In this Episode, Ryan and Keif talk about how to still have fun gaming in 2026 with rising hardware and game prices.

00:00:00 - Intro
00:03:50 - Steam Machine Pricing
00:09:51 - New Game Pricing
00:14:20 - The Last Time We Bought New Games (Full Price)
00:19:40 - Special Edition Swag
00:22:53 - Play Your Backlog
00:28:46 - Retail Regret
00:32:52 - Fighting Game Live Service
00:35:56 - Emulation! On Hardware You Already Own
00:40:33 - Modding Old Consoles
00:43:46 - $60 Retro Handhelds (PS1 limit)
00:48:39 - $250 Retro Handhels (PS2, light PC)
00:52:13 - Buying Used On RH Discord
00:55:35 - Mastering Digital Sales
01:09:22 - Introducing the HIGH SCORE CHALLENGE
1:12:19 - Final Thoughts

Retro games aren’t dead.
They’re just waiting for input.

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