This episode we're joined by Davey from ⁨In PS We Trust⁩ ! We talk Sony possibly playing around with optimizing their games for lower power hardware and why people think this is for a PlayStation handheld, Microsoft potentially removing the paywall for online play, Crash Bandicoot gracing our screens again with an animated series, Halo FINALLY coming to PlayStation, and Sony bowing out of purchasing Warner Bros. Discovery!

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0:00 - Welcome Davey to the Show!

6:35 - Question: Will We Play Kingdom Come Deliverance 2?

18:06 - Gaming w/ Changing Responsibilities

34:06 - PlayStation Gamble on Games From New Markets

44:20 - Cronos Pros & Cons in Survival Horror

1:14:03 - Sword of the Sea is Short but Sweet

1:24:53 - Your Vita Should Be Modded in 2025

1:33:05 - Competing in Mobile Games w/ non-Gamer Partners

1:42:17 - Has Davey Played RuneScape?

1:58:05 - Brett's EARLY Hours w/ Ghost of Yotei

2:27:07 - Sound Shapes Is Simple Fun

2:33:48 - Community's Take: Future Handheld Preference

2:58:31 - What is PS5 Power Save Mode For?

3:08:26 - PS Portal Looking to Stream Games w/o Console

3:12:46 - Xbox Removing Paywall for Online Play?

3:26:47 - Crash Bandicoot Animated Series

3:34:15 - Davey's Experience w/ PlayStation Move

3:42:44 - Halo Hits PlayStation & Xbox Say Exclusives Are Antiquated?

4:14:50 - Sony NOT Interested in Acquiring Warner Bros.

4:25:50 - Question: Could Open World Twisted Metal Work?

4:41:05 - Question: Personal Limit to AI Made Games?

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0:00 - What We've Been Playing

2:25 - Ball x Pit is Vampire Survivors Meets Brick Breaker

13:58 - Brett Revisits Jak & Daxter

16:25 - Battlefield 6 & Community in Online Games

32:36 - Finally Rolling Credits on Tainted Grail

39:35 - Chris is Lulled Back Into Stardew Valley

1:06:26 - Are PlayStation's Games All Telling The Same Story?

1:11:11 - Trophy Competition Bonus Points Announcement

1:19:10 - PS Plus This Month is Banging

1:26:44 - Bluepoint Games Hiring & Sony's Slower Output This Gen

1:49:08 - Would Sucker Punch ACTAULLY Return to Sly Next?

2:06:30 - Question: One Year of PS5 Pro... Worth It?

2:16:50 - Next-Gen and Power vs. Price

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0:00 - What We've Been Playing

1:55 - Trails in the Sky Combat & Control Between Cutscenes

9:56 - Sidelining Gaming for Other Hobbies/Passions

20:15 - Early Hours of Cronos: New Dawn & Survival Horror Combat

32:24 - Brett's Recent Platinums on Vita

38:38 - Helldivers 1 is Surprisingly Active in 2025

41:02 - Returning to Tainted Grail After Big Update

47:37 - Brett Finally Tries Stardew Valley

1:06:01 - Question: Competitive Gaming as a Career?

1:18:44 - New Dualsense Color and End of PlayStation Gear

1:22:10 - Silent Hill 2 Being Sneak Added to PS+ This Month?

1:26:20 - Question: First Game We Plan to Play in 2026?

1:30:45 - Forza Horizon 6 NOT Launching Day & Date on PS5

1:34:00 - Xbox Leaving Hardware Rumor Controversy

2:00:00 - Velvet's Corner: F***, Marry, Kill (Aloy, Atsu, Abby)

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0:00 - What we've Been Playing

2:25 - Trails in the Sky First Chapter Impressions

8:21 - Borderlands 4 Shakes Up the Franchise

14:18 - Mastery vs Goal Oriented Gaming

22:15 - Chris Balatro Update

26:23 - Brett's Vita Renaissance

29:27 - Sonic Racing Transformed in 2025

36:28 - Trying Helldivers 1 After Enjoying 2

47:11 - Community's Take: Franchise Rewards Thoughts?

1:02:26 - Question: How Do You on Your Socks & Shoes?

1:14:49 - Question: Xbox Removing From Major Retailers?

