The State of Video Game Consoles

Triple Click

Maximum Fun

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

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🗓️ 19 March 2026

⏱️ 77 minutes

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Summary

Is it just us, or has this console generation been... weird? Kirk, Jason, and Maddy assess the current state of console gaming on the PlayStation 5, the Xbox Series X/S, and the Nintendo Switch 2. They talk about diminishing returns on graphics, the huge leaps in pricing, and why it'd be bonkers if the PS6 came out next year.

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0:00.0	My fellow gamers, I am here to declare that the state of consoles is not so strong.
0:12.6	Welcome to Triple Click where we bring the games to you.
0:16.0	This week we're talking about the console generation, the PlayStation 5, the Switch 2, and the Xbox series
0:23.4	X slash S. Let's get into it.
0:30.6	I'm Jason Shrier. I'm Kerr-Kamelson. And I'm Maddie Myers. Hello. Hello. It's us.
0:38.3	Welcome back.
0:39.1	We are here once again.
0:41.2	Guys, I was in San Francisco last week.
0:43.1	I know.
0:43.9	You were gone last week.
0:45.4	Welcome back for real.
0:46.2	Kirk and I were texting a little bit about the funniest part of San Francisco, which is all the billboards that are just entirely about AI, but not just about AI. They're also like all addressed
0:56.0	towards startup founders. So it'll be like if you're not using AI, you're never going to get that exit.
1:01.5	You're already behind. You're already behind. When I was there recently, it was actually Super Bowl
1:07.1	weekend. Coincidentally, I was visiting my sister. We went into town and we were in
1:11.0	North Beach and there was a billboard that was a giant photo of a skateboarder doing an ollie, like a pop in a sick
1:20.5	Ollie flying through the air with people watching and then just next to the skateboard, it said
1:25.6	Chatsy PT. That's it. What more do you need to know? I mean. And then just next to the skateboard, it said, chat chie p.T.
1:29.0	That's it.
1:30.7	What more do you need to know?
1:32.0	I mean, right?
1:34.7	It speaks for itself.
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