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Xbox's Third Price Increase Is the Biggest Yet – Unlocked 747

6/26/20261 hr 24 min

Money is the name of the game this week, from Xbox's third round of price cuts that see the Series S now start at $500 and the Series X start at $750 to GTA coming in at $80 for the base game and $100 for the Ultimate Edition to the Steam Machine pricing reveal and what it might mean for Project Helix. Plus: brutal Bungie layoffs, our "Game of the Year So Far" picks, and more.

This weeks show is hosted by Ryan McCaffrey, MIchael Higham, Miranda Sanchez, and is produced by Nick Maillet

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Clips

Failed Xbox Stewardship Rant
AI Is Bleeding Gamers Dry
Why Xbox Isn’t Worth It
Price Hike Sarcasm Spree
Defending GTA’s Locked Content

Transcript preview

First 90 seconds

  1. Speaker 10:00

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  2. Michael Higham· Host0:18

    [upbeat music] Wow, you hate to see it. What can you say? The, the 512 Series S is now the same price as a one terabyte Series X cost at launch. So fi- uh, so congrats- Oh ... to all of you owners of these consoles who bought them on launch day. It was a great investment.

  3. Steve Downes· Soundbite0:37

    This is Steve Downes, the voice of Master Chief, Sierra 117, and you're listening to Podcast Unlocked, the world's number one Xbox podcast. Now, finish this fight. Master Chief out.

  4. Ryan McCaffrey· Host0:53

    [upbeat music] What's happening, friends? Welcome to Podcast Unlocked, IGN's weekly Xbox show, episode 747 for June 26th, 2026. We're recording on June 25th, so one day prior. Hopefully nothing else has gone horribly wrong. Uh, foreshadow, foreshadow for a little while coming up in the episode. [laughs] Yes, again. I'm Ryan McCaffrey, joined as always by Miranda Sanchez, and welcoming back Michael Higham from Assignment. What's up, friends?

  5. Michael Higham· Host1:24

    Yay.

  6. Ryan McCaffrey· Host1:24

    Hey.

  7. Michael Higham· Host1:25

    Hello. I'm happy to be back, and I'm unhappy to be talking about the things

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