Steam's Influence and the Steam Machine Thesis

It's the one-year anniversary of the Dual Comm Podcast. Thank you for such an incredible year. In this episode we talk about the origin of the show with a cool surprise, then revisit some of our favorite topics from the first year and how our perspectives have shifted. We also dive into games that hit at the right place and right time, taking breaks before burnout even begins, and share some of our favorite games from the last year along with our goals for 2026. Thanks for making this such a great year. We appreciate you all.

Disclosure: I received a free review copy of The Outer Worlds 2 from Xbox / Microsoft.

Show Links:
Taking a break from a certain type of gaming instead of being frustrated:
https://demodisc.zone/t/taking-a-break-from-mainstream-gaming/251

Chapters

• 00:00:00 The Origin Of the Dual Comm Podcast + Surprise
• 00:05:35 Demo Discs Are Amazing & Should Return
• 00:19:40 Favorite Moments From Dual Comm Year 1
• 01:06:19 Games In The Right Place At The Right Time?
• 01:19:40 Taking Breaks Before Burn Out Sets In
• 01:27:45 Netflix Trying To Buy Warner Bros.
• 01:33:17 Surprise Topic #2
• 01:39:20 Free Prime & Epic Games
• 01:42:00 Favorite Game Of 2025 & Goals For 2026

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