Welcome back to the show! With some time away, I've been doing a lot of thinking about where Sony and Microsoft are at these days... as usual. I think in particular, Xbox as a brand feels like it's on a slow descent into a confused existence and I wanted to unpack that as best as I could.---Join the Patreon: https://patreon.com/wavelengths---Feel free to follow me elsewhere!Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/bb.wavelengths.onlineMastodon: https://mastodon.social/@brendonbigleyBlog: https://wavelengths.online---Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4Hmt3yHTovQmEcqzhZdl8TApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wavelengths-with-brendon-bigley/id1677660078Pocket Casts: https://pca.st/x6p7ni3rAnd more: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/itswavelengths---Chapters:0:00 - Welcome back to Wavelengths0:45 - Hades II is good13:38 - Where’s PlayStation At Right Now26:20 - Is Xbox over at this point?39:47 - Listener questions!---⏆
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Borderlands 4 Performance Woes, Silksong Updates, and a 180 On Game Keycards
Hello and welcome back to Wavelengths! Switching it up yet again this week as I solo-host an extremely low key episode of the show from the lounge chair in the corner of my home office. This week I'm talking about my experience having wrapped up Silksong, catching up with Borderlands 4's performance issues, having a slight change of heart about Game Keycards on the Switch 2, and answering your questions!Join the Patreon: https://patreon.com/wavelengths---Feel free to follow me elsewhere!Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/bb.wavelengths.onlineMastodon: https://mastodon.social/@brendonbigleyBlog: https://wavelengths.online---Chapters:0:00 - Welcome back to Wavelengths!10:15 - Even More Thoughts About Silksong24:46 - Borderlands 4 Performance Woes34:46 - Stray Nintendo Direct Thoughts40:29 - Final Fantasy VII Game Keycard45:20 - Yakuza Kiwami 3 Leaks48:29 - Audience Questions---⏆
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Chase Allhart on Silksong Discourse, 007, and Kingdom Hearts IV
This week I'm talking to Chase Allhart, host of two great video game podcasts in the form of Video Game Podtimism and dotzip! Obviously Silksong is in the air, and the amount of discourse surrounding this one game is off the charts, so we dig into that in a big way before talking about making video game podcasts and, ultimately, Kingdom Hearts IV.—Support Wavelengths: patreon.com/wavelengths—The News and More:007 First Light State of Play: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwRpK8eoLLENomura on Kingdom Hearts IV: https://www.ign.com/articles/tetsuya-nomura-offers-promising-update-on-final-fantasy-7-remake-part-3-and-kingdom-hearts-4—Chapters:0:00 - Welcome to Wavelengths!1:57 - The Dreaded Silksong Discourse56:17 - 007 First Light1:07:48 - MGS 3 Delta1:27:09 - Video Game Podtimism1:31:54 - Kingdom Hearts IV—⏆
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Matt Horton on the PlayStation 6, Valve Fremont, and Making Things Online
This week I'm talking to Matt Horton, host of Can't Let it Go, In Sequence, and Flow State about the rumors of four upcoming video game consoles... three of which are the PlayStation 6 somehow. This was a great conversation, and I hope you enjoy it as much as I did!—Support Wavelengths: patreon.com/wavelengths—The News and More:Flow State: https://www.youtube.com/@flowstatecritPlayStation 6 Rumors: https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/sony-is-reportedly-planning-a-nintendo-switch-style-playstation-6-portable/Valve Fremont Rumors: https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/pc-gaming/valve-preps-mysterious-fremont-steamos-device-powered-by-amd-ryzen-processor-potential-steam-box-may-sport-a-hawk-point-cpu-with-zen-4-and-rdna-3-graphics—Chapters:0:00 - Welcome to Wavelengths0:54 - The PlayStation 631:45 - Valve Fremont48:52 - iPhone Season1:01:29 - Flow State and Creating Online
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Percia Verlin on Genre, the Switch 2, and Great Portrait-Mode Mobile Games
This week I'm talking to Percia Verlin, fashion creator and podcaster... she's also my wife. Percia asked me for some vertical iPhone game recommendations, so I brought her on the show to walk through them and have a chat about her gaming history.—Support Wavelengths: patreon.com/wavelengths—The News and More:Percia on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@percishNintendo Refusing Switch 2 Dev Kits: https://wavelengths.online/posts/nintendo-still-refusing-to-ship-switch-2-dev-kitsThe List of Vertical Mobile Games: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1prrIzIL14vifqpLAjtaVGGn2N0B2kBMA6eH1lHD5Y2s/edit?usp=sharing—Chapters:0:00 - Borat Voice My Wife17:26 - What's Percia Playing?40:10 - Switch 2 Dev Kits55:10 - Vertical Mobile Games—⏆
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