🎮 EPISODE 385 – Ghost of Yōtei Hype and the Future of PS Plus

Fred’s 40 hours deep into Death Stranding 2, Jake’s has finally ripped through Doom: The Dark Ages, Bought Death Stranding 2 and started Lies of P and we’re back with a fully loaded episode. We break down the biggest PlayStation stories of the week — starting with speculation around Cory Barlog’s next project. Is it more God of War or something entirely different?

We also tee up the Ghost of Yōtei gameplay reveal and talk expectations for Sucker Punch’s next samurai epic. Then we celebrate 15 years of PlayStation Plus and debate what Sony needs to do to keep the service feeling fresh — especially as Cyberpunk 2077 drops into the Game Catalog. We also talk about Sony’s confirmed shift away from PS4 support on PS Plus in 2026.

Plus, we run through this week’s new PSN drops, including Ready or Not, Neon Needles, and Neverwinter Nights 2: Enhanced Edition.

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Fred’s neck-deep in Death Stranding 2, Jake’s still playing Doom The Dark Ages. In the news: Neil Druckmann is stepping away from The Last of Us Season 3 to focus on Naughty Dog, but he’s still playing games—Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 blew his mind, and it might be a GOTY dark horse.

Also: Forza Motorsport may have stalled out for good as Turn 10 gets gutted and GT7 keeps cruising. Helldivers 2 jumping to Xbox has the PS5 crowd split, and a new Mafia: The Old Country gameplay drop has serious Uncharted energy. Plus, over a million gamers want to stop the industry from killing off old games, but publishers aren’t exactly on board.

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383 - PS6 is Coming, What We Know and What We Want.

We're back after a short break—thanks for hanging in there with us! In Episode 383, we unpack Sony’s surprise PS6 confirmation and talk about what machine learning and local power could mean for the next generation of PlayStation. Fred shares his thoughts on Car Mechanic Simulator and dives into Death Stranding 2, which he is absolutely ALL IN on, while Jake’s used his Steam Deck while in Italy and played Super Mario World. We also break down this month’s PS Plus lineup, System Shock 2’s incoming remaster, new life in Red Dead Online, and what’s dropping on PS5 this week. No listener feedback this time, but we’ve got a packed episode full of the good stuff.

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