Episode 149: Showcases & Shambles The Dual Sense podcast

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What's up and welcome to The Dual Sense Podcast as we bring you all of the week's PlayStation news, rumors, and new games in less than 90 minutes! On this 177th and final episode of the podcast, we discuss Hogwarts Legacy being 2023's best-selling game, Foamstars launching day one on PlayStation Plus, Helldivers 2 going gold, new details on the Tomb Raider remasters, a new Genshin Impact update, 2K brings back the TopSpin series, more industry layoffs, the next Battlefield game wants to have the most realistic destruction effects, Microsoft appears to be preparing to bring Xbox games to PlayStation, and much more. With this being our final episode, we want to express our deepest appreciation to you. Whether you've listened to one episode, or all of them, we cannot thank you enough. We have enjoyed doing a PlayStation news show for nearly four years now, and wanted to approach it differently than other podcasts out there. Just because the podcast is ending does not mean that we are. We will still be around on our social media feeds and YouTube @TheDualSensePod. Please find us and keep in touch! Thank you once again, and as always, for listening. It's been a heck of a ride. Cheers!…

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Episode 176: Rivals Turned Partners 35:27

1 year ago35:27

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What's up and welcome to The Dual Sense Podcast as we bring you all of the week's PlayStation news, rumors, and new game releases in less than 90 minutes! On this week's show, we discuss the prominent rumor that Xbox is considering bringing some of its first-party games to PlayStation, such as Sea of Thieves and Hi-Fi Rush. We also take a look at the recent castings for season two of HBO's The Last of Us, the January additions to PS Plus Extra and Premium, December's most downloaded PlayStation games, what Sony showed at its CES presentation, Helldivers 2 confirmed for February 8th, people really love Fortnite, a new iteration of DualSense is on the way with "exceptional" battery life, and much more. If you enjoy the show, we'd appreciate a rating or review wherever you listen. We'd also love to be your internet friend, so find us on social media @TheDualSensePod and let's talk PlayStation and video games. Thank you, as always, for listening and have a great week!…

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Episode 175: Salvation is on the Horizon 49:24

1 year ago49:24

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What's up and welcome to The Dual Sense Podcast as we bring you all of the week's PlayStation news, rumors, new game releases and more in less than 90 minutes! On this episode, we discuss the new evidence of a Horizon MMORPG, allegedly called "Land of Salvation" and in development at NCsoft. We also take a look at rumors of a remastered God of War trilogy, a release window for Star Wars Outlaws, Hogwarts Legacy is topping the sales charts, a remake of Metal Gear Solid has been rumored, Gran Turismo Sport has been delisted from storefronts, Bend Studio is in the kitchen, a PlayStation Stars reward point glitch strikes Jason, what to expect at Sony's CES presentation, and so much more. If you enjoy the show, won't you consider subscribing to us? We'd also appreciate a rating or review wherever you listen to podcasts. And please find us on social media @TheDualSensePod to chat PlayStation, we'd love to hear from you. Thank you for everything! Talk at you next time!…

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Episode 174: Hack Job 1:09:59

1 year ago1:09:59

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What's up and welcome to The Dual Sense Podcast as we bring you all of the week's PlayStation news, rumors, and new game releases in less than 90 minutes! On this week's show we dive into the massive hack of Insomniac Games (no game-specific spoilers), Sony acquiring a stake in a popular Japanese mobile game developer, PlayStation VR2 is a "challenging" for Sony, Firewall Ultra's developer closes its doors, the PlayStation Blog 2023 award winners, Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 is coming in 2025, the PS5 has crossed 50 million units sold, Tencent and NetEase lose $80 billion in market value, Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth will take 40 hours to complete, Discovery shows aren't leaving the PS Store after all, The Finals hits 10 million players in three weeks, and so much more. If you enjoy the show, don't forget to subscribe to get a new episode delivered every Monday on your podcast app. We'd also appreciate if you could leave us a rating, review, like, or comment wherever you listen. And finally, please find us on social media @TheDualSensePod. We'd love to chat PlayStation with you. Thank you so much for listening, and have a Happy Holiday! We will be taking next week off and will see you in 2024.…

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Episode 173: Naughty Dog! Good Dog? 59:13

1 year ago59:13

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What's up and welcome to The Dual Sense Podcast as we bring you all of the week's PlayStation news, rumors, and new game releases in less than 90 minutes! On this week's episode, we discuss the massive news that Naughty Dog has cancelled its highly-anticipated The Last of Us Online, the official death of E3, November's industry sales data, the success of PlayStation Portal, a leak at Insomniac Games, December's PS Plus Extra and Premium games, the God of War Ragnarok Valhalla DLC is more than it seems, PS5 Pro is real and it is coming in 2024, Embracer Group keeps letting go of studios, Jason played 178 games this year, The Day Before was a scam, a Death Stranding movie (directed by Jordan Peele) is happening, and so much more. If you enjoy the show, please consider subscribing to get a new episode delivered straight to you every Monday. We'd also appreciate a rating or review on your podcast app. And don't forget to find us on social media @ TheDualSensePod to chat PlayStation with us. Thank you for listening and have a great week!…

