Timesphere

More Steam Machine delays + Nintendo sues the United States

March 17, 2026·2h 9m
Episode Description from the Publisher

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.If you liked this episode, make sure to like the episode and subscribe to the podcast across our various channels (it really helps a lot!) All Links: https://linktr.ee/XJustifiedPodcast Services: https://rss.com/podcasts/timesphere YouTube: / @timesphereshowSources for this episode (go support games media!): 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-2000676696HIghguard'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-ceoFortnite 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-studioCapcom, pay your voice actors: https://kotaku.com/mega-man-12-dual-override-capcom-voice-actor-ben-diskin-union-sag-aftra-2000677630EA 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

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