Xbox Crocs, Game Awards Chaos, and Another Xbox Price Hike... Plus the Sleeper Pick of the Week
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Xbox Crocs, Game Awards Chaos, and Another Xbox Price Hike... Plus the Sleeper Pick of the Week
This week on The Single Player Experience, Sebastion dives into one of the strangest, funniest, and most frustrating weeks in gaming news. First up: Xbox Crocs. Yes, the collaboration is real, and yes, they look exactly like you think they look. We break down the internet’s reaction, why Xbox keeps leaning into meme marketing, and what this means for their brand identity going into 2025.Next, we unpack the 2025 Game Awards Nominations, what stood out, what shocked us, which single-player games were robbed, and what these nominations tell us about the changing landscape of modern gaming.And then… the big one: Another Xbox Price Increase?A new report claims the Series X and Series S might jump in price again due to rising RAM costs driven by global AI data center expansion. We discuss what’s going on, why Microsoft is in this position, and what this means for gamers as the industry gets more expensive than ever.Finally, Sebastion wraps the episode with your Sleeper Pick of the Week: Tower Dominion, a smart, addictive, incredibly strategic tower-defense/roguelite hybrid you absolutely should be playing.If you love single-player gaming, this episode is loaded.Tags / SEO Keywords:#XboxNews #GameAwards2025 #XboxPriceIncrease #GamingPodcast #SinglePlayerGames #TowerDominion #SleeperPick #GamingIndustry #XboxCrocs #PodcastEpisode #GamerNews #GameAwardsNominations #StrategyGames #MicrosoftGaming
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