in disgust at Tilly Norwood, an AI actress created by a Dutch production studio –1:14:30</p></li><li><p style="text-align:left;">OpenAI’s Sora video app is full of fake shoplifting clips – 1:14:13 &nbsp;</p></li><li><p style="text-align:left;">Working on – 1:17:35</p></li><li><p style="text-align:left;">Pop culture picks – 1:19:01&nbsp;</p></li></ul><h2 style="text-align:left;" id="f4b30f35-1428-444f-b3d3-8a4ff0d084df"><strong>Credits</strong></h2><p style="text-align:left;"><strong>Hosts:</strong> Devindra Hardawar and Sam Rutherford
<strong>Producer:</strong> Ben Ellman
<strong>Music:</strong> Dale North and Terrence O'Brien</p><p style="text-align:left;"></p>This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/mobile/smartphones/engadget-podcast-ea-xbox-and-the-state-of-gaming-in-2025-113000903.html?src=rss

Source: Engadget Podcast: EA, Xbox and the state of gaming in 2025 (https://www.engadget.com/mobile/smartphones/engadget-podcast-ea-xbox-and-the-state-of-gaming-in-2025-113000903.html?src=rss)