The Backlog Chronicles Podcast

Episode 25 - Tribalism, crashes, and random stuff


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Greetings, fam! We hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving with your loved ones. This week, Moe & Mike discuss Phil Spencer's wonderful words about console tribalism (which ironically comes hot on the heels of the recent Digital Foundry results of games,) console crashes with certain games, and other random stuff in the industry. We hope you enjoy, and thank you for your continued love & support.

 

Timestamps:

  • 00:00 - Intro
  • 10:30 - Hitman 3 details, and Mike's apology to the series
  • 14:30 - Jim Ryan mentions a "PlayStation response to Gamepass"
  • 25:30 - Sony to bring VRR to PS5 in future update
  • 31:15 - Dirt 5 developers acknowledge game/s performance shortcomings
  • 36:25 - Cyberpunk 2077's godly playtime
  • 45:25 - Phil Spencer's interview with The Verge
  • 61:40 - Treyarch comments on Series X & PS5 problems
  • 65:50 - PS5 is plagued by scalping
  • 72:15 - Why the Series X is lagging behind the PS5 in 3rd party game performance
  • 97:35 - PS5 is most successful console launch ever
  • 103:20 - Metro: Exodus is getting the next-gen treatment
  • 107:30 - Watch Dogs: Legion performance
  • 108:45 - Final thoughts & Outro
  • ...more
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