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Episode 172: Pick Your Vice 1:06:30

1 year ago1:06:30

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What's up and welcome in to The Dual Sense Podcast as we bring you all of the week's PlayStation news, rumors, new game releases and more in less than 90 minutes! On this episode, we discuss the big Grand Theft Auto 6 reveal of course, as well as a recap of everything announced at The Game Awards (spoiler: lots of cool stuff!), Bungie could be ripe for a full Sony takeover, Fortnite has become a platform, November's most downloaded games on the PS Store, December's PS Plus Essential games, The Last of Us Part 2 Remastered's No Return mode gets detailed, Modern Warfare 3 season one launches, Pacific Drive gets a release date, the final Cyberpunk 2077 update, and so much more. If you enjoy the show, don't forget to subscribe to get a new episode delivered every Monday. We'd also appreciate if you could leave us a rating, review, like, or comment. And finally, please find us on social media @TheDualSensePod - we'd love to chat PlayStation with you. As always, thank you for listening and have a great week!…

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Episode 171: A Lapse in Service Games 1:10:55

1 year ago1:10:55

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What's up and welcome to The Dual Sense Podcast as we bring you all of the week's PlayStation news, rumors, new game releases, and more in less than 90 minutes! On this week's show we discuss Sony's latest financial reporting, including the delay of six of its 12 live service games. We also dive into Rockstar's announcement of an announcement regarding Grand Theft Auto 6, the state of Modern Warfare 3, October's most-downloaded PlayStation Store games, PS VR2 notches a couple of Golden Joystick Awards, Embracer having further troubles, Spider-Man 2 sells five million copies, The Last of Us multiplayer game is still being made, Sony and Nintendo partner to make a Legend of Zelda game (?), Warner Bros. is going all-in on live service games, and so much more. If you enjoy the show, don't forget to subscribe to get a new episode delivered every Monday. We'd also be much obliged if you could leave us a rating or review, like or comment. Also, find us on social media @TheDualSensePod to chat some PlayStation with us! Thank you for listening and have a great week!…

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Episode 170: Bungie's Shaky Destiny 1:09:05

1 year ago1:09:05

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Hello there and welcome to The Dual Sense Podcast as we bring you all of the week's PlayStation news, rumors, new game releases, and more in less than 90 minutes! On this week's episode we discuss the massive layoffs at Bungie, as well as delays to The Final Shape and Marathon, and what it all means exactly. We also talk rumors of PlayStation tapping third-parties for more PS5 exclusives and a pivot away from live service games, November's PS Plus Essential games, launch dates for the Pulse Explore and Pulse Elite audio accessories, a big new Gran Turismo 7 update, Spider-Man 2 and Wolverine are in the same universe, Modern Warfare 3 is short, the Ghost of Tsushima movie is about to get rolling, HBO's The Last of Us is headed for 2025, Jusant is wonderful, and so much more. If you enjoy the show, consider subscribing to get a new show delivered every Monday wherever you listen. Also, if you would leave a rating or review, like or comment, all of those would be extremely helpful to get us into the ears of others. Oh, and don't forget to find us on social media @TheDualSensePod! Thank you for spending some time with us, and have a great week!…

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Episode 169: First Jimmy, Now Connie 58:04

1 year ago58:04

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What's up and welcome to The Dual Sense Podcast as we bring you all of the week's PlayStation news, rumors, new game releases, and more in less than 90 minutes! On this week's episode, we discuss the departure of senior PlayStation executive Connie Booth and the massive hole she leaves behind. We also dive into PlayStation executive Eric Lempel's recent interview with Barron and how he might be Jim Ryan's successor, The Finals open beta, PS5 Slim requires an internet connection for setup, Spider-Man 2 sales, The Metal Gear Solid Master Collection, PS5 game streaming is imminent, Diablo 4's first expansion, Alan Wake 2 expansions, an odd Batman: Arkham Knight update, Skull & Bones gets delayed, Media Molecule and Visual Arts Services Group suffer layoffs, a Far Cry extraction shooter leaks, and more. If you enjoy the show, don't forget to subscribe to get new episode every Monday! Also, if you could leave a rating or review on your podcast app, we would be most appreciative. Find us on social media @TheDualSensePod to chat some PlayStation with us! As always, thank you for listening and have a great week!…

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Episode 168: Keeping Up with the Spencers 52:23

