PandTha Talks
by rorytha & RaNDoMPandA
GTA 6's Collector's Edition, Xbox's Radical Reset & the PS5 Rental…
About this podcast
Old friends who love the gaming industry. Discussing the ins and outs of what is the come to the platforms and hobby they love. With both highs and lows for the gaming industry we try to give an in-depth look into what will be beneficial to the community as well as what will impact us prominently.
We cover a wide variety of gaming topics from new releases, acquisitions and company closures to community engagement and there many outcries and even amazing creations over the years. We cover many things to do with the hobby that we are passionate about and hope you give us some of your valued time to inform you on them.
Rory: Works in IT and understands computers and technology to a reasonable level, still learning (will continue to do so)
Will: Crazy, Game Breaker, All around good friend, Tortures self with Rust, Funny sometimes.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 156 episodes
- GTA 6's Collector's Edition, Xbox's Radical Reset & the PS5 Rental Scheme · 1 h 31 min · Episode 156Episode 156 of PandTha Talks: GTA 6's Collector's Edition, Xbox's radical reset, and the PS5 rental scheme. This episode contains strong language and is marked explicit.Send us…
- PHYSINT Moves to Xbox, WARDOGS’ £46M Gross Math and the GTA VI 30 FPS Rumour · 1 h 21 min · Episode 155PandTha Talks returns with WARDOGS’ officially announced 1.25 million copies sold, the hosts’ notional £46.24 million consumer-price calculation (gross, not profit or studio…
- No Man’s Sky at 10 & WARDOGS’ Brutal Honesty — Episode 154 · 55 min · Episode 154Hello Games says No Man’s Sky has received more than 40 major updates across its first decade, while WARDOGS asks players not to buy before considering its risks. Plus Sensor…
- GTA 6’s Netflix Gamble & the Reported 2027 RAM Crunch — Episode 153 · 51 min · Season 1 Episode 153GTA 6’s Netflix strategy, the reported 2027 DRAM/HBM allocation crunch, Unity’s latest quarter, Crimson Desert’s roadmap, Japan’s warning over Japanese game and anime imagery…
- PlayStation's All-Digital Future, MindsEye Multiplayer & Xbox Decline | Ep. 152 · 1 h 15 min · Season 1 Episode 152Is PlayStation heading towards an all-digital future—and what would players lose if physical games disappear? Rory and Will examine Sony's reported 2028 disc-production plans…
- Xbox Admits Its Business Is “Not Healthy” — 3,200 Jobs Cut & Studios Leave · 1 h 17 min · Season 1 Episode 150Xbox has announced the largest restructure in its history, including approximately 3,200 job reductions and four studios leaving Xbox under new management. Rory and Will examine…
- PC Gamers Reinvent Physical Games — Steam Cartridges Are Real · 1 h 3 min · Season 1 Episode 151A PC gamer has turned Steam games into physical SSD cartridges, complete with printed cases and an automatic launch script. Rory and Will discuss whether the idea could become a…
- Cyberpunk 40M Sales, Mass Effect News, Sony Disc Limits & Xbox Game Pass Changes · 1 h 15 min · Season 1 Episode 149🎙️ PandTha Talks – Episode 149 | Sony Limits Physical Games, Cyberpunk Hits 40 Million Sales & Valve Under Fire! 🎙️ This week on PandTha Talks, we cover one of the biggest weeks…
- EA Fires Staff While Pushing AI?! Steam Machines Launch & Gaming Gets Weird · 1 h 18 min · Season 1 Episode 148🎙️ PandTha Talks – Episode 148 | Steam Machines Launch, EA Layoffs & The Downfall of AI?! 🎙️ This week on PandTha Talks, we dive into one of the most controversial weeks in…
- GTA 6 No Physical Copies?! Steam Machines Return & Gaming Hits $200 BILLION! · 57 min · Season 1 Episode 147🎙️ PandTha Talks – Episode 147 | GTA 6 Goes Digital, Steam Machines Return & Gaming Hits $200 BILLION! 🎙️ This week on PandTha Talks, we dive into a massive week of gaming news…
- IGN Controversy, Steam Deck Price Hike, Fable Ratings & Witcher 3 DLC | PandTha Talks · 55 min · Season 1 Episode 146This week on PandTha Talks, we dive into another massive lineup of gaming news, industry drama, and big reveals. We kick things off with the debate around Mixtape – is it…
- Sony Game Check Scandal, Xbox Elite 3 Leaks, Console Price Surge & Crimson Desert Sales · 1 h 8 min · Season 1 Episode 145This week on PandTha Talks, we tackle some of the biggest conversations shaking the gaming industry right now. From the controversy around Sony’s “game check” situation to…
- PS5 Price Up, Steam Deck 2 & Xbox Comes Clean | PandTha Talks · 56 min · Season 1 Episode 144🎙️ PandTha Talks | PS5 Price Hike, Steam Deck 2, Xbox Admits Mistakes & Gaming Industry Drama! 🎙️ This week on PandTha Talks, we break down a huge lineup of gaming news…
- Xbox Comes Back From the Dead, Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Returns & Gaming Deception · 53 min · Season 1 Episode 143🎙️ PandTha Talks – Episode 143 | Xbox Is Back? Game Pass Price Drop, AC Black Flag & Crimson Desert 🎙️ In Episode 143 of PandTha Talks, we break down one of the most debate‑heavy…
- We’re Back! Metro 2039 Revealed, Steam Levels Up & Is Crimson Desert GOTY? · 48 min · Season 1 Episode 142After a one‑month break, PandTha Talks returns with a packed gaming podcast episode covering the biggest PC and console gaming news right now. In Episode 142, we break down the…
- Console Wars Return: Sony Support Fails, Hogwarts Legacy 2 Buzz, Nintendo Moves & Simpsons Rumors · 55 min · Season 1 Episode 141🎮 Episode Breakdown The gaming world is absolutely buzzing this week, and we’re diving head‑first into every major story shaking up the industry. From PlayStation’s latest…
- Phil Spencer Retires, AI Boss Takes Over Xbox & Nvidia Re-Releases RTX 3060 · 43 min · Season 1 Episode 140Phil Spencer — the face of Xbox for over a decade — has officially retired, ending a 38‑year run at Microsoft. He’s being replaced by Asha Sharma, a former head of Microsoft’s…
- Xbox Outages, Discord Chaos & Death Stranding 2 PC Leak · 1 h 6 min · Season 1 Episode 139Episode 139 of PandTha Talks is packed with chaos across the gaming world: - Xbox’s age verification rollout in the UK has gone off the rails — players are being kicked mid-game…
- Xbox Sales Crash, Nvidia Deal Fails & Steam Lawsuit Explodes · 55 min · Season 1 Episode 138This week on PandTha Talks, the gaming industry is in full meltdown mode. Xbox is facing a brutal downturn with hardware sales reportedly down 70%, ongoing hardware reliability…
- Ubisoft’s AI Gamble: Innovation or Industry-Wide Warning? · 53 min · Season 1 Episode 137AI is revolutionizing gaming — smarter worlds, better tools, actual innovation. Meanwhile, Ubisoft is out here treating AI like a “fix everything” button… and somehow breaking…







