The PlayStation Report

We go over the nominees for this year's Game Awards. We also remember that Warner knows nothing about how to run a video games division. A good year for games, and an awful year to make games.  Now Playing: Tyler - Baldur's Gate 3, Spiderman 2 Frank - Baldur's Gate 3, Like a Dragon Gaiden Contact Us:  @PSReportPodcast  PlayStationReportPodcast@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.co...

Despite the industry burning down, we look ahead to the Game Awards and predict the GOTY nominees as well as discussing the potential reveal of GTA 6. Now Playing: Tyler - Baldur's Gate 3, Spiderman 2 Frank - Baldur's Gate 3, Like a Dragon Gaiden Contact Us:  @PSReportPodcast  PlayStationReportPodcast@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Destiny 2 just isn't hitting like it used to and we're honestly worried about the whole of Sony's first-party studios. WHAT ARE THEY DOING? Now Playing: Tyler - FFXVI, Forza Motorsport, Spiderman 2, Super Mario Bros. Wonder Frank - Baldur's Gate 3, Yakuza 6, Spiderman Miles Morales, Zero Escape Zero Time Dilemma Contact Us:  @PSReportPodcast  PlayStationReportPodcast@gmail.com Hosted on...

Unfortunately, Frank is sick this week and couldn't focus on a single video game to play. What an amateur, am I right?  Now Playing: Tyler - FFXVI, Forza Motorsport Frank - Baldur's Gate 3, Forza Motorsport, Arcade Paradise, Starfield, Lies of P, Everspace 2 Contact Us:  @PSReportPodcast  PlayStationReportPodcast@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Pete Hines is leaving Bethesda after over two decades. How will this new era of Bethesda under Microsoft go? Hopefully better than...Redfall? Now Playing: Tyler - FFXVI, Forza Motorsport Frank - Baldur's Gate 3, Forza Motorsport, Humankind Contact Us:  @PSReportPodcast  PlayStationReportPodcast@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We're not sure for how long but even with the acquisition complete, bad Bobby is staying on as CEO at Activision Blizzard. You may also want to wait to buy a PlayStation 5 because slim models are coming this holiday. How is it mid-October already? Now Playing: Tyler - FFXVI Frank - Yakuza 6, Forza Motorsport Contact Us:  @PSReportPodcast  PlayStationReportPodcast@gmail.com Hosted on Acas...

The way the workforce is structured in the video games industry is unsustainable. Why would anyone want to work for companies who try to screw you over on your severance after they throw you aside to satisfy stockholding parasites? Now Playing: Tyler - Diablo IV, Pokemon Scarlet, FFXVI, Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope Frank - Starfield, Fallout 4, Yakuza 6, Darkest Dungeon, MH Now, EA Sports FC 24...

Xbox unintentionally released their own private conversations to the public and there are some juicy bits in there about the future of their platform. Embracer also couldn't help but be in the news for all the wrong reasons yet again. Now Playing: Tyler - Diablo IV, Pokemon Scarlet, FFXVI, Baldur's Gate 3 Frank - Starfield, Baldur's Gate 3 Contact Us:  @PSReportPodcast  PlayStationReport...

Everything is trying to kill us in Baldur's Gate 3 while CEOs are doing everything in their power to kill the companies they are in charge of. We have entered the chaos era of literally everything. Now Playing: Tyler - Diablo IV, Pokemon Scarlet, FFXVI, Baldur's Gate 3 Frank - Starfield, Baldur's Gate 3 Contact Us:  @PSReportPodcast  PlayStationReportPodcast@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. Se...

We've started our Baldur's Gate journey, and it might be the GOAT. We are excited to be talking about this game for the rest of our lives now. Now Playing: Tyler - Diablo IV, Pokemon Scarlet, FFXVI, Baldur's Gate 3 Frank - Starfield, Baldur's Gate 3 Contact Us:  @PSReportPodcast  PlayStationReportPodcast@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It seems that they think they can squeeze us for even more money. Not too long after introducing a three-tier system, they now want more cash across the board. This cannot continue. Now Playing: Tyler - Diablo IV, Pokemon Scarlet, FFXVI Frank - Armored Core 6, Diablo IV Contact Us:  @PSReportPodcast  PlayStationReportPodcast@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more infor...

These things have generated an air of looming disappointment but we watch with bated breath regardless.  Now Playing: Tyler - Diablo IV, Pokemon Scarlet, FFXVI Frank - Yakuza 5, Remnant 2, Zero Escape: The Nonary Games, Armored Core 6, Diablo IV Contact Us:  @PSReportPodcast  PlayStationReportPodcast@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Why is it okay for CEO's to overpromise sales numbers to investors and then make up for "failure" by laying off their workforce? Look, we have to talk about something other than our excitement to finally get into Baldur's Gate 3 in a couple weeks Now Playing: Tyler - Diablo IV, Pokemon Scarlet, FFXVI, As Dusk Falls Frank - Yakuza 5, Remnant 2 Contact Us:  @PSReportPodcast  PlayStationRep...

