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In today’s Podcast Beyond episode, the crew discusses the state of Sony’s properties and how many games they currently have in the works compared to their movies and shows. With the success of The Last of Us, Sony has big shoes to fill when it comes to upcoming movies and shows including the God of War movie, Gran Turismo, and whatever Gravity Rush is going to be. Also, we explore the best and the worst of quick time events and share our thoughts on them. (Any excuse to showcase some Asura’s Wrath gameplay is good enough for me! - Red, the Producer)00:00:10 - Intro & Sony’s Games vs Movies/Shows00:24:52 - Some of the Most Underrated PS2 Games 00:42:00 - What Makes a Great Quick Time Event?01:05:23 - Dragon Ball Z: Tenkaichi 4 is Coming!01:09:38 - Final Fantasy XVI and the PS5 & Outro Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of Podcast Beyond, the crew celebrates Elden Ring's 1-year anniversary along with the announcement of upcoming Elden Ring DLC called "Shadow of the Erdtree". Were there any other games in February we're missing? I'm sure we're good, right Akeem? And speaking of, Akeem LOVES the PSVR 2 and fills us in with some details on why he likes it more than the Meta Quest 2! We also haven't forgotten about the February State of Play and react to Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League falling into the realm of Games as a Service. 00:00:10 - Intro & Elden Ring DLC Announced (HBD!)00:16:37 - Akeem Thinks PSVR2 is Better than the Quest 2 00:43:45 - Our Thoughts on the February State of Play00:56:23 - Suicide Squad vs Superhero Games01:10:49 - Max’s Crime Boss: Rockay City Early Impressions & Outro Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the eve of PSVR2’s launch, Max Scoville and Jada Griffin are joined by Taylor Liles and Simon Cardy, both of whom have had a chance to take Sony’s next-gen virtual reality headset for a spin. Cardy talks Horizon Call of the Mountain, which unsurprisingly involves a lot of climbing, but also has pan flutes. Meanwhile, Kayak VR sounds appropriately relaxing and What The Bat is as silly as you might expect. We took Wild Hearts for a spin and it’s definitely a Monster Hunter-like, but there’s nothing wrong with that. Plus, let’s spin the wheel and pitch our most disappointing VR add-ons for non-VR games.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Happy Valentines Day! In this episode of Beyond, the crew takes us on a look back at some of our favorite video game romances. But why stop there? We also took a deep dive into which video game characters are the worst kissers. Fair warning, it gets a bit… messy? You’ll laugh, you’ll cringe, and you will definitely ask why we left out Ebrietas in our list. Jada also talks about her preview of Pacific Drive and reviewing Theatrhythm Final Bar Line… please don’t just how we pronounce that.00:00:10 - Intro00:05:43 - Curse of the Licensed Games 00:27:20 - Romance in Video Games00:39:39 - The Worst Kissers in Video Games According to Max & Jada00:52:28 - Pacific Drive Impressions01:06:27 - Theatrhythm Final Bar Line Review01:11:43 - The Last of Us: Episode 5 Reactions & Outro Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Star Wars Jedi: Survivor has been delayed 6 weeks to April 28th, 2023! Though that means more waiting for us, we're hoping it means the game will get more love and polish with that extra time. On this episode of Podcast Beyond, we talk about improvements we'd love to see in Jedi: Survivor that would possibly turn it into a solid GOTY contender. We also dive into new PS5 updates, more DualSense Edge talk, and what happens when games-as-a-service shut down. Back 4 Blood and Knockout City were so fun! IT's sad to see them go, but what's next for GAAS? Join Max Scoville, Jada Giffin, Josh Du, and returning guest and former host Mark Medina on BEYOND!00:00:00 Intro00:01:57 Star Wars Jedi: Survivor00:21:34 PS5 gets a new update00:32:26 More games-as-service games are shutting down00:48:35 DualSense Edge talk00:57:55 HBO's The Last of Us Episode 4 talk01:10:19 Gran Turismo 7's PSVR 2 update01:21:19 Outro  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sony has recently announced that they will NOT be attending E3 2023. With Xbox and Nintendo also not making any plans on showing, what does this mean for E3 and ESA as a whole? Also, Naughty Dog says we won't be seeing Nathan Drake as part of Uncharted in future games. Uncharted as a SERIES, however, still has all of us guessing as to what's next. Let's talk about it! We also dive into great games getting stealth released out of nowhere as well as taking a deeper look into what did and didn't work between Dead Space Remake and The Callisto Protocol. TONS of interesting topics, this week, folks! Don't miss out on this week's episode of Podcast Beyond! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Forspoken is finally here! Since its release, the internet has lit up with very polarizing reviews, but the Podcast Beyond crew also have their two cents on the subject. Forspoken is very ambitious, but is that enough to make it worth picking up day one? Max has also had time to play with the DualSense Edge! Will you be getting one yourself? It's a nice piece of hardware, but battery life still seems to be an issue. Perhaps it'll be the perfect fit for the PSVR 2 which we now know of 30 new games announced for it! How will they live up to what we've seen on the original PSVR? Finally, what was up with that ending to The Last of Us Episode 2? Stick around for a spoiler-filled quick reactions chat about it, because it was a lot to take in. BEYOND! 00:00:10 - Intro00:01:09 - Forspoken: Is It Any Good?00:24:33 - DualSense Edge Impressions00:27:58 - The 30 PSVR 2 Games Announced00:47:06 - Dragon Ball Z Kakarot Deserves a Prequel, Not a Sequel00:58:25 - PlayStation ModLibs01:03:58 - The Last of Us Episode 2 Reactions & Outro Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With the release of the PSVR 2 just on the horizon coming February 22, 2023, the Podcast Beyond crew get into what the different things that will make or break its release. Will the PSVR 2 be worth the wait or has the ball been dropped due to the momentum of the first generation's game releases slowing to a crawl? Plus, the release of the first episode of HBO's The Last of Us series has us all in its grips, but what does the Beyond audience think about it? Jada Griffin gives us the lowdown. And speaking of Jada, our resident trophy hunter, what game is currently on her s--- list on her quest to racking up her trophy count? Join Max Scoville, Jada Griffin, and Brian Altano in our latest episode of Podcast Beyond! 00:00:10 - Intro00:01:54 - Where’s the PSVR 2 Hype?00:22:04 - Beyond Community Impressions of The Last of Us HBO Series00:36:01 - F This Trophy: Final Fantasy Crisis Core00:42:30 - God of War: Ragnarok Gets New Game Plus & Our Favorite NG+’s00:51:50 - Outro Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of Podcast Beyond, the Beyond crew talk about whether or not the orientation of your PS5, vertical or horizontal, might be detrimental to the lifespan of your gaming console. There have been reports that apparently keeping the PlayStation 5 upright leading to long-term problems for internal pieces in the #PS5. The #PlayStation5 is readily available in retail stores, and Max Scoville invites an actual “PS5 scalper” on the podcast to both confront and ask him how his PS5 reselling business is going in 2023 given the news. There’s a big reveal, and Akeem Lawanson discusses his disdain for PS5 resellers, along with his very own version of the PlayStation Project Leonardo controller kit. The Beyond crew then dives into a non-spoiler discussion of The Last of Us HBO series. Sony’s AFEELA is a car that’ll be in the wild, Brian Altano hates shimmying through cracks in video games, Jada Griffin breaks down the games she Platinumed over the holidays, and so much more on this episode of BEYOND!00:00:00 Intro00:01:00 PS5, vertical or horizontal?00:07:00 Interview with a real-life PS5 scalper00:10:12 Akeem buys a Project Leonardo controller00:13:08 Non-spoiler-y discussion of HBO's The Last of Us00:27:52 Brian hates shimmying through cracks00:36:36 Sony and Honda introduce AFEELA00:38:57 Jada's 3rd Annual Trophy Gauntlet00:51:24 Outro Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of Podcast Beyond, Max Scoville, Brian Altano, Josh Du, and Akeem Lawanson runs us through some of the third-party and first-party PlayStation exclusives coming out in 2023, including Horizon Call of the Mountain for PSVR2, Insomniac’s Spider-Man 2 #PS5 game, Forspoken and many more. Hitman 3 is being rebranded as World of Assassination, and the Beyond crew break down what this means for both newcomers and those returning to the Hitman franchise. With the entire Hitman trilogy soon to be in one package, this might be the time for Josh Du to hop into the slacks of Agent 47. 00:00:00 - Intro00:01:19 - PSVR 2  talk00:11:43 - Other big games of 202300:23:55 - Hitman 3 gets rebranded00:29:24 - Konami's mystery games00:41:42 - PS Plus games for January 202300:47:11 - Outro Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices