Player One Podcast

If you support us on Patreon, you may know that we have been doing Aftershows weekly for many years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past (two years old) on Fridays for everyone's enjoyment. https://www.youtube.com/live/O78if6XOHlg Bad News Streak Aftershow For this week's Aftershow, CJ and Greg discuss magazine rivalries and what happens when editors from different magazines attend the same...

This week! Sony drops two bombshells — ending physical PS discs by 2028 and closing the PS3/Vita stores — while Xbox plans its own disc-to-digital move and more closures loom. Greg finishes Forbidden Solitaire and racks up combos in Vampire Crawlers, CJ clears out Picross and starts GTA V (what?), and listeners ask about GameStop's future and industry affordability. Join us, won't you? https://you...

If you support us on Patreon, you may know that we have been doing Aftershows weekly for many years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past (two years old) on Fridays for everyone's enjoyment. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7KrTpZ8T4g Spit Don't Swallow Aftershow It's CJ vs Greg in an EGM Review Quiz duel! We choose a review and then the other has to guess what game is being described. If you...

This week! CJ and Greg wade through a genuinely grim news pile: GTA VI's pricing and "code in a box" physical edition, the memory crisis pushing console prices toward $1,000, Valve's Steam Machine sticker shock, Xbox's worst sales month on record, and fresh layoffs at Bungie. There's a sliver of good news in a Sea of Thieves movie, and then it's on to what they've been playing — Star Fox, the Rhyt...

If you support us on Patreon, you may know that we have been doing Aftershows weekly for many years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past (two years old) on Fridays for everyone's enjoyment. https://www.youtube.com/live/sJ3FORKnfFI For the Aftershow this week we spend a little more time talking about the Nintendo Entertainment System. If you have an idea for a game we can play in the Aftersho...

This week! CJ and Greg dig into the grim Xbox news as Ninja Theory, Compulsion, and possibly Double Fine face closure, more executives head for the exits, and Senua gets paraded in front of potential buyers. Then it's lighter fare: GTA VI preorders, a Shinobi: Art of Vengeance Switch 2 port, the long-overdue Switch eShop fix, and Dispatch's HR Violations update. On the games front, the guys cover...

If you support us on Patreon, you may know that we have been doing Aftershows weekly for many years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past (two years old) on Fridays for everyone's enjoyment. https://www.youtube.com/live/UCFwfDPNX8M My Big Fat Head Hides Unicron Aftershow If you love Yakuza, or even if you don't, maybe you'll enjoy listening to us try and survive (bar) our way through this Lik...

This week! We dive back into some of the summer showcases, including Xbox and Nintendo Direct, talk about Xbox's strategy reset, and then discuss the games we've been playing. That's Pragmata, 007 First Light, the Star Fox demo, Sin & Punishment, and more! Join us, won't you? https://youtube.com/live/kktHF9LQRgs Links of interest: PlayStation State of Play June 2, 2026 Gitaroo Man! Stuntman Hollyw...

If you support us on Patreon, you may know that we have been doing Aftershows weekly for many years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past (two years old) on Fridays for everyone's enjoyment. https://www.youtube.com/live/2qswNPiWiqw Doctor, Doctor Aftershow Patrons, this week we have an AI review quiz from hacker alias KnightAttack09. Can AI duplicate the review styles of '90s-era video game m...

This week! CJ is out, so Greg welcomes Aidan Moher of the Fun Factor podcast to break down quote-unquote "E3 2026" and the June showcases. The guys dig into what's been lost since publishers ditched the press-event era, Microsoft squandering Xbox's goodwill, God of War Laufey, Marvel's Wolverine, the Tomb Raider remake, Final Fantasy VII Revelation, Stranger Than Heaven, Alien: Isolation 2, Guild...

If you support us on Patreon, you may know that we have been doing Aftershows weekly for many years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past (two years old) on Fridays for everyone's enjoyment. https://youtube.com/live/694QjdBqTl0 Infinite Swirls Aftershow To celebrate the dual holidays of Canada Day/the 4th of July we've got an AI Music quiz submitted by our good friend Mike. It's all about gam...

This week! 007 First Light, Forza Horizon 6, Yoshi and the Mysterious Book, LEGO Batman, Forbidden Solitaire, Mixtape, Bubsy (the original!), Donkey Kong 64 on NSO, Steam Deck price increases, Dragon Quest XII, Fable delays, and much, much more. Join us, won't you? https://youtube.com/live/UxJd6sOb4Vk News Donkey Kong 64 coming to Nintendo Switch Online N64 library (June 4) Steam Deck price increa...

If you support us on Patreon, you may know that we have been doing Aftershows weekly for many years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past (two years old) on Fridays for everyone's enjoyment. https://www.youtube.com/live/kzXnqlu0h_s Direct Fire Aftershow (6/25/24) On this week's Aftershow we do an '80s/90s genre media quiz from hacker alias MarkyMarg2. Sure our intrepid hosts talked a big genr...