1 year ago52:23

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What's up and welcome to The Dual Sense Podcast as we bring you all of the week's PlayStation news, rumors, new game releases, and more in less than 90 minutes! On this week's episode, we discuss rumors of PlayStation feeling under pressure to make a big acquisition following the Microsoft-Activision deal. We also discuss September's industry sales data, some Spider-Man 2 stuff, more layoffs, Roblox is indeed huge, whether or not Rise of the Ronin is a Soulsbourne game, Assassin's Creed could be headed to the future, Jason wants to buy a PlayStation Portal, Travis reviewed his first video game, and we love Isonzo. All of that, and so much more! If you enjoy the show, don't forget to subscribe to get a new episode delivered every Monday wherever you listen to podcasts. Also, we'd very much appreciate a rating or review, like or comment - all are super helpful! Thank you for listening to our shenanigans, have a great week, and we'll talk at you next time!…

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Episode 167: Don't Call it a Slim 1:12:39

1 year ago1:12:39

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What's up and welcome to The Dual Sense Podcast as we bring you all of the week's PlayStation news, rumors, new game releases, and more in less than 90 minutes! On this week's episode, we discuss the reveal of the long rumored PS5 slim model that PlayStation refuses to call slim. We also dive into the new PS5 game streaming feature dropping later this month, October's PS Plus Extra and Premium games, the indefinite delay of Ubisoft's FPS XDefiant, the closure of Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard King, Trophy support coming to PlayStation PC games, a Guitar Hero revival could be happening, Rocket League players are mad, Disney executives are pushing to acquire a video game publisher, Best Buy is ceasing sales of some physical media in 2024, and much more. If you enjoy the show, don't forget to subscribe to get a new episode delivered every Monday! Also, we'd very much appreciate you leaving us a rating or review on your podcast app. And don't forget to find us on social media! Thank you for listening, as always, and have a great week! Spider-Man 2 is upon us!…

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Episode 166: Dead Service Games 1:01:17

1 year ago1:01:17

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What's up and welcome to The Dual Sense Podcast as we bring you all of the week's PlayStation news, rumors, new game releases, and more in less than 90 minutes! On this week's episode, we discuss The Last of Us multiplayer project being on ice and what it means for PlayStation's push into live service games. We also take a look at the new Sony Pictures Core benefit for PS Plus subscribers, a new rumor regarding God of War Ragnarok DLC, September's most-downloaded games on the PS Store, the new season of Battlefield 2042, Beat Saber's Linkin Park DLC, Hyenas gets cancelled, Housemarque is moving to a new building, a bunch of Cyberpunk 2077 news, Microsoft is closing the Activision deal this week, iRacing is making NASCAR games for consoles, Hunt: Showdown is finally getting a PS5 version, and so much more. If you enjoy the show, don't forget to subscribe to get a new episode delivered every Monday. Also, we'd love it if you left us a rating or review on your app, or a like and comment on YouTube. As always, thank you for listening and have a great week!…

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Episode 165: Changing of the Guard 1:07:32

1 year ago1:07:32

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Welcome in to The Dual Sense Podcast as we bring you all of the week's PlayStation news, rumors, new game releases, and more in less than 90 minutes! On this week's episode, we discuss the big news of Jim Ryan announcing his retirement, PlayStation allegedly terminating its relationship with collectibles manufacturer Gaming Heads, massive layoffs across the industry, October's PS Plus Essential games, several new PS VR2 game updates, Teardown is coming to PS Plus in November, the FTC isn't done with Microsoft yet, PS5 exclusive Wolverine could get delayed, Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic appears to be in trouble, Far Cry 7 details leak, and more. If you enjoy the show, don't forget to subscribe to get a new episode delivered every Monday. Also, we'd be much obliged if you could leave us a rating, review, like, or comment wherever you listen. As always, thank you for listening and have a great week!…

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Episode 164: Setting the Table for 2024 1:10:43

2 years ago1:10:43

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Welcome in to The Dual Sense Podcast as we bring you all of the week's PlayStation news, rumors, new game releases, and more in less than 90 minutes! In this episode we discuss the recent State of Play, Helldivers 2, the PS Plus Extra and Premium games for September, the new PS5 firmware (and if we even noticed it), Spider-Man 2, an awesome-looking new PS VR2 game called Mannequin, Stig Asmussen leaving Respawn Entertainment, Embracer putting Gearbox up for sale, the Immortals of Aveum developer laying off nearly half its employees, the Unity nonsense, Apple's aggressive push into traditional gaming, XDefiant gets delayed, and so much more. If you enjoy the show, don't forget to subscribe to get a new episode delivered every Monday. We'd also appreciate if you could leave a rating, review, like, or comment wherever you listen! As always, thank you for listening, and have a great week!…

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Episode 163: Building Roblox 52:19

2 years ago52:19