This is no BS gaming podcast 2.5 gamers – 🚨📢 BREAKING NEWS: OpenAI Becomes a Platform, AI Eats Consoles, Netflix Goes All-In
Sharing actionable insights, dropping knowledge from our day-to-day User Acquisition, Game Design, and Ad monetization jobs. We are definitely not discussing the latest industry news, but having so much fun! Let’s not forget this is a 4 am conference discussion vibe, so let’s not take it too seriously.
The Team:
Jakub Remiar- Game design consultant
Felix Braberg – Ad monetization consultant
Matej Lančarič – User Acquisition & Creatives consultant
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Summary
OpenAI launches an app store inside ChatGPT, AI demand explodes RAM prices by 200%, Valve kills the cheapest Steam Deck, and Netflix keeps pushing deeper into gaming. This week’s news shows how AI is now directly reshaping gaming platforms, hardware economics, and distribution.
What we cover:
• OpenAI’s new GPT App Directory
• Monetization and games inside ChatGPT
• Why AI demand broke the RAM market
• Why consoles and Steam Deck prices are rising
• Micron exiting consumer memory
• Netflix acquires Ready Player Me
• Warner Bros deal still unresolved
• Tencent vs Sony settlement
• Game Awards viewership growth
• Cozy PC hits inspiring mobile
• League of Legends roadmap
• EA acquisition moves forward
Chapters
0:00 — OpenAI turns ChatGPT into a platform
01:15 — Apps, monetization & why this matters for games
02:40 — AI demand breaks the RAM market
03:55 — Why gaming hardware pays the price
05:05 — Steam Deck price jump explained
06:10 — Netflix doubles down on gaming & avatars
07:15 — Industry quick hits (Tencent, Game Awards, cozy games)
08:30 — What this means for gaming in 2026
09:10 — Final takeaway
