Focus on Gaming

Tom and Duncan go head-to-head, ranking their personal top five consoles and computers from 5 to 1, then trying to agree on a combined list. Will they find common ground or clash over every choice?

Duncan’s been diving into Marvel Cosmic Invasion and dabbling in Lost Records: Bloom and Rage, while Tom’s been exploring Clawed, a PC survival game with strong Jurassic Park vibes in its demo.

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Xbox has hit the 20-year mark and has certainly shifted its role in the gaming world over the past few years, whether intentionally or not. Now, with Valve making another push into the living room instead of the desk, the question is whether Xbox is evolving or fading away.

We discuss Steam hardware, and where each major hardware player sits in the console hierarchy, and if the coming years will bring a 2, 3, or 4-player race. All this unfolds as Xbox marks 20 years since the Xbox 360, arguably its greatest achievement.

Meanwhile, Duncan’s been spending time with Fortnite, thanks to Fortnite Crew joining Game Pass Ultimate—though in typical fashion, he’s been “playing” without really playing. Tom’s thrown down a challenge, and it remains to be seen if Duncan will rise to it.

Tom has been playing a Nintendo classic, tune in to find out which.

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Valve has unveiled three new pieces of hardware that could mark the beginning of their takeover of gamers’ living rooms worldwide.

With the specs of the tiny PC, the Steam Machine, both PlayStation and Xbox must be hoping Valve can’t keep the price down. Hear our thoughts on this potentially massive shift in the gaming landscape.

The Steam Frame standalone VR headset and the updated Steam Controller (now with real sticks and buttons!) were also revealed, bringing fresh tech and new ways to play your favorite games.

We also chat about what we’ve been playing—Martin’s been enjoying the Legion Go S for some handheld PC gaming, diving into Tunic and Rayman Legends. Meanwhile, Duncan’s been on Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 and The Outer Worlds 2—he’s in love with one of them, but can you guess which?

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This week’s episode features Sean Cleaver from Blaze Entertainment, creators of Evercade, the world’s only physical retro gaming platform. Evercade includes handhelds, consoles, and tabletop arcade machines, along with a growing collection of over 650 games on physical cartridge collections!

We discuss Sean’s passion for gaming, the challenges of licensing retro games, the future of retro hardware, and why retro gaming continues to be so popular today.

Also, don't forget you shouldn't blow on the cartridge.....but they won't stop you.

Find Evercade info, hardware and cartridges for purchase at www.Evercade.co.uk or go to www.blazeretro.com for more!

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The legendary futuristic racer that gave us amazing high speed graphics, banging tunes, and fantastic gameplay turned 30 recently. We discuss why this game became the hit that it was, different versions, and the music that you could pop the disc into a cd player and listen to! Nostalgic heaven!

Martin has bought a handheld....has he gone for a pc, switch, or something else? Listen to find out!

We also talk about PowerWash Simulator 2, meeting celebrities, and how much Martin likes Spice Girls.

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Duncan reviews his new ROG Xbox Ally X, and the hardware is fine, if a little chunky. Though he cannot understand why people are moaning about the price, when it's Windows that everybody should be moaning about, find out about his issues with the infant software that is Windows/Xbox Full Screen Experience.

To compare to the Steam Deck, Duncan gives some advice on installing Decky Loader and other reasons the SteamOS UI is miles ahead.

Tom has been playing Silent Hill 2 on PS+ and gives his review on this horror classic remake. While Duncan has been slogging away on The Settlers still in amongst his handheld trials.

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Martin challenges Duncan and Tom to think of the top 10 video games of the 90s according to Metacritic, on PC, DC, N64, and PS1....with 5 lives only, will they guess them? You'd be surprised what ISN'T in there!

Does anyone know games on Xbox that do not require a Y button? Martin needs to know, as apparently UFC 5 is NOT one of those games, unless you're role-playing a punching-with-their-left-hand-only character.

Tom reviews Silent Hill f, and has mixed feelings, but ultimately, would he recommend it?

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Yep, Microsoft has been tone deaf, and given their customers more value, and they actually have, with Fortnite, Ubisoft, streaming and more added, but at a massive hike in price......we discuss that the issue is not the value of the subscription, but the amount that people want to pay in this subscription-heavy modern times. There are other tiers to subscribe to, and we compare PS Plus' value now that it is the MUCH cheaper option.

EA Has been bought out by, well, let's say 'mildly disliked' parties. Will this lead to IPs being sold, or being censored? Is Dragon Age dead, or will another developer buy the name to carry on, what is now probably a cheaper IP than it was 5yrs ago.

Duncan has been playing Settlers New Alliance, and Wobbly Life.

Apologies for the late upload of this episode - Duncan forgot, as he was busy going off for a weekend holiday......well, that's his excuse.....

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The prices and pre-orders have now arrived for the new Asus/Xbox handheld, and the leaks were pretty much on the button - but should you buy one of the 2 available models? Duncan has ordered one of them, and advises why you shouldn't buy one of them.

Wanted to play the Virtual Boy on your Switch (2)? well now you can get the original-ish experience with a new add on for the Switch and Switch 2 coming in early 2026.

We also talk about Nintendo's patent war on gameplay mechanics that's basically for a certain Pokémon-style game with guns....

Then we discuss extras that came with games, aka 'Feelies'. Did you ever get a poster, keyring, character model, or any other 'freebie' with a game, or paid a massive amount extra for something?

We also discuss choose your own adventure books, and the games that evolved from it?

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Which Mario game takes centre stage in the next movie? And why does Martin believe a bundle of 15 and 18-year-old games is worth £100? Tune in to find out!

Duncan is still diving into Dragon Age but has stumbled across Deep Rock Galactic Survivor on Game Pass. Plus, Wobbly Life has joined the subscription service, offering a kid-friendly GTA experience!

Other news and discussions round out another fantastic episode. Check out all our episodes at www.FocusOnGaming.co.uk, and don't forget to like and subscribe!

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