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

I really like having a stand alone WAN Show channel. However I understand that it can be challenging standing up a brand new channel. As such, I already have the bell on. I have smashed that like button, & this is my comment of engagement. That’s all I got folks. Good luck.

Didn't even realize something was amiss in the beginning until the intro rolled lmao

-Timestamps- [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 V.S. 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] *Checkout messages.* > 1:09:32 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] *Sponsors.* > 1:35:16 Squarespace. > 1:36:41 MSI. [1:38:09] *Floatplane exclusive.* [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] *Sponsors.* > 2:56:52 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] *Checkout messages.* > 3:06:39 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 The Average Not Average podcast.* > 3:36:16 Luke mentions Eshtek, Badminton Family & training. [3:40:40] *Outro.*

I still miss when "after dark" meant dimmed lights.

Ok Linus you explained why you did the static plate thing, but WHY WERE YOU SHIRTLESS UNDERNEATH?

Thanks for mentioning my Hannah Montana Linux project! It is not called Sweet Niblets, but that would be a good name. It's just called Hannah Montana Linux v26, I'm not that creative haha. Hope y'all get a kick out of it!

This is taking "Talking heads" to a whole new level... thanks DAN!!!

So the secret isn’t that Linus is a mean boss or anything - the surprise is that he’s always shirtless in the office when off camera? And I’m supposed to trust this man sells good shirts? GN is going to have a blast with this one

Encoding is already highly effecient at ignoring static parts of the frame no? It doesn't seem like this brilliant idea would help too much 😂

man, i hate that people refunded that game right after beating it- but does the whole policy need to be fixed for an edge case? valve absolutely has the power to fix it just for games that are under 2 hours in length...

Even though I subscribed three weeks ago, actually hadn't really noticed or thought about the fact that, like, because this channel doesn't have any normal videos and only has live streams, it automatically opens the channel on the live tab, which makes perfect sense, actually.

come on youtube ... you can figure this out

Missing good news wan show, but I survived the Oregon trail to the new channel

As thanks for separating the VOD from the clips channel, I'll drop a comment for engagement.

Thank you for the dedicated channel

Bit rate cut idea was pure gold 10/10 lol

What if everyone of us became a shareholder, then we could finally be the customer again.

The "Paddle, Paddle, Paddle" controversy is just a publicity stunt. - Steam stats show that only around 7% people got the "complete the game under 2 hours" achievement. - If you look up reviews/threads about the game online most people say it's a shit game - Allegedly AI vibecoded and the dev mentioned in the game's description how it only took 1 month to make - Game has horrible desync issues, crashes, controller issues, and so on and on and on - Game has a paid map DLC that the dev could've just included in the base game to make it longer

Cody: RTX Box -> Made my day!

:04 jumpscare😂