Microsoft's Quiet Strategy in Game Development

Today on the flagship podcast of sneaky gaming strategies:

03:45 - Verge producer Will Poor reports on a right-to-repair bill in Oregon and what's next in the right-to-repair movement.

• The right-to-repair movement is just getting started
• Status of Right to Repair legislation state by state, via repair.org
• iFixit explains parts pairing
• Jessa Jones’ iPad Rehab
• Apple Is Lobbying Against Right to Repair Six Months After Supporting Right to Repair
• The current draft of Oregon’s Right to Repair bill

33:13 - Tom Warren breaks down the news from Microsoft’s gaming chief about Xbox games coming to PS5 and next-gen hardware.

• Microsoft’s gaming chief on Xbox games coming to PS5, next-gen hardware, and more

1:00:49 - David Pierce and Alex Cranz answer a question from The Vergecast Hotline about the crackdown on password sharing for streaming services.

• Netflix might ruin password sharing for everyone 
• Disney Plus is finally cracking down on password sharing in the US
• Hulu is cracking down on password sharing, just like Disney Plus and Netflix

The Vergecast and Decoder are live at SXSW this weekend, March 8th and 9th. SXSW attendees can see both shows live on the official Vox Media Podcast Stage at the JW Marriott, presented by Atlassian. Learn more at voxmedia.com/live.

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