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Jedi Survivor’s New Gameplay Gives Us High Hopes - Beyond 787 Feb 08, 2023

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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 Intro

00:01:57 Star Wars Jedi: Survivor

00:21:34 PS5 gets a new update

00:32:26 More games-as-service games are shutting down

00:48:35 DualSense Edge talk

00:57:55 HBO's The Last of Us Episode 4 talk

01:10:19 Gran Turismo 7's PSVR 2 update

01:21:19 Outro

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What's Next for the Uncharted Series? - Beyond 786 Feb 01, 2023

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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!

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Forspoken is Ambitious, But Is It Good? - Beyond 785 Jan 24, 2023

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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 - Intro

00:01:09 - Forspoken: Is It Any Good?

00:24:33 - DualSense Edge Impressions

00:27:58 - The 30 PSVR 2 Games Announced

00:47:06 - Dragon Ball Z Kakarot Deserves a Prequel, Not a Sequel

00:58:25 - PlayStation ModLibs

01:03:58 - The Last of Us Episode 2 Reactions & Outro

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Will the PSVR2 Be Worth the Wait? - Beyond 784 Jan 17, 2023

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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 - Intro

00:01:54 - Where’s the PSVR 2 Hype?

00:22:04 - Beyond Community Impressions of The Last of Us HBO Series

00:36:01 - F This Trophy: Final Fantasy Crisis Core

00:42:30 - God of War: Ragnarok Gets New Game Plus & Our Favorite NG+’s

00:51:50 - Outro

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Is Your PS5 Melting? - Beyond 783 Jan 10, 2023

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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 Intro

00:01:00 PS5, vertical or horizontal?

00:07:00 Interview with a real-life PS5 scalper

00:10:12 Akeem buys a Project Leonardo controller

00:13:08 Non-spoiler-y discussion of HBO's The Last of Us

00:27:52 Brian hates shimmying through cracks

00:36:36 Sony and Honda introduce AFEELA

00:38:57 Jada's 3rd Annual Trophy Gauntlet

00:51:24 Outro

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2023’s Most Exciting PlayStation Exclusives - Beyond 782 Jan 03, 2023

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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 - Intro
00:01:19 - PSVR 2 talk

00:11:43 - Other big games of 2023

00:23:55 - Hitman 3 gets rebranded

00:29:24 - Konami's mystery games

00:41:42 - PS Plus games for January 2023

00:47:11 - Outro

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Hands-On Impressions of the PS5's DualSense Edge Controller - Beyond 781 Dec 20, 2022

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In this episode of Podcast Beyond, Jada Griffin talks us through on what she loved about the DualSense Edge in her hands-on preview at PlayStation HQ. Is it more than meets the eye? What are the best features on it and how customizeable is the DualSense Edge? Will it be great for accessibility? Join the crew as they ask the important questions of whether the new controller for the PS5 is worth it.

Also, with the announcement of Death Stranding 2, Josh questions whether or not he should FINALLY start playing Death Stranding. How does it hold up? And what does Brian Altano think of Callisto Protocol? As you can see, there are TONS of questions waiting to be answered in this jam packed Holiday episode.

00:00:10 - Intro

00:50:00 - DualSense Edge Controller Hands-On Impressions

00:12:42 - DS2: Should I Play Death Stranding?

00:27:09 - PlayStation Mod Libs

00:33:29 - Brian & Callisto Protocol

00:43:34 - IGN’s Best PlayStation Characters & Outro

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Armored Core 6 Might Disappoint Soulsborne Fans (But That's Okay) - Beyond 780 Dec 13, 2022

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Will Armored Core 6 be anything like the Soulsborne games we've grown accustomed to? How has Elden Ring's success affected FromSoftware's approach to the latest Armored Core game? In this episode of Podcast Beyond, Max scoville, Jada Griffin, Brian Altano, and Akeem Lawanson dive into what makes Armored Core so different to FromSoft's most successful games. Whether you've played previous Armored Core games in the past or not, we're still very curious whether anything will change with the series, especially considering how successful Elden Ring was this year, even taking home the Game of the Year award from The Game Awards last week!

Also, Akeem has had something brewing for years now that he's FINALLY able to talk about! What's with this beef with Brian? Find out in today's episode of Podcast Beyond!

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Elden Ring vs. God of War: Ragnarok: Which Should Win? - Beyond 779 Dec 06, 2022

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Will gamers choose Elden Ring for 2022's GOTY, or will God of War: Ragnarok swoop in at the end of the year and take it from them? It's a question everyone's had on their minds well into 2022. Elden Ring is a massive open-world phenomenon that will stick with gamers for its unforgiving, yet memorable world with rich lore, and God of War: Ragnarok is a story for the ages that takes you across the nine realms with some of the best acting ever put in a video game. Max Scoville and Brian Altano on Team Elden Ring go head-to-head-to-head-to-head with Jada Griffin and Akeem Lawanson on Team Ragnarok as they debate their points on which game they believe deserves the crown.

00:00:10 - Intro

00:00:55 - The Great Elden Ring vs. God of War: Ragnarok Debate

00:49:50 - Outro

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The Witcher is Getting an Open-World Remake, What Other Games Need One? - Beyond 778 Nov 29, 2022

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The original Witcher game is 15 years old, and recently CD Projekt Red has announced that it will be getting a complete open-world remake! In this episode of Podcast Beyond, Max Scoville, Jada Griffin, and Colin Stevens talk about other games they think would benefit from open-world remakes as well. Also, we take a look at some hilarious Platinum-farming shovelware that requires you to... stroke a turtle? Yeah, we're as confused as you are. Wait till you see Italian Journey! You won't believe what kind of games have managed to make it into the PlayStation Store. Finally, Max comes to a realization that Bloodborne is like parenting? Utter madness.

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