Spawn On Me with Kahlief Adams: A Video Game Podcast · Episode 569 · April 6, 2026 · 1 hr 37 min

The Future of Xbox, PlayStation Price Hikes, and Why Low-Income Gamers Are Getting Left Behind

The PS5 Pro just hit $900 and I've got a lot to say about it. This week I'm pulling the best clips from Kind of Funny's Xbox future breakdown and GamerTag Radio's conversation with industry analyst Mat Piscatella — then giving you my unfiltered take on what the industry is actually telling us right now about affordability, access, and who gaming is really being built for. Plus, I sat down with Whitson Gordon from ASUS ROG for a real behind-the-scenes look at how gaming hardware collaborations like the Xbox ROG Ally X and the Kojima Productions laptop actually get made. This episode covers: Mat Piscatella's data on gaming's affordability crisis and what it means for low-income families The future of Xbox and PlayStation in an era of rising prices and geopolitical pressure AI's impact on the gaming industry and what it means going forward A deep dive with ASUS ROG's Whitson Gordon on brand collaborations and the art of connecting hardware with culture What a $900 console means for the length of this console generation We are in year 13 out of Brookago and this conversation is more necessary now than ever. Subscribe, leave us 5 stars, and find us everywhere below. — FIND US EVERYWHERE — YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/SPAWNONME Twitch (Live Wed 6PM PST): https://www.twitch.tv/SPAWNONME X / Twitter: https://x.com/SpawnOnMe Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/spawnonmepodcast TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@SpawnOnMe Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4q7gu7BteqvEnhZAP0MM2A Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3wuJxYt Merch: https://spawnonme-1-shop.fourthwall.com Business / PR: [email protected]