The Subscription future, Emulation, and Microsoft's Failings w/Dustin Furman Ep.1

Welcome! We have a new interview podcast series I wanted to start to highlight people I have always wanted to talk to expound on more of their lives, thoughts, and opinions on all things gaming and there was no one I wanted to start this off more than Dustin Furman, executive producer of Last Stand Media. We had a tremendous conversation about his renowned interest in collecting games, his thoughts on our ever-increasing gaming subscriptions future that is coming towards us, his thoughts on Valve's latest hardware attempt with the Steam Deck, and what he wants changed in the industry. Make sure to show Dustin some love in the comments and thank you for coming by. 00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:35- Lets intro Dustin 00:03:25- Dustin's renowned passion for game hunting 00:05:40- What is Retro? 00:08:44-Who do you think has revitalized the retro gaming scene? 00:12:00- Why is Switch stinky? 00:14:00- What would Dustin change about Nintendo? 00:15:40- Steam Deck talk 00:16:48- Roms and Emulators on Steam Deck 00:23:00- the future of subscription services 00:25:00- Game Pass, Halo Infinite, and the failings of Microsoft 00:33:15- What does the subscription landscape look like in 5 years? 00:38:20- What does God of War Ragnarok need to do to succeed? 00:41:30- Do you think Horizon was different enough? 00:44:00- Starfield thoughts 00:46:00- What is one thing you want to see changed in the video games industry? Follow Dustin on Twitter/YouTube @DustinCanFly Support us financially and enjoy a number of perks like messaging us questions and early access to our show at: https://www.patreon.com/easyachievers Subscribe to our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-B7KjGDmEhxJZPtlbQOikQ Listen to us on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/19Yw1jiRxtIlaIP0AJpS2P Scream at us on our socials @EVM9000 on twitter or instagram. @crazyflipskater for Alex on twitter. We are @EasyAchievers everywhere!