Somewhere the numbers must make sense for EA to be porting this year's Star Wars to the PS4...We just don't get it, right? Now Playing: Tyler - F1 23, Pokemon Scarlet, FFXVI Frank - Diablo IV, Remnant 2, Yes Your Grace Contact Us:  @PSReportPodcast  PlayStationReportPodcast@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sadly, it appears the Gamers are at it again talking ignorantly about hour counts in video games.  Now Playing: Tyler - F1 23, Pokemon Scarlet, FFXVI Frank - FFXVI Contact Us:  @PSReportPodcast  PlayStationReportPodcast@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Can we finally stop talking about the Xbox/Activision deal? We certainly can't stop complaining about the weather...or the lack of time to play video games.  Now Playing: Tyler - F1 23, Pokemon Scarlet Frank - FFXVI Contact Us:  @PSReportPodcast  PlayStationReportPodcast@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It seems as good a time as any to look at what we've played and are looking forward to between now and the end of the year...so we did that. Now Playing: Tyler - F1 23, Diablo IV, FFXVI Frank - FFXVI, Diablo IV Contact Us:  @PSReportPodcast  PlayStationReportPodcast@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Thanks to some sloppy work on Sony's end, we have access to otherwise redacted information. Unfortunately, none of it has to do with the mysteries of their unannounced first-party games.  Now Playing: Tyler - F1 23, Diablo IV Frank - FFXVI, Diablo IV, Fortnite Contact Us:  @PSReportPodcast  PlayStationReportPodcast@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informatio...

The FTC is trying to figure out if they're actually going to block this merger. As a result, new information is being made public; honestly, it all makes sense now. Totally. We know why things are the way they are. Not a single doubt. Now Playing: Tyler - F1 23, Diablo IV, Like a Dragon Ishin Frank - FFXVI Contact Us:  @PSReportPodcast  PlayStationReportPodcast@gmail.com Hosted on Acast....

Sometimes ya gotta hand it to them. Xbox had an incredible show and Starfield looks like it could potentially be a generation-defining game.  Now Playing: Tyler - Star Wars Jedi Survivor, Pokemon Scarlet, As Dusk Falls, Diablo IV Frank - Diablo IV, Yes Your Grace Contact Us:  @PSReportPodcast  PlayStationReportPodcast@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informa...

Yeah, not the greatest show we've seen. Maybe take this as a sign as to why E3 died and be grateful we are no longer pretending that this is a proper replacement.  Now Playing: Tyler - Star Wars Jedi Survivor, Pokemon Scarlet, Hi-Fi Rush Frank - The Legend of Zelda Tears of the Kingdom, Star Wars Jedi Survivor Contact Us:  @PSReportPodcast  PlayStationReportPodcast@gmail.com Hosted...

Seriously, where are the Sony first-party games? And why are we seeing trailers that show absolutely nothing about the game? Did we travel back into "the dark times?" Now Playing: Tyler - The Legend of Zelda Tears of the Kingdom Frank - The Legend of Zelda Tears of the Kingdom Contact Us:  @PSReportPodcast  PlayStationReportPodcast@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for mor...

While there is plenty of news to talk about, with a Playstation showcase coming this week we can't help but speculate on what might be shown. Will Konami be making video games again? Now Playing: Tyler - The Legend of Zelda Tears of the Kingdom, Hi-Fi Rush Frank - Star Wars Jedi Survivor, The Legend of Zelda Tears of the Kingdom Contact Us:  @PSReportPodcast  PlayStationReportPodcast@gma...

In the absence of E3, we are all at the mercy of this Summer Games Festival. Perhaps it won't matter. Maybe Frank will be taken away by the birds. Maybe we'll all just be playing Diablo 4 24/7 to finish the battlepass. Now Playing: Tyler - Horizon Forbidden West, The Last of Us Pt. 1 Frank - Wingspan, The Legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild Contact Us:  @PSReportPodcast  PlayStationReport...

We're back! After a longer than usual break we have also not played video games nearly as much as you'd probably expect us to. I'd say we're sorry but I think we're just having a good time so, uh, suck it? Now Playing: Tyler - Horizon Forbidden West Frank - Honkai Star Rail, Skyrim, MLB The Show 23, Star Wars Jedi Survivor, Pokemon Go Contact Us:  @PSReportPodcast  PlayStationReportPodca...