Listen "#44 - Next-Gen is Here!"
Episode Synopsis
Next-gen is officially here, and while Dan and Luis haven’t gotten their hands on a PS5 yet, they bring first impressions on the Series X as well as lots of next-gen updates to cover. Plus: Nintendo’s new sales milestones, Mass Effect remastered, the best games of Gen 8, and more!
00:00 - Intro / Housekeeping
Go to readyplaynetwork.com for this week’s prompt!
05:11 - Thoughts on Games
05:20 - Luis’ vacation
10:00 - Dan’s wedding
11:29 - Xbox Series X Impressions
31:07 - Top News
31:07 - No day one stock for PS5 at retail via GamesIndustry.biz
→ 36:00 - Updated release windows for PS5’s 2021 games via TheVerge
→ 38:33 - PS5 doesn’t support external storage right now via IGN
41:33 - Series X/S was the biggest Xbox launch ever via Eurogamer
48:17 - The Switch has outsold the NES via AltChar
51:55 - BioWare is working on a new Mass Effect game via TheVerge
56:45 - Fortnite set to return to iPhones via Nvidia cloud gaming service via BBC
58:34 - Sega to quit game arcade business in Japan via JapanTimes
1:01:40 - Extra News
#1 - The Medium delayed to 2021 via GamesIndustry.biz
#2 - No web browser on the PS5 via PushSquare
#3 - Spider-Man save carries over to PS5 via PushSquare
#4 - Sony discussed raising prices above $70 USD via IGN
#5 - The Rock giving away Series X's to children's hospitals via IGN
#6 - AC Valhalla does not include XP boost packs for sale via Eurogamer
#7 - PS5 doesn't support 1440p via Eurogamer
#8 - Players surveyed over potential subscriptions for Fortnite via GameInformer
1:07:28 - Check this Out!
A PS5 event held at an ancient Japanese shrine via Kotaku
Series X 'smoking' videos faked with vape via IGN
1:10:57 - New Releases & Updates
1:14:14 - Broke Gamer’s Guide
1:19:47 - The End of the PS4 & XboxOne Generation (Topic of the Show)
1:37:30 - Outro / Ready Press Play Full Theme by Joel “WAZ” Perez
Plug: Dan guest starred on Putin’ in Work podcast
Every Friday, Dan Lima (@thedanlima) and Luis Menchaca (@chacalaca88) will catch you up on everything that’s new and exciting in the world of videogames. If you want to write anything to be read in the show, go to readyplaynetwork.com or hit us up on Twitter @readypressplay.
Please subscribe to the feed so you can get every new show directly to your device as soon as it posts, and if you like it, please leave us a nice review. If you like our intro and would like to support the artist, go check out The.How.To.Be by Waz on Spotify. Thank you!
00:00 - Intro / Housekeeping
Go to readyplaynetwork.com for this week’s prompt!
05:11 - Thoughts on Games
05:20 - Luis’ vacation
10:00 - Dan’s wedding
11:29 - Xbox Series X Impressions
31:07 - Top News
31:07 - No day one stock for PS5 at retail via GamesIndustry.biz
→ 36:00 - Updated release windows for PS5’s 2021 games via TheVerge
→ 38:33 - PS5 doesn’t support external storage right now via IGN
41:33 - Series X/S was the biggest Xbox launch ever via Eurogamer
48:17 - The Switch has outsold the NES via AltChar
51:55 - BioWare is working on a new Mass Effect game via TheVerge
56:45 - Fortnite set to return to iPhones via Nvidia cloud gaming service via BBC
58:34 - Sega to quit game arcade business in Japan via JapanTimes
1:01:40 - Extra News
#1 - The Medium delayed to 2021 via GamesIndustry.biz
#2 - No web browser on the PS5 via PushSquare
#3 - Spider-Man save carries over to PS5 via PushSquare
#4 - Sony discussed raising prices above $70 USD via IGN
#5 - The Rock giving away Series X's to children's hospitals via IGN
#6 - AC Valhalla does not include XP boost packs for sale via Eurogamer
#7 - PS5 doesn't support 1440p via Eurogamer
#8 - Players surveyed over potential subscriptions for Fortnite via GameInformer
1:07:28 - Check this Out!
A PS5 event held at an ancient Japanese shrine via Kotaku
Series X 'smoking' videos faked with vape via IGN
1:10:57 - New Releases & Updates
1:14:14 - Broke Gamer’s Guide
1:19:47 - The End of the PS4 & XboxOne Generation (Topic of the Show)
1:37:30 - Outro / Ready Press Play Full Theme by Joel “WAZ” Perez
Plug: Dan guest starred on Putin’ in Work podcast
Every Friday, Dan Lima (@thedanlima) and Luis Menchaca (@chacalaca88) will catch you up on everything that’s new and exciting in the world of videogames. If you want to write anything to be read in the show, go to readyplaynetwork.com or hit us up on Twitter @readypressplay.
Please subscribe to the feed so you can get every new show directly to your device as soon as it posts, and if you like it, please leave us a nice review. If you like our intro and would like to support the artist, go check out The.How.To.Be by Waz on Spotify. Thank you!
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