Shared Save: A Gaming Discussion Podcast

In another wonderful week of gaming news, more rumors about the upcoming Xbox layoffs with Arkane potentially being closed and Blade being cancelled. PlayStation takes the first step towards the all digital future - closing PS3, Vita stores and announcing no more physical games in just 18 months time.. Time Stamps: 0:00 Intro & Whatcha Playing 13:00 PlayStation Exiting Physical Games in 2028,...

This week - Valve reveals the price of the Steam Machine but is it DOA? GTA 6 has revealed its price and pre-orders are live but not without controversy! Time Stamps: 0:00 Intro & Whatcha Playing 17:00 Steam Machine DOA? 30:00 Xbox Price Increased... Again 56:00 GTA 6 Pre-orders and controversy Support Us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/SaveTheGameMedia Follow Us: STGM: https://bsky.app/pr...

In an absolutely miserable week of news: Reports suggest Xbox looks set to shutter multiple first party studios along with mass layoffs. These teams include Hellblade creators Ninja Theory, Compulsion Games and the Tim Schaffer led Double Fine amongst potential others. How did we get here, what went wrong, much to discuss... Time Stamps: 0:00 Intro & Whatcha Playing 24:00 Xbox Studio Closures...

This week - Kevin and Sam recap the Nintendo Direct which has brought forth the long rumored Ocarina of Time remake and given JRPG lovers plenty of reasons to be excited. Meanwhile, Xbox has outlined their plan for the next 100 days to "reset" the business and it reveals just how bad things are behind the scenes... Time Stamps: 0:00 Intro 4:00 Games We're Playing 30:00 Nintendo Direc...

This week's massive episode has Kevin and Sam spend over two and a half hours breaking down every game announced at PlayStation State of Play, Summer Game Fest and the Xbox Games Showcase. Huge reveals of God of War: Laufey, Until Dawn 2 and Final Fantasy 7 Revelation combined with Xbox reintroducing some exclusivity for Gears of War E-Day gives us much to discuss! Time Stamps: 3:00 State of P...

This week - Kevin and Sam predict Summer Game Fest, the Xbox Showcase, chat about the Steam Deck price increases and what it means for the Steam Machine. Time Stamps: 0:00 Intro & Whatcha Playing 9:00 Directive 8020 Review 29:00 SGF Predictions 1:01:00 Xbox Showcase Predictions 1:35:00 Steam Deck Price Increase... Steam Machine in trouble? Support Us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/SaveThe...

PlayStation has had a busy week - first, they've raised the price of every PS+ tier but they've also announced a 60+ minute State of Play. Let's chat about both! We also have reviews for LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Night and Luna Abyss. Enjoy Time Stamps: 0:00 Intro & Whatcha Playing 6:00 LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight Review 17:00 The Clubies Impressions 30:00 Luna Aby...

Nintendo has announced it is raising the price of Nintendo Switch 2 by $50, Saros is off to a rough start (sales wise) and Xbox is apparently adding even MORE Game Pass tiers.. Time Stamps: 0:00 Intro & Whatcha Playing 3:00 Mixtape Drama 10:00 Vampire Crawlers 12:00 RE4 and Lil Guardsman 18:00 Directive 8020 21:00 Yakuza Kiwami 3 27:00 Dark Light: Survivor Impressions 38:00 PlayStation Gamesbi...

Nintendo has finally revealed a new StarFox game for Nintendo Switch 2! Let's chat the good, the bad and the ugly... Stranger Than Heaven also got a deep dive and GTA 6 ramps up marketing. Plus, Sam reviews Wax Heads! Time Stamps: 0:00 Intro 3:00 Games we're playing (Titanium Court, Forbidden Solitaire) 12:00 Motorslice, MixTape 31:00 Wax Heads Review 47:30 Ends 49:00 StarFox is back! 1:12...

This week - Kevin and Sam chat all about the PlayStation DRM Drama, Xbox Q3 Financials, a new Project Helix show next week and more! Time Stamps: 0:00 Intro & Whatcha Playing (Saros, MOUSE PI, DISPATCH & More) 34:00 PlayStation DRM Drama 47:00 Project Helix Dev Show Next Week and Xbox Q3 2026 Financials Support Us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/SaveTheGameMedia Follow Us: STGM: https:...

Saros is nearly upon us, the latest PS5 exclusive from Housemarque and SURPRISE! Sam has played it. We bring you an hour long discussion letting you know if you should pick up Saros. In other news, Xbox has announced Game Pass price decreases with more rumored changes coming for the service, they've ditched Microsoft Gaming and give us a roadmap for the future. Time Stamps: 0:00 Intro & Wh...

This week - Xbox has admitted Game Pass is too expensive and will continue to change, what does that look like? We also have rumors of Xbox returning to exclusives, Fable being delayed, new God of War announcement incoming and more! Time Stamps: 0:00 Intro & Whatcha Playing 9:00 Samson Review 27:00 Xbox Game Pass is "Too Expensive" 1:05:00 God of War & PlayStation Rumors 1:31:00...

This week - Kevin and Sam chat about our predictions for the rumored State of Play, the highlights from the Triple-i showcase, give our reviews of Raccoin, Origament and more! Time Stamps: 0:00 Intro & Whatcha Playing 12:00 Samson Impressions 17:00 Raccoin Review 27:00 End Review 46:00 Origament Review 52:00 Rumored State of Play 1:06:00 Tripe-i Initiative Showcase 1:51:00 Would you quit gamin...

