Xbox Was Worse Than We Thought - WAN Show July 10, 2026

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Timestamps (courtesy of NoKi1119):
0:00 Chapters
1:09 Intro ft. Bit rate cutting idea
3:15 Topic #1: Xbox cuts 20% of the workforce, offloads studios
6:56 Layoffs bad, Valve, what should Xbox do? Halo, Reach
24:29 Crews, game engines, who'd own Xbox in the future?
34:51 Sony & Concord VS lottery tickets ft. "RTX box"
38:16 Would it be better to hire the Valve way? Doom 2016
43:54 Minecraft's profits funded Xbox, Kiln, console selling games?
45:26 Why does it have to be only Halo? Reach & Bungie, PoA
49:44 SW Galactic Racer, game examples
52:12 Assassin's Creed, Chinese reviews, Ubisoft & Expedition 33
59:22 Skull and Bones' 325 players, Splinter Cell
1:01:22 Topic #2: Hannah Montana Linux remaster
1:02:45 Recalling Linux random OS
1:03:22 Topic #3: You can play Half-Life 2 on your browser
1:05:33 When has Luke messaged Linus to play games?
1:07:07 LTTStore's end of season apparel sale
1:09:28 Interesting stories from community conferences?
1:14:17 Has Luke tried wind foiling?
1:18:37 Trying Half-Life 2
1:21:16 Topic #4: Game refunded 50k times due to Steam's 2 hours policy
1:24:22 Speedrunning, AC, Linus's Jackbox bundle 10-pack
1:35:13 Squarespace
1:36:41 MSI
1:38:09 Floatplane exclusives
1:41:07 LTT truespec cables restock ft. Reviews, Dan's truth bomb
1:44:06 Topic #5: Discord's AI bans users over bad hash
1:46:12 Chess's custom pieces, bears & puns
1:48:16 Topic #6: GOG CEO's take on gaming's future
1:49:31 Topic #7: Valve releases Windows Driver for Steam Hardware
1:50:07 Shopping on GOG, great sales, "gooner games"
1:59:32 Topic #8: Sony headphones as a real-time head tracker
2:01:41 Steam library sorting
2:08:22 LTT Labs' Ryzen AI Halo dev kit article
2:12:40 Topic #9: Midjourney wants studios to disclose AI use
2:19:44 Topic #10: Sony sued for $450M over ending physical discs
2:23:14 Chinese court & game inheritance, Craigslist WoW post
2:27:12 WoW gold, Linus embarrassed at Vegas, game wives
2:30:37 What if LMG starts a physical media library?
2:33:38 Who'd inherit Luke's Steam library? ft. FP chat auction
2:38:45 Topic #11: Netflix sees 30-70% views drop for the 2nd season
2:42:21 Topic #12: Knockoff, extension that filters items
2:46:26 Bad web, Luke's app policy, Fitbit, Meta Ray-Ban
2:53:22 Topic #13: EU mandates every new car sold must include ADDW
2:56:44 Toshiba
2:58:03 MotionGrey
2:59:30 Topic #14: Lenovo ships laptops with Chinese NANDs
3:00:41 Topic #15: China rules end AI companions in ByteDance, Alibaba
3:02:08 Topic #16: Nvidia drops free limited-edition trading cards
3:04:43 Linus's plush, new battery for an old phone
3:06:35 Fun stories of askholes in your lives?
3:10:39 Has Luke completed Star Wars Outlaws?
3:11:08 Linus's reasoning behind not letting his kids do eSport
3:18:45 Preliminary ideas for Bud 'n Pal?
3:21:49 Where has Linus gone skiing?
3:24:38 Favorite merch in your wardrobe?
3:27:30 Still optimistic for the Steam Frame's price? Will Luke buy it?
3:30:04 QOL dev tools shoutout?
3:31:56 Linus is invited to a podcast
3:36:16 Luke mentions Eshtek, Badminton Family & training
3:40:40 Outro