Xbox's GameStop deal: lifeline or table scraps?

Matt, Brendan, Chris and James gather behind their mics to discuss the biggest stories of the past week.

Our main discussion for this episode is the partnership between Microsoft and GameStop, which offers the retailer a share of all digital revenues generated by users of Xbox Series consoles the retail chain has sold.

We debate whether this is a way for the platform holder to sustain a valuable retail partner or an attempt to seem charitable as it pushes its digital ecosystem.

Continuing the Xbox theme, we discuss the day one launch line-up for Series X and S, which features 31 titles but no next-gen exclusives.

As always, you can find more news, insight and analysis into the world behind video games at www.gamesindustry.biz.

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