Player One Podcast

This 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?
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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 (CJ)
Ys Memoire: Revelations in Celceta (CJ)
Ganbare Goemon Daishuugo (Japan import) (CJ) 
PowerWash Simulator 2 — Star Wars Pack (CJ)
Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced (CJ)
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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
Castlevania: Belmont's Curse
Frieren: Beyond Journey's End
Dave the Diver — In the Jungle live-action short (Mint Rocket × The Asylum)
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Running time: 02:03:46

If 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.
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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!

This 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? 
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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

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Greg Streams on Twitch

Player One Podcast on Twitch

Greg Sewart's Patreon

Player One Podcast Patreon

Player One Podcast Discord

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Thanks for listening! Don't forget to visit our new web site at www.playeronepodcast.com.
Running time: 01:35:42

If 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!

This 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?
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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

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Other
Games I Completed - 2025

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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