Video Gamers Podcast
Changing the Game – Cloud Gaming, Backbone, and the New Era of Play | Gaming Podcast
13 May 2025
This week, Ryan and John sit down with Maneet Khaira, founder and CEO of Backbone, for a wide-ranging conversation about the evolution of mobile and cloud gaming. We dig into how the video game industry is shifting—from the rise of Game Pass to cloud-first experiences—and what it means for how, where, and why we play. We also explore how Backbone fits into this movement, what it’s like building a hardware company from the ground up, and how cloud gaming might just change the console wars forever. MORE INFO ON BACKBONE: url: https://backbone.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/backbone?igsh=bmx0eWZvZGo3NDY2 Your weekly hit of everything video games—from the Video Gamers Podcast. Thanks to our MYTHIC Supporters: Redletter, Disratory, Ol’ Jake, and Gaius Connect with the show: Support us on Patreon: patreon.com/videogamerspod Join our Gaming Community: https://discord.gg/Dsx2rgEEbz Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/videogamerspod/ Follow us on X: https://twitter.com/VideoGamersPod Subscribe to us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@VideoGamersPod?sub_confirmation=1 Visit us on the web: https://videogamerspod.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Full Episode
Hello, fellow gamers, and welcome to the Video Gamers Podcast. Today's episode is for anyone who's ever dreamt of turning their passion into something real. What happens when you see a gap in the market and decide to take on industry giants like Nintendo and Sony? Today, we're talking to someone who did just that, not just to build a product, but how we change the way we game.
But first, some introductions are in order. I am your host, John, and I'm joined today by Ryan. Ryan, say hello.
Sorry, I'm playing Claire Obscura on my phone. Sorry.
What? You can do that? That's amazing. Did you say day one also? And joining us today is the CEO of Backbone, Manith Khaira. I may have butchered the last name. I should have clarified that before the show. To talk about a product called the Backbone Pro. Mobile gaming's glow up and what the future looks like when your phone becomes your console. Manith, how are you?
Really great to be on the podcast and excited to tell you more about the product. Yeah.
Yeah, awesome. Well, we're excited to talk about the product as well and learn a bit more about you and your journey here. Before we kind of get rolling in the conversation, though, I feel like there's an important disclaimer that I have to share. So, Manith and Backbone were kind enough to share demo units with Ryan and I of their new product, the Backbone Pro.
And other than that, we have received absolutely no compensation, monetary or otherwise, for this product. And the reason this is important is that I won't speak for Ryan on this, but I quite frankly had a superlative experience with this product. And I don't want my enthusiasm to be mistaken for product placement at any point in time. Maneath, we feel, has a very interesting story to share.
And it just so happens that they turned out a great product here. And, you know, we're looking forward to learning more about it.
I actually bribed John before this and sent him multiple free Pokemon.
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