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Aug 31, 2022 • 55min

Is PlayStation 5 Too Expensive Now? - Beyond 765

The seemingly impossible has happened! After nearly two years of being on the market, the PlayStation 5 is receiving a price INCREASE in many major regions. While it might seem like a shock to some folks, it seems like nothing is unprecedented in these….unprecedented times! So join IGN’s Matt Kim, Jada Griffin, and Mark Medina as we theorize why this happened at all, and what it could mean for PlayStation’s current console production shortages. Also, The Last of Part 1 is almost here, and we’ve been playing it. So if you’re curious about this strange new title and want to know what we think of it, then this might be the episode for you!  00:00:10 - Intro & News!00:05:43 - PS5 Getting a Price Hike???00:29:10 - The Last of Us: Part I Impressions00:51:26 - Outro Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Aug 24, 2022 • 1h 3min

Jonathon's Final Episode - Beyond Episode 764

On this week's episode of IGN's PlayStation show, Podcast Beyond!, host Jonathon Dornbush is joined by Jada Griffin and Mark Medina to bid farewell to Jonathon's time as host of Beyond! After nearly four years as host, Jonathon is leaving IGN and Beyond!, too, and so Mark and Jada wanted to send Jonathon off by walking down memory lane, discussing PlayStation and IGN memories with each other, talking about what's to come in the world of PlayStation, and reflecting back on his time hosting Beyond! (We try to sneak in a little news talk in there about the DualSense Edge, the PSVR 2 launch window, and some surprising PlayStation movie adaptions. But look, this episode is a more reflective, personal one for the crew, they'll be back to normal PlayStation discussions next week!)Brian and Max also join Jonathon for a segment to discuss their time on Beyond! together, wrapping up and bookmarking this era of Beyond! (Parental warning, a couple of curses are said during this segment! Timecodes below if you need) And then, Jonathon bids his final farewell to the show, to the audience, to the co-hosts, and producers.And from Jonathon himself (hi, me here!), thank you so much to everyone who has supported the show during my time hosting. Beyond! has meant so, so much to me throughout my life as both a fan and someone on the show. I am so proud and grateful of the show we've made, and grateful to anyone who's tuned in. As always, BEYOND! 00:00 - Intro and Jonathon’s Big Announcement!11:21 - PlayStation Memories from the Past22:44 - State of Play Speculation33:11 - Memories of Jonathon’s Time Hosting Beyond37:35 - Max and Brian Say Their Farewells to Jonathon50:12 - Outro and Tons of Tears Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Aug 17, 2022 • 1h 21min

When Did PlayStation Become Your Platform of Choice? - Beyond 763

On this week’s episode of IGN’s PlayStation show Podcast Beyond!, host Jonathon Dornbush is joined by Mark Medina and Jada Griffin to dive into the latest PlayStation news, discuss some classic PlayStation memories, plus a deep dive on the new game Rollerdrome with one of the developers behind it! First, Jonathan, Jada, and Mark dig into the latest PS4 and PS5 news, including Astro’s Playroom devs Team Asobi working on their biggest project yet, , Spider-Man having a pretty successful PC launch, Marvel Games holding a panel during D23, and some updates on live-service and multiplayer games, like Fortnite getting Dragon Ball and Multiversus getting Black Adam and Stripe. And that really gets us on a weird Gremlins tangent. Then, we dig into a discussion about our histories with PlayStation, and specifically discuss when PlayStation became our platform of choice. We dig into the games, consoles, and general eras of PlayStation that have had us coming back for years. And we want to hear your stories as well! Write in to beyond@ign.com with the subject line “PlayStation Origin Story” to tell yours! Then, Jonathon speaks to Simon Bennett of Roll 7 to discuss the studio’s awesome new skating-meets-shooter game Rollerdrome, how the studio put this strange yet fun idea together, and why it made such a smart fit alongside the developers other games like OlliOlli. 00:00:00 - Intro & News!00:19:23 - What Made You a PlayStation Player?00:50:36 - Rollerdrome Dev Interview01:16:53 - Outro Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Aug 11, 2022 • 1h 39min

