PlayStation Ditching PC and Xbox's Next-Gen Console Confirmed

In this edition of Timesphere, Cale and Scott get to talk about PlayStation moving on from most PC ports, Xbox announcing its next console, and the (inevitable) demise of Highguard finally materializing. There are also some, not quite fun, updates on Bluepoint’s fate, Tencent, and more.

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Sources for this episode (go support games media!):

Highguard going down: https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/3-months-after-closing-the-game-awards-highguard-is-officially-shutting-down/

Xbox's next console: https://bsky.app/profile/jasonschreier.bsky.social/post/3mgdml3jdd224

PlayStation moving back to console exclusives: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-04/sony-pulls-back-from-playstation-games-on-pc

What is going on with Mindseye?: https://kotaku.com/mindseye-layoffs-build-a-rocket-boy-ritual-network-cyber-boi-2000675974

Bluepoint's pitches fell through: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2026-02-27/sony-s-bluepoint-pitched-bloodborne-remake-before-closure

Good news for Google Play: https://www.gamesindustry.biz/google-resolves-dispute-with-epic-games-reduces-app-store-fees-to-20