1:24:48 - Console Generations Will Matter Less in the Future

1:31:42 - Wolverine & State of Play Impressions

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0:00 - What we've Been Playing
1:50 - Chris Platinums Kingdom Come Deliverance 2
18:05 - Brett Platinums Expedition 33
22:20 - Lost Soul Aside Is Fine But Not Great
38:20 - Slay The Spire And Returning to Games
44:55 - Chris Does a '120' On Hollow Knight: Silksong
53:35 - Should 'Game of the Year' Be For Best Game or Most Innovative?
1:02:40 - Twisted Metal Season 2 Is Fantastic
1:08:08 - Brett Tries Hot Shots Golf/Everybody's Golf
1:12:47 - Vita Homebrew/Port Scene is Crazy Right Now
1:17:13 - Gears of War Not Selling Well on PlayStation?
1:24:30 - Evo Gets New Saudi Backed Co-Owner
1:34:35 - Capcom Say Console Price Hurt Monster Hunter Wilds
1:44:06 - PlayStation 6 Portable Rumors/Leaks?
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0:00 - What we've Been Playing

10:15 - Question: Choice Based Games & Trophies

28:18 - Returning to Games Periodically vs. One & Done

36:15 - The Benefit of Trying Games That Feel Outside Your Interest

38:18 - Gamescom and Is There Such Thing As Too Much?

1:04:37 - Skate's Return Brings Big Changes This September

1:16:38 - Is There an Anti-GAAS Tone in Games Media?

1:33:15 - Sony Speak Candidly on The Lessons Learned from Concord

1:36:38 - Question: Could Bungie's Performance Actually Be Better Than We Think?

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0:00 - Helldivers 2 Xbox Debut Sees Halo Crossover

23:10 - Weapons and Theater Troubles

28:09 - What We've Been Playing

31:00 - Chris Gets Further in Kingdom Come 2

51:07 - Chris Gets a Switch 2

1:03:42 - Chris Realizes He's Not As Much a MP Guy These Days

1:06:48 - Brett Finally Tries Expedition 33

1:29:16 - PS5 Sales Break 80 Million

1:32:42 - PlayStation Shifting to a "Platform" Model?

1:41:44 - Bungie Lose Autonomy as Absorbed Into PlayStation Studios

1:50:38 - Starfield Looks Set to Hit PS5 Next Year

2:01:10 - Question: What Would Make Us Play MP Games More?
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0:00 - Intro

4:45 - Kingdom Come Deliverance 2's Delightful Weirdness

32:17 - Robocop's Stand Alone Expansion is Great Fun

38:05 - Game's That Tickle Chris's ADHD

50:12 - Anger Foot Is Peak Gaming Goofiness

54:50 - Question: What Game Release Would Cuase Us to "Pause" Our Lives?

1:13:14 - Microsoft Backs Off From $80 Games For Now

1:30:55 - Horizon and Light of Motiram Lawsuit

1:47:00 - Moon Studios Next Game Skipping Xbox Initially

1:56:20 - Is Sony Preparing to Go Full "Third Party"?

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0:00 - Is Talking About Promotional Material 'Spoiling' a Game?

10:40 - Chris Tries Dead Cells DLC

18:15 - Kingdom Hearts Clicking for Chris?

50:40 - Death Stranding 2's Approach to Gameplay vs Storytelling

1:10:23 - Question: Top 3 Games We've Played This Year?

1:21:55 - EA Closing Another Studio & NFS Franchise in Limbo

1:24:50 - Microsoft Hiring After Mass Layoffs

1:33:51 - Question: Brett's Insane NFS Opinion

1:35: 07 - The Last of Us 2 Chronological Update

1:43:15 - Question: Do We Have Platinums That Aren't Attainable Anymore?

1:54:56 - Neil Druckman Leaves HBO's The Last of Us

1:56:44 - Velvet's Corner: Which Death Stranding Affliction Would We Rather Have?

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New episodes posts every Wednesday at 12PM CST/10AM PST!

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3:03 - Death Stranding 2 Impressions

23:32 - Taking a Break From Tainted Grail

26:40 - Brett Dives Back Into PSVR2

34:32 - Question: Impulse Buys You Didn't Use

45:51 - Kojima Wants to Develop a Game in Space

54:11 - Sony Doubles Down on No Day One PS+

1:20:43 - Brett Introduces His Daughter to PS Move

1:25:34 - Mindseye Flop Leads to Layoffs

1:38:50 - Beat Saber Abandons PlayStation

1:48:34 - VR's Struggle for Mainstream Relevancy

1:59:35 - Question: Ideal PlayStation Brawler Roster

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