Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, PlayStation’s blockbuster fall release, is finally out, and it’s a critical and commercial success. That means it’s time to put the stethoscope to Jim Ryan’s retired body and check on the health of PlayStation. Was 2023 a great year for the platform? What does their future look like? We answer all of this and more on our final 2023 wellness check!

Timecodes:

00:00:00 - Intro/Housekeeping |

00:04:00 - News Story #1: Xbox Leadership Changes |

00:14:12 - News Story #2: October 2023 Xbox Partner Preview |

00:28:49 - News Story #3: Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 Sales |

00:37:12 - Main Topic: PlayStation Wellness Check |

1:07:09 - Rotating Segment: Yoshi’s Topsy-Turvy Trivia (Spider-Man Trivia, courtesy of Sam Kingma) |

1:12:25 - Draft Day Starring Kevin Costner (Ghostrunner II, Alan Wake II) |

1:14:15 - Game, Watch, Listen (VIDEO GAMES: Starfield, Super Mario 3D World, Metroid Dread, Final Fantasy VII Remake, MOVIES: Killers of the Flower Moon, TV: Fall of the House of Usher, MUSIC: Sufjan Stevens - Javelin, Sampha - Bahai, Westside Gunn - And Then You Pray For Me, Hemlocke Springs - going…going…GONE!, DJ Sabrina the Teenage DJ - Destiny, Sam Gellaitry - Under the Illusion)

Shoutout to Mizuki Kuroiwa for the incredible podcast artwork and to Thomniverse Remix for the music.

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