HBO vs. Max and Twitter vs. Substack

Published: April 14, 2023, 9 a.m.

The Verge's Nilay Patel, David Pierce, and Alex Cranz discuss Warner Bros. Discovery's new streaming service, Sony's mobile gaming move, and Twitter's feud with Substack.\nFurther reading:\n\nHBO and Discovery\u2019s \u2018Max\u2019 streaming service is here\n\n\nMax is charging more money for 4K, and that means it can't suck this time\xa0\n\nWhat we\u2019ve learned about Sony PlayStation\u2019s new smartphone games team\n\nSony is gearing up for a new cloud gaming push amid rumors of a PlayStation handheld\n\nNFL Sunday Ticket on YouTube starts at $249 for the 2023 season\n\nGoogle TV\u2019s live guide is getting crammed full of over 800 free channels\n\n\nMicrosoft is experimenting with a Windows gaming handheld mode for Steam Deck-like devices\xa0\n\nNPR becomes first major news organization to leave Twitter\xa0\n\nPBS also stops tweeting after being hit with \u2018government-funded media\u2019 label\n\nIs Substack Notes a \u2018Twitter clone\u2019? We asked CEO Chris Best \n\nMini\u2019s cars are getting an \u2018intelligent personal assistant\u2019 named Spike\n\nYou can now talk to Microsoft\u2019s Bing chatbot from your keyboard in iOS with SwiftKey\n\nNvidia RTX 4070 review: a $599 RTX 3080 \u2014 kind of\xa0\n\n\nVote for us in the People\u2019s Voice Webby Awards for Best Technology Podcast\nEmail us at vergecast@theverge.com or call us at 866-VERGE11, we love hearing from you.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices