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Player One Podcast
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Join ex-game journalists Chris Johnston, Phil Theobald, and Greg Sewart as they talk about console/portable/PC games, raising kids, and the meaning of life.
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926a: Thank Goodness We're Back Aftershow (8/27/24)
1w ago00:20:58Tap to summarizeIf you support us on Patreon, you may know that we have been doing Aftershows weekly for many years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past (two years old) on Fridays for everyone's enjoyment. https://www.youtube.com/live/KvwuuiBE30w Thank Goodness We're Back Aftershow We have a Potent Lyricals quiz from Zach Miller for this week's aftershow! See if our intrepid hosts can tell what song's lyrics they're reading. This is part one of the quiz—hold on for part two in a few weeks! If you have an idea for a game we can play in the Aftershow, email it to us at playeronepodcast@gmail.com! Thanks for your support!
Transcribe →Master Chief Tennis
2w ago01:25:46Tap to summarizeThis week! Greg's back from an F1 pilgrimage to Spa, the Video Game History Foundation digs up a trove of E3 archives, Xbox tries ad-supported streaming and original Xbox games on PC, Atari signs a 10-franchise movie deal with Universal, and the LEGO Donkey Kong set goes up for pre-order. Plus: Splatoon Raiders (is awesome), F1 25's Breaking Point, Final Fight, and much, much more. Join us, won't you? https://youtube.com/live/6BBpBrPIhDM News VGHF E3 archive Xbox is testing ad-supported game streaming Some OG Xbox games come to PC Atari movie deal DK LEGO Steve Wiebe promo What'cha Been Playing Splatoon Raiders (CJ) F1 25 (Greg) Final Fight (Greg) LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight (Greg) Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced (CJ) Socials Greg's Twitch Show's Twitch Greg's Patreon Show's Blue Sky Show's YouTube Show's Facebook Check out Greg's web series Generation 16 - click here. Thanks for listening! Don't forget to visit our new web site at www.playeronepodcast.com. Running time: 01:25:46
Transcribe →925a: Pitfalls in the Past Aftershow (8/19/24)
2w ago00:27:05Tap to summarizeIf you support us on Patreon, you may know that we have been doing Aftershows weekly for many years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past (two years old) on Fridays for everyone's enjoyment. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-lrJa-W8uXI Pitfalls in the Past Aftershow For this week's Aftershow, CJ is joined by his daughter Charli as they discuss some of the news stories and trailers from the past few weeks, some of TV we're watching, and more!
Transcribe →All Digital Future Yoda
3w ago02:03:46Tap to summarizeThis week! Phil returns while Greg's off catching an F1 race in Belgium, and the guys dig into Once Upon a Katamari rolling onto Switch 2, Teeto's launch trailer getting buried under anti-Sony pro-physical comments, and the new LEGO Donkey Kong Arcade set. Plus: Picross S Konami Antiques, Ys Memoire, a Japan-only Ganbare Goemon collection, PowerWash Simulator 2's Star Wars pack, Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced, and the birth of All Digital Future Yoda. Join us, won't you? https://youtube.com/live/oKntWkhav-A News Once Upon a Katamari — Switch 2 & Rolling Live Highlights DLC Teeto (official site) — and the anti-Sony disc-comment story Sony ending physical disc production in January 2028 (PlayStation Blog) LEGO Donkey Kong Arcade (72051) What'cha Been Playing Splatoon Raiders (CJ) Orbitals (Phil) Mina the Hollower (Phil) Picross S: Konami Antiques Edition (Phil) Ys Memoire: Revelations in Celceta (Phil) Ganbare Goemon Daishuugo (Japan import) (Phil) PowerWash Simulator 2 — Star Wars Pack (Phil) Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced (CJ) Socials Player One Podcast Blue Sky Discord Player One Twitch Greg's Twitch Player One Patreon Greg Sewart's Patreon (Generation 16) Generation 16 on YouTube Other Blue Dragon (listener shout-out) Robot Alchemic Drive Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee Remastered Onimusha: Way of the Sword Stranger Than Heaven Beast of Reincarnation ...
Transcribe →924a: You Tell 'Em, Bernie! (Sega 1999 E3 Press Conference) Aftershow (8/12/24)
3w ago00:16:43Tap to summarizeIf you support us on Patreon, you may know that we have been doing Aftershows weekly for many years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past (two years old) on Fridays for everyone's enjoyment. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_rKIuUt9YA You Tell 'Em, Bernie! (Sega 1999 E3 Press Conference) Aftershow CJ played the audio from Sega's 1999 E3 press conference in the standard episode. And in the Aftershow, CJ takes a few minutes to talk about what you may have just heard. If you have an idea for a game we can play in the Aftershow, email it to us at playeronepodcast@gmail.com! Thanks for your support!
Transcribe →Banner Year for Bangers
4w ago01:35:43Tap to summarizeThis week! Xbox's brutal restructuring and its Game Pass reckoning, ongoing backlash to Sony killing physical discs, new Game Boy/GBA games on NSO, and a Donkey Kong arcade LEGO set. Plus: Rhythm Heaven Groove, Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced, Night Trap on 32X, Vampire Crawlers, and your questions on bad games worth remaking, a handheld PS6, and whether this is the next crash. Join us, won't you? https://youtube.com/live/2Hheq6P-9go News Resetting Xbox Xbox studio news Microsoft Xbox is the new Burning Platform | Jon Kimmich guest post The Cruelest Part Of Xbox's Layoffs - Jason Schreier PS physical news backlash Why PlayStation Is Killing Discs (Despite The Fan Revolt) - Jason Schreier NSO GB/GBA games - Wario Land and others LEGO Donkey Kong What'cha Been Playing Rhythm Heaven Groove Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced Night Trap Vampire Crawlers Other Greg Sewart's Extra Life Page Games I Completed - 2025 Digging for Isix: A Digital Pictures History Socials Greg Streams on Twitch Player One Podcast on Twitch Greg Sewart's Patreon Player One Podcast Patreon Player One Podcast Discord Subscribe to the podcast Follow us on Blue Sky at p1podcast.com. Thanks for listening! Don't forget to visit our new web site at www.playeronepodcast.com. Running time: 01:35:42
Transcribe →923a: Bad News Streak Aftershow (8/6/24)
Jul 1000:26:44Tap to summarizeIf you support us on Patreon, you may know that we have been doing Aftershows weekly for many years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past (two years old) on Fridays for everyone's enjoyment. https://www.youtube.com/live/O78if6XOHlg Bad News Streak Aftershow For this week's Aftershow, CJ and Greg discuss magazine rivalries and what happens when editors from different magazines attend the same press events. They also discuss the Game Informer closure and our feelings about the magazine over the years. If you have an idea for a game we can play in the Aftershow, email it to us at playeronepodcast@gmail.com! Thanks for your support!
Transcribe →Call It a Co-Reckoning
Jul 701:32:56Tap to summarizeThis week! Sony drops two bombshells — ending physical PS discs by 2028 and closing the PS3/Vita stores — while Xbox plans its own disc-to-digital move and more closures loom. Greg finishes Forbidden Solitaire and racks up combos in Vampire Crawlers, CJ clears out Picross and starts GTA V (what?), and listeners ask about GameStop's future and industry affordability. Join us, won't you? https://youtube.com/live/54n7cBQBiiI News Sony to end physical disc production January 2028 Sony tells developers they'll still be able to make discs – but only for older games PS3 and Vita digital stores to close Xbox is reportedly planning a way for players to convert their discs into digital copies State of Decay 3's Undead Labs named as another Xbox studio facing closure Splatoon Raiders Direct What'cha Been Playing Forbidden Solitaire Vampire Crawlers LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight Picross S: Genesis & Master System Edition Rhythm Heaven Groove Socials Greg Sewart's Extra Life Page Player One Podcast Discord Greg Streams on Twitch Player One Podcast on Twitch Player One Podcast on Blue Sky Player One Podcast on YouTube Player One Podcast on Facebook Other Games I Completed - 2025 Subscribe to the podcast Support Greg Sewart on Patreon Defunct Games YouTube Channel Fun Factor podcast Thanks for listening! Don't forget to visit our new web site at www.playeronepodcast.com. Running time: 01:32:55
Transcribe →901a: Spit Don't Swallow Aftershow (3/5/24)
Jul 300:22:05Tap to summarizeIf you support us on Patreon, you may know that we have been doing Aftershows weekly for many years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past (two years old) on Fridays for everyone's enjoyment. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7KrTpZ8T4g Spit Don't Swallow Aftershow It's CJ vs Greg in an EGM Review Quiz duel! We choose a review and then the other has to guess what game is being described. If you have an idea for a game we can play in the Aftershow, email it to us at playeronepodcast@gmail.com! Thanks for your support!
Transcribe →Code in a Box
Jun 3001:29:28Tap to summarizeThis week! CJ and Greg wade through a genuinely grim news pile: GTA VI's pricing and "code in a box" physical edition, the memory crisis pushing console prices toward $1,000, Valve's Steam Machine sticker shock, Xbox's worst sales month on record, and fresh layoffs at Bungie. There's a sliver of good news in a Sea of Thieves movie, and then it's on to what they've been playing — Star Fox, the Rhythm Heaven Groove demo, Picross, Gitaroo Man, and Vampire Crawlers. Listener questions cover next-gen wish lists and the long-lost "baby cast," and much, much more. Join us, won't you? https://youtube.com/live/g49hodmvQko Links of interest: News GTA VI pre-orders open: $80/$100, physical is a code in a box Report disputes a later disc-based GTA VI release Steam Machine pricing revealed Xbox is increasing prices again Xbox hits worst US sales month on record, PS5 drops 58% A major retailer warns of a console shortage this Christmas Memory prices might never return to normal Micron locks in historically high memory prices through 2030 Bungie announces layoffs and reorganization A live-action Sea of Thieves movie is in the works What'cha Been Playing Star Fox Rhythm Heaven Groove (demo) Picross S: Genesis & Master System edition Gitaroo Man Vampire Crawlers Socials Player One Podcast Discord Greg Sewart's Extra Life Page Greg Streams on Twitch Greg Sewart's Patreon Games I Completed – 2025 Other Double Fine PsychOdyssey Post Games (Chris Plante's podcast) PS5 Pro Subscribe to the podcast Check out Greg's web series Generation 16 - click here. Follow us on Blue Sky at p1podcast.com. Thanks for listening! Don't forget to visit our new website at www.playeronepodcast.com. <...
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