This week! CJ is out sick so Greg welcomes Rich Grisham to the show to talk sports, Crazy Taxi, the Canadian Game Awards, Mixtape, Mortal Kombat II 32X, LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight, Forza Horizon 6 and much, much more. Join us, won't you? https://youtube.com/live/wpK2MXt2024 Links of interest: News State of Play returns June 2 (60+ minute showcase, opens with Marvel's Wolverine) Marvel'...

If you support us on Patreon, you may know that we have been doing Aftershows weekly for many years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past (two years old) on Fridays for everyone's enjoyment. https://www.youtube.com/live/HxQgcVaO_7s The Post-SGF Lull This week's Aftershow topic is the year 2000. Where were we, what were we doing, what games were we playing, and why does it seem like there were...

This week! A non-VR version of Moss, new Virtual Boy games on NSO, the Steam Controller scream, a Switch 2 bundle, IP revivals from Sega, Vampire Crawlers, Mario Wonder, Forbidden Soliaire, Replaced, King of Fighters '98 and much, much more. Join us, won't you? https://youtube.com/live/-73N0Pj8k8c Links of interest: News Non-VR Moss New Virtual Boy games on NSO (V-Tetris, Jack Bros., Space Invader...

If you support us on Patreon, you may know that we have been doing Aftershows weekly for many years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past (two years old) on Fridays for everyone's enjoyment. https://www.youtube.com/live/mqaQRDWiF-s The NPC's Life Story Aftershow For this week's Aftershow we dug back into our memory banks to talk about our favorite E3 reveals. Now that not-E3 week is a thing w...

This week! A new Star Fox approaches, Switch 2 prices going up, Tezuka retiring from Nintendo, the Steam Controller sells out, Stranger Than Heaven's cast is awesome, the LEGO Sega Genesis is ugly, Konami Picross, Far Far West, Saros, Vampire Crawlers and much, much more. Join us, won't you? https://youtube.com/live/MYB1WWJ0Lq0 News Star Fox is out in June Kyle Bosman's video on Star Fox Nintendo...

If you support us on Patreon, you may know that we have been doing Aftershows weekly for many years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past (two years old) on Fridays for everyone's enjoyment. https://www.youtube.com/live/ni27MG3REzo Pinch Points Aftershow This week's Aftershow conversation concerns Japanese import games that never got official North American releases. Join us as we chat about...

This week! Back in my Play's Kevin Larrabee joins CJ to talk Steam Controller, DRM, Resident Evil movie teaser, a LEGO Sega Genesis, Forbidden Solitaire, Konami Picross, Linux gaming on a Legion Go S, Doom the Dark Ages, Persona 3 Reload, and much, much more. Join us, won't you? https://youtube.com/live/CnXIQZEo8rE Links of interest: Kevin Larrabee on BlueSky Allied Strength Back In My Play DF Ret...

If you support us on Patreon, you may know that we have been doing Aftershows weekly for many years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past (two years old) on Fridays for everyone's enjoyment. https://www.youtube.com/live/LWX8nFp1uNI You Want the Gaiden Gaiden Aftershow It's a different kind of Aftershow this week. Thanks to listener Geir, we have a Greg Sewart-focused review quiz that pits Phi...

This week! Game Pass pricing and Xbox's exclusivity questions, Splatoon Raiders, Ecco Complete, Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced, Alien Isolation 2, Flashback, Replaced, Pragmata, Bubsy 4D, Kiln, Vampire Crawlers, Windrose, VHS games, and much, much more. Join us, won't you? https://youtube.com/live/TiI3K9z_Ktg Links of interest: Game Pass pricing update Xbox and exclusivity Splatoon Raiders c...

If you support us on Patreon, you may know that we have been doing Aftershows weekly for many years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past (two years old) on Fridays for everyone's enjoyment. https://www.youtube.com/live/WGOtZy2NEMs The Hawaiian Market Aftershow For this week's aftershow, a little something different. We put together a tier list of Nintendo consoles! What will reign supreme? L...

This week! A new Neo•Geo console is coming out in November, Pragmata is amazing, Windrose, Reanimal, Replaced, and much, much more. Join us, won't you? https://youtube.com/live/sKncJUFypEY Links of interest: New Neo Geo console coming out in November Animal Crossing 25th Leaf Statue Pragmata Windrose Reanimal Replaced Greg Sewart's Extra Life Page Player One Podcast Discord Greg Streams on Twitch...

If you support us on Patreon, you may know that we have been doing Aftershows weekly for many years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past (two years old) on Fridays for everyone's enjoyment. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4XjXvFwhDw Not Enough Cat Head Aftershow We are back with an AI music quiz provided by our good friend Mike. This time—no screenshot hints! See how you do alongside the ho...