This week - Kevin and JamPackSam chat about the PlayStation 5 price increases, look ahead to the Xbox Summer showcase and Gears of War E-Day and more! Time Stamps: 0:00 Intro & Whatcha Playing 19:00 PS5 Price Increases 30:00 Xbox Games Showcase 47:00 New Star Fox and Ocarina of Time remake Support Us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/SaveTheGameMedia Follow Us: STGM: https://bsky.app/profile...

This week - Kevin is joined by Sean Capri of Carpool Gaming to discuss the Xbox Partner Preview, PlayStation shutting down Dark Outlaw Games and Nintendo raising the price of physical games Time Stamps: 0:00 Intro & Whatcha Playing 21:00 Xbox Partner Preview 59:00 Dark Outlaw Games Shutdown 1:08:00 Nintendo Digital vs Physical Support Us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/SaveTheGameMedia Fol...

This week - Kevin and Sam chat 1348 Ex Voto, Project Songbird and NVIDIA DLSS 5 going full "AI Slop" and Crimson Desert Time Stamps: 0:00 Intro & Whatcha Playing 13:30 Project Songbird Review 26:00 1348 Ex Voto Review 32:00 DLSS 5 Controversy 1:09:00 How do you deal with all the great games? 1:21:00 Crimson Desert Reviews/Peak Support Us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/SaveTheGameMedia Fol...

Xbox has revealed a ton of new info about their next-gen console, codenamed Project Helix - outlining their future hardware strategy, lets break it all down. Time Stamps: 0:00 Intro & Whatcha Playing 23:00 Building for Xbox in the Future 38:00 Project Helix is POWERFUL 53:00 Project Helix Release Date? 1:12:00 Xbox Kills "This is an Xbox"... Kinda and Xbox Mode Comes to PC 1:29:00 Ne...

This week - Kevin and Sam chat about new Xbox CEO Asha Sharma confirming the name and capabilities of the next-gen Xbox codenamed "Project Helix". We also have leaks of a new, unexpected God of War game. Time Stamps: 0:00 Intro & Whatcha Playing 24:30 New God of War Leaked 43:00 Project Helix 1:27:00 What Game Studio Closing would hurt the most? Support Us on Patreon: https://www.pat...

This week - Kevin and Sam chat all about the fallout of Phil Spencer and Sarah Bond leaving Xbox, our concerns, hopes and more. We also have rumors of PlayStation potentially pulling back from PC ports for single player games. Time Stamps: 0:00 Intro & Whatcha Playing 26:50 Phil Spencer and Sarah Bond Leave Xbox 1:57:00 PlayStation Pulling back from PC? Support Us on Patreon: https://www.patre...

This week - Kevin and Sam give their impressions of God of War: Sons of Sparta and Styx: Blades of Greed. Gaming news wise: PlayStation has decided to shutdown Bluepoint Games - for some reason, Todd Howard drops tons of new info re: Starfield and Elder Scrolls 6 and could Sony Santa Monica's new game be on the horizon? Time Stamps: 0:00 Intro & Whatcha Playing 08:30 God of War: Sons of Sp...

This week - Kevin and Sam break down the biggest State of Play in PlayStation history. Did it deliver? Time Stamps: 0:00 Intro & Whatcha Playing 3:00 Mewgenics impressions 8:00 Every Game Announced at State of Play Support Us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/SaveTheGameMedia Follow Us: STGM: https://bsky.app/profile/savethegamemedia.bsky.social Kevin: https://bsky.app/profile/themuff1nmon.b...

This week - Kevin and Sam recap the Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase, go over PlayStation Q3 Finances, share our thoughts about the new Horizon game and chat about Valve delaying the Steam Machine. Time Stamps: 0:00 Intro & Whatcha Playing 27:00 Nintendo Direct Recap 52:00 PlayStation Financials 1:02:00 Horizon Hunters Gathering 1:19:00 Steam Machine Delayed Support Us on Patreon: https://www....

This week - Kevin and Sam chat about a potential delay for the release of the PlayStation 6, Xbox's financial struggles and rumors of an upcoming State of Play/Nintendo Direct. Time Stamps: 0:00 Intro & Whatcha Playing 23:00 PS6 Delayed? 47:00 Xbox Financial Struggles 1:16:00 State of Play/Nintendo Direct Predictions Support Us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/SaveTheGameMedia Follow Us...

This week - Kevin and Sam recap the Xbox Developer Direct! Breaking down first looks at Forza Horizon 6, Fable, Kiln and Beast of Reincarnation. In other news - Ubisoft has cancelled the long in development Prince of Persia remake amidst turmoil at the publisher. Time Stamps: 0:00 Intro & Whatcha Playing 12:00 Xbox Developer Direct Reactions 52:00 Ubisoft in Turmoil Support Us on Patreon: http...

This week - Kevin and Sam look forward to 2026! What are our most anticipated games? Our backlog plans? Xbox has also announced a HUGE Developer Direct with Fable, Forza Horizon 6 and Beast of Reincarnation - and maybe more? Time Stamps: 0:00 Intro & Whatcha Playing 22:00 Xbox Developer Direct 52:00 Most Anticipated Games of 2026 1:07:00 Backlog Plans? Support Us on Patreon: https://www.patreo...