35:23 - For the headlining story

Oculus Quest 2 is surely going to be a game changer for bringing VR to the masses but is Facebook going to block it’s success with it’s lousy corporate image and abundantly abusive data collection? It’s a bitter sweet moment for new VR adopters after they unbox their new quest only to find they have to login with a facebook account to even use it. As for the rest of the show, video game news is our business and business is booming! Just in, this week on another edition of the Inside Gaming Podcast; Amazon shut down development on Crucible, Microsoft is cutting GameStop in on digital sales, Microsoft released a list of 30 Series X optimized games for launch, and Star Citizen is celebrating 8 years of development.  

00:00 - Intro

00:34 - Amazon shuts down Crucible

14:45 - Microsoft cuts deal with GameStop

19:38 - 30 games optimized for Series X

25:56 - PS5 user experience revealed 

35:23 - Oculus Quest 2 Facebook shenanigans

41:48 - Star Citizen celebrates 8yrs of development

49:32 - Listener Questions

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SOURCES

[Play Crucible] - Crucible is shutting down for good 

https://www.playcrucible.com/en-us/news/articles/final-crucible-developer-update

[VG247] - Gamestop/Microsoft partnership will let the retailer earn revenue from digital purchase

https://www.vg247.com/2020/10/15/gamestop-xbox-revenue-sharing/

[VG247] - Xbox launch lineup announced

https://www.vg247.com/2020/10/15/30-games-optimized-for-xbox-series-x-s-at-launch/

[Reddit] - Facebook is bricking some Oculus Quest 2s

https://www.reddit.com/r/Games/comments/jbfai1/facebooks_account_verification_leaves_some_quest/

[Eurogamer] - Star Citizen celebrates 8 year anniversary with another delay

https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2020-10-10-as-star-citizen-turns-eight-years-old-the-single-player-campaign-still-sounds-a-long-way-off

[PlayStation Blog] - Playstation 5’s UI revealed

https://blog.playstation.com/2020/10/15/first-look-playstation-5s-next-generation-user-experience/

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