What we are playing: Xenoblade Chronicles X, Future Redeemed, Metroid Prime Remastered, Final Fantasy 7, and Metaphor Re:Fantazio.

Recorded live on YouTube for those that are interested in a video version.

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Recorded May 7, 2025

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This is a new monthly gaming podcast with a focus on Nintendo and PlayStation. The hosts are Tim Chaten, Robby Burns, and Jason Novak. It is also recorded live on YouTube for those that are interested in a video version.

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Recorded April 2, 2025

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Recorded March 20, 2025

Show Notes

* Introductions/gaming backgrounds

* Show talk/focus

* Main Topic: General system and gaming recommendations for the coming holidays

  * Crazy Sony hardware deals this season 

  * Some 30th Anniversary discussion 

* PS5 Pro Impressions/Robby’s experience jumping from PS4 to PS5 Pro

* PS Portal Cloud Streaming Update (will this finally get us on Premium?)

* What we are Playing

  * Tim’s Journey Through Metal Gear Solid: 1,2,3,4, and Peace Walker

  * Robby: Sonic Generations, Demon’s Souls/DS3… also Astro Bot, Paper Mario, New Zelda, Stardew Valley

  * Jason: Balatro, Unicorn Overlord.

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Live YouTube Recording: 

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Recorded January 20, 2025

Show Notes

January 2025 Episode

The Switch 2 show

Hardware:

- Current Rumours state similar/comparable in power to PS4. 

- 64gb/256gb of storage (NBA 2K24 Kobe Bryant Edition 59.2gb, NBA 2K23 55.6 GB, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Complete Edition 39.3gb) 

- 8/12gb RAM 

- LCD/microLED screen 

- Thoughts? Good? Bad? Acceptable/disappointed? 

- Any games from then you’d like to port to replay portably? 

- Potential JoyCon as a mouse??? 

- Release date guesses

- Price guesses

- Potential Competition and Actual Competition

Games:

- current rumours really hint at Mario Kart 9

- Microsoft already announce Halo: The Masterchief Collection and Civilization…..any other Microsoft game hopefuls?

- 2025 is 40 years since Super Mario Bros was released, also 8 years since last 3D Mario (Odyssey, another launch title) and 2 years since last 2D Mario (Wonder)

- Since backwards compatible, do you think we’ll get Switch 2 versions of game simultaneous, later, or not at all/patches only?

- Hopefuls/wishes?

What We are Playing 

- Tim 

- Grand Theft Auto 4, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, Behemoth, Final Fantasy Rebirth, GameCube setup with wireless adapter 

- Robby: Final Fantasy Rebirth, SMTV

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Recorded January 2, 2025

Show Notes

- Top News Stories for Discussion 

  - Yoshida leaving Sony

  - Pokemon TV returning: now YouTube 

  - Sony testing hand tracking for PS VR2

- Sound Design/Jason on Audio

- Favorite Games of 2024 (Released in 2024)

  - Jason 

      - Helldivers 2

    - Balatro 

  - Robby 

    - Astrobot

    - Metaphor (so far)

    - Elden Ring DLC (does this count)

    - Mario Party

    - Persona 3

  - Tim

    - AstroBot

    - Alien Rogue Incursion 

- Favorite Games of 2024 (New to Us this Year) 

  - @Jason

    - Ghost Signal

    - SMT V

  - @Robby 

    - Dark Souls 1/3

  - Baldurs Gate 3

    - Persona 5

  - Tim 

    - Metal Gear Solid Series 

    - Resistance 1 and 2

    - Lies of P

    - Honorable Mention- Final Fantasy 16/Final Fantasy 7 Remake, Behemoth 

What we are looking forward to in 2025

- Death Stranding 2 

- Switch 2 Games!!

- Ghosts of Yotei 

- Grand Theft Auto 6 

- Xenoblade Chronicles X on Switch

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Recorded November 22, 2024

Show Notes

• Introductions/gaming backgrounds
• Show talk/focus
• Main Topic: General system and gaming recommendations for the coming holidays
• Crazy Sony hardware deals this season 
• Some 30th Anniversary discussion 
• PS5 Pro Impressions/Robby’s experience jumping from PS4 to PS5 Pro
• PS Portal Cloud Streaming Update (will this finally get us on Premium?)
• What we are Playing
• Tim’s Journey Through Metal Gear Solid: 1,2,3,4, and Peace Walker
• Robby: Sonic Generations, Demon’s Souls/DS3… also Astro Bot, Paper Mario, New Zelda, Stardew Valley
• Jason: Balatro, Unicorn Overlord. 

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