AnavCast

Worse than you could have ever imagined. 00:10 - Introductions 02:38 - Octopath Traveler 03:26 - Xbox naming 12:05 - Controller comparisons 38:12 - Allowance systems 48:19 - Steam Deck testing 56:36 - Friendo Year Endo 2025 nominations

The Steam Room is your starting point in the Steam Frame when you're connected to your Steam Machine with your Steam Controller using the Steam Pads and the Steam Pipeline to play your Steam Library. • 00:11 - Intro • 01:04 - Power supply issues • 05:11 - Fortnite iOS • 11:14 - Steam hardware • 30:20 - Xbox concerns • 54:57 - Game Pass • 65:34 - Console future

The new Halo game will end an hour later on Playstation but only during winter. • 00:11 - Podcast absence • 02:13 - Daylight savings • 20:11 - Halo remake • 25:18 - Adding sprint • 29:52 - Story closure • 36:30 - Gears timeline • 46:28 - Game pricing

Look, you all heard me NOT say his mic was fine. • 00:10 - Episode introduction • 00:48 - Mic drops • 04:05 - Computers are problematic • 09:55 - Reading habits • 26:32 - Digital vs physical media • 36:40 - Gaming achievements • 43:31 - Upcoming games • 51:34 - Final Fantasy release

AnavCast is going to be the first Game Pass-exclusive podcast in the world at this rate. • 00:33 - Computer breakdown • 01:18 - Mac vs PC • 20:55 - Healthcare systems • 34:00 - Gaming subscriptions • 40:14 - Final Fantasy Tactics • 45:32 - Game Pass pricing • 53:48 - Subscription exclusives

Funeral services are to be conducted imminently, as soon as Farmer rejoins us. 00:00 - Xbox

Johnnie sounds bad. Please don't donate. We like the shoe being on the other foot. Also, Game Pass is still cool (the price increase happened ~32ish hours after this episode was recorded). 00:12 - Audio Setup 07:04 - Helldivers 2 11:29 - Final Fantasy Tactics 41:55 - Physical Media 52:32 - Game Collecting

The Observer Effect is a real thing, and we know because the ghost of Farmer is here. 00:36 - Family vacation stress 01:38 - Family business dynamics 04:47 - Gaming with Helldivers 10:05 - Japanese holidays 12:45 - Xbox game news

Farmer is in absentia today to be able to carry on AnavCast after we get kicked off the air. 01:58 - Nintendo Direct 05:05 - Switch Availability 15:30 - iPhone 17 28:41 - iPhone Air 42:07 - AirPods Translation 50:25 - Language Learning

We go a little mental with how our brains make gaming associations - from where we play affecting how much we enjoy games, to how updates can clash with our mental image of what a game "should" be. • 00:12 - The Phantom Farmer • 03:41 - Helldivers 2 Strats • 07:30 - Gaming Space • 14:03 - Nobody Wants to Die • 24:26 - Can Games Change Too Much?

The irony is, the game launch wasn't for four more hours. • 00:44 - Season 9 kickoff • 02:10 - Halo on PlayStation • 07:30 - Xbox's hardware future • 13:26 - Microsoft's gaming strategy • 33:46 - PlayStation's verification fee

The full main cast returns for their contractual audio appearance as we talk about whatever Johnnie wants to talk about, including doxxing DiJaDi's very first job and how some dogs just aren't very good ones. • 00:26 - Show Updates • 03:17 - Theater Experiences • 13:40 - Game Difficulty Settings • 23:57 - Music Release Strategy • 30:31 - Seasonal Music Trends • 41:29 - Upcoming Prequels • 46:27 -...

Lean back, and don't trust Farmer. • 00:13 - Skywalker Family Drama • 05:46 - East Coast Meetup Plans • 12:03 - Horizon Game Lawsuit • 28:47 - WoW Leaning Update • 34:17 - Baldur's Gate Chaos • 44:02 - Too Many Hobbies • 51:54 - Jurassic Flight Simulator

From flea markets to subscription services, games sure have changed. Or maybe we're just old. • 01:59 - Flea market game swapping • 13:43 - Halo x Fortnite event • 18:07 - Battlefield stays grounded • 29:40 - Future of Halo • 40:47 - Game Pass economics • 53:23 - Sales vs subscriptions

Johnnie Who and the Invisible Snares.

The full crew reunites for a deep dive into modern storytelling, exploring how the best tales are the ones that don't hold your hand. • 00:34 - Summer movie marathons & franchise formulas • 05:41 - Modern storytelling & audience engagement • 17:06 - Gaming narratives & player choice • 29:19 - Batman films: past & future • 43:30 - Tech & streaming platform updates

Look up - that's where the prices are.

Sometimes you just need to shut up and take a vacation.

Gaming is hard on the back, and not enough people talk about this.

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It's the end of an era.

.We don't discuss the Nintendo Switch 2. Like, at all.

We spiral from traumatized toddlers to heated piracy debates, somehow managing to make Magic: The Gathering sound both fun and morally superior. • 00:12 - Craig's in trouble • 01:05 - Dental drama with toddlers • 02:35 - Xbox exclusives dying • 15:06 - Magic addiction begins • 35:33 - Nintendo's iron grip • 49:19 - Piracy ethics throwdown All death threats must be directed only to DiJaDi, and incl...

A tech-laden therapy session about Johnnie's HDMI switcher woes that somehow devolved into yet another conversation about Destiny 2, proving that like an ex you can't quite get over, Bungie's space opera keeps pulling DiJaDi back in despite its questionable life choices. • [00:11] HDMI switcher troubles • [17:27] DiJaDi returns to Destiny 2 • [29:25] Star Wars crossover controversy • [34:41] New m...

The crew grumbles about manufactured holidays and gaming price hikes, while ironically plotting to create their own totally-not-fake holiday called Anav Day. • 00:11 - Show Intros • 03:01 - Fake Holidays • 25:18 - Xbox Pricing • 34:59 - Game Pass Value • 42:27 - Switch Hardware • 44:09 - Gears Remaster • 48:31 - Anav Day Plans