We've waited so long for a fresh PlayStation Showcase that it came as a bit of a shock to be sitting there watching a new one. Yet we did just that, and frankly, we were left feeling a little bit underwhelmed. It's not to say that potentially-amazing games weren't shown-off, because they were. Out of the 34 titles seen, many of them looked great. But a lack of a truly meaningful first and second party presence coupled with gameplay scarce makes it's hard to feel too excited about what Haven or Firewalk are toiling away on when we somehow still don't have a release date for Spider-Man 2, when Factions remains as much of a mystery as it was before, when a predictable reliance on new PvP products nonetheless leaves some fans distressed. We take the time to go game-by-game, from Fairgame$ and Helldivers II right on through Marathon and Concord, covering all that