This week on the M2 Podcast, we dive into some of the biggest gaming and tech shake-ups making headlines. EA is set to go private in a massive $55 billion buyout backed by Silver Lake, Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, and Jared Kushner’s Affinity Partners, raising questions about the future of franchises like Madden and Battlefield. We also explore Apple’s quirky new AirPods-controlled game, RidePods, which turns your head movements into a motorcycle racing controller. On top of that, Microsoft has restructured its Xbox Game Pass tiers, hiking Ultimate to $29.99 while expanding libraries, perks, and cloud access across all plans. Whether it’s corporate power moves, creative new tech experiments, or the ongoing subscription wars, this episode covers how gaming is rapidly changing on every front.

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0:49 Update

15:19 $55 billion EA buyout hands Madden over to investors including Saudi Arabia and Jared Kushner https://tinyurl.com/4fa9crnx

24:36 RidePods is the first iPhone game you control with AirPods https://tinyurl.com/4hvzbkr2

39:20 Microsoft revamps Xbox Game Pass plans and hikes Ultimate to $29.99 a month https://tinyurl.com/ynsxwf9v

1:15:43 Outro

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This week on the M2 Podcast we break down Microsoft’s surprise Xbox price hike coming in October, dig into the mixed community reactions to Steam’s freshly overhauled storefront, and run through every major reveal from PlayStation’s September State of Play—including bloody new Wolverine gameplay, Housemarque’s Saros release date, and a first look at the Battlefield 6 campaign. Whether you’re following the latest console costs, debating Valve’s new UI, or counting the days until Marvel’s mutant makes his debut, we’ve got you covered.

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15:00 Steam's new store look https://tinyurl.com/4wuwdftv

25:04 Microsoft is raising prices on Xbox consoles https://tinyurl.com/yfy3jx34 39:47 State of Play September 2025 https://tinyurl.com/4rwe27fh https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0QcEoGC51ZY

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This week on the M2 Podcast, we dive into some of the biggest gaming announcements and hardware reveals of the season. Microsoft’s new Xbox full-screen mode for handheld Windows devices has leaked early, giving ROG Ally and similar PCs a true console-style interface. Logitech and McLaren team up for sleek, papaya-orange sim-racing gear, including a high-end cockpit, wheel, and headset for serious virtual drivers. And Nintendo’s September Direct was packed with surprises: Super Mario Galaxy games and a new movie, Metroid Prime 4: Beyond’s release date, a physical Virtual Boy for Switch, Pokémon Pokopia, Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave, and dozens more titles headed to both Switch and Switch 2.
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0:45 Update10:32 Microsoft’s new Xbox mode on Windows https://tinyurl.com/39ff5nh2

21:51 Logitech unveils McLaren-branded sim racing https://tinyurl.com/466jad3k

34:05 Nintendo Direct September 2025 https://tinyurl.com/4hzmxrxw

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