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Triple Click

Maybe Every Game Is 'Early Access'?

Triple Click

Maximum Fun

Arts, Kirk Hamilton, Video Games, Jason Schreier, Technology, Maddy Myers, Society & Culture

4.51.3K Ratings

🗓️ 2 April 2026

⏱️ 72 minutes

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Summary

What's the deal with Early Access? What are the pros and cons? Kirk, Jason, and Maddy sit down for a wide-ranging conversation about all the ins and outs of what it means to sell an early, unfinished game, from Baldur's Gate 3 to Star Citizen and so much more.

Transcript

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0:00.0

So with early access, you might notice bugs, like buckets keep spawning in to various areas.

0:09.6

We know, but we haven't figured out how to patch it.

0:12.9

Welcome to Triple Click, where we bring the games to you.

0:15.6

This week, we talk about games that launch in early access, what it means, and whether

0:19.6

all games are secretly in early access. Or it means, and whether all games are secretly in

0:21.4

early access. Or maybe they all should be? What does it even mean to be in early access?

0:30.3

I'm Maddie Myers. I'm Jason Dreyer. And I'm Kirk Hamilton and hello, my friend.

0:35.1

Hello. It's good to see you both. Do you guys remember how my daughter is obsessed with the Animal Crossing?

0:42.1

Of course.

0:42.7

Yes.

0:43.1

So she's been obsessed with it for the last two months, still remains obsessed with it.

0:46.7

And the other day she was like, Daddy, I wish there was a way I could just take Animal Crossing and like play it somewhere else.

0:54.2

And I was like, sweetie, I got some news for you.

0:58.9

I realized that she's never actually seen the switch taken out of the duck because she

1:03.4

only plays it on the TV and it blew her little mind.

1:07.0

That's amazing.

1:07.8

I'm just imagining your daughter saying this to you and you look up and there's a camera crew and the Nintendo ad department is all standing there.

1:15.0

The entire Nintendo advertising department.

1:16.7

And then suddenly a cut size playing on a rooftop together.

1:20.3

Yes, yes.

1:20.8

There's some red solo cups with apple juice.

1:23.4

It's all kid friendly.

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