Why It’s the Best Time to Get Into Fighting Games - Beyond 762

On this week’s episode of IGN’s PlayStation show, Podcast Beyond!, host Jonathon Dornbush is joined by Jada Griffin and Mitchell Saltzman to talk about the latest news in the world of PlayStation, and the excitement of EVO and why it’s the best time to get into fighting games. First, the cast runs down some of the big news in the world of PlayStation, including the new PlayStation Plus extra lineup, including Yakuza games, Monopoly, and more; the casting of new and familiar characters in The Last of Us HBO TV show, Marvel Midnight Suns’ delay out of October, and the Call of Duty Modern Warfare II beta. Then, we dig into some thoughts on fighting games. With EVO having recently concluded, the first time since PlayStation acquired a stake in the tournament. Mitchell offers some of his thoughts from actually competing in and attending EVO, Jada offers her thoughts on watching as a fighting game fan, and Jonathon discusses his experience watching as someone who has never really been into fighting games. The cast talks about why now is perhaps the best time to get into fighting games, given the positivity and support around the scene, the success of free-to-play fighters like MultiVersus, which the panel has all been playing, and what upcoming and older fighting games might be good starting points for players who want to get into the fighting game scene. Then, Jonathon speaks with two of the developers behind Cult of the Lamb, which hits PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 this week. Julian Wilton, Massive Monster Creative Director, and Jay Armstrong, the studio's Design Director, join Jonathon to dig into Cult of the Lamb’s development process, the joys of it’s combination of game genres, and whether the team always knew it had to be a lamb at the center of it all. The cast then discusses some of the comments we received from last week’s show, the games we’ve been playing, including MultiVersus, Cult of the Lamb, and Nobody Saves the World, and Jonathon reads a wonderful Memory Card. And we do it all while accidentally creating like six portmanteaus. Want to be part of the show? Write in to beyond@ign.com. 00:00:00 - Intro & News!00:14:45 - Mitchell Attended EVO 2022!00:27:53 - Multiversus’ Success & Jumping Into Fighting Games00:40:54 - What’s the Best Fighting Game to Start With?00:52:13 - Cult of the Lamb Dev Interview01:21:13 - Memory Card & Outro Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Aug 3, 2022 • 1h 6min

How Long Is Too Long for a Game? - Beyond 761

Timecodes:00:00:00 - Intro00:02:50 - The Great Game Length Debate00:51:30 - PS5 Accolades Going Away?00:54:16 - What’s the Best Yakuza Game to Start With?01:01:52 - Outro  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Jul 27, 2022 • 1h 18min

New GTA 6 Info Has Us Excited and Skeptical - Beyond 760

00:00:00 - Intro  00:03:47 - GTA VI Gets its First Female Protagonist  00:20:54 - Knights of the Old Republic Remake Indefinitely Delayed00:25:49 - PSVR 2 Gets New Features00:34:56 - August PS Plus Games00:40:45 - Stray Developer Interview01:06:35 - What We’re Playing & Outro  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Jul 20, 2022 • 1h 18min

Stray Is the Adorable Cat Game We Hoped For - Beyond 759

00:00:00 - Intro 00:03:50 - PlayStation Stars Announced!00:15:54 - God of War: Ragnarok Gets a Story Synopsis00:21:18 - Stray is Finally Here!00:57:19 - Memory Card & Outro Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Jul 13, 2022 • 1h 13min

New PS Plus’ First Big Update - Beyond 758

00:00:00 - Intro 00:03:58 - PS Plus Gets its First Big Update for Extra & Premium00:28:28 - Haven is Officially a PlayStation Studio00:34:45 - TLOU: Part I Remake Goes Gold00:42:40 - Indie Release Dates Announced!00:46:35 - Q3 & Q4 2022 Game Updates00:58:15 - Memory Card & Outro Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Jul 6, 2022 • 1h 6min

God of War Ragnarok FINALLY Has a Release Date - Beyond 757

00:00:00 - Intro00:02:58 - God of War Ragnarok release date & Collector’s Edition revealed!00:29:57 - Forspoken delayed to 202300:45:31 - SuckerPunch is NOT working on Sly Cooper & Infamous00:49:30 - GTA 4 and Red Dead Redemption remasters are no more00:52:39 - Memory Card & Outro Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Jun 29, 2022 • 1h 2min

Skull & Bones Release Date Leaks, FromSoft’s Next Game Almost Finished - Beyond 756

This week on one of IGN's most popular PlayStation shows, bumbling substitute host Max Scoville is joined by rowdy Italian Brian Altano and award-winning journalist Matt Kim. Full disclosure: we initially planned this week's episode to be a live God of War Ragnarok State of Play post-show, but we still hadn't heard anything so that got scrapped last minute. Bear with us as we goof around and discuss this week's PlayStation-adjacent news, such as a leaked Skull & Bones release date, the Horizon Zero Dawn/Forbidden West Netflix show's leaked title ("Horizon 2074") and news that FromSoftware's next unannounced game is in final stages of development. Is it Armored Core 6? Very possibly, but how do you make an Armored Core game in a post-Dark Souls gaming landscape? PlayStation Plus games for july have been revealed, along with some hot new musical additions to the official PlayStation Plus Spotify playlist that we learned is a thing. A former Days Gone director announced his next project, Ashfall, which sounds cool until you get to the part about NFTs. A new law in Quebec requiring immigrants to learn French to access government services, which might cause problems for the many Montreal-based video game studios' efforts to recruit new talent. None of us can speak French very well, but we try. Plus, we chatted a little about Plague Tale: Requiem, which is coming to PS5 later this year, and Neon White, which isn't announced for any PlayStation devices, but Matt wanted to talk about it so don't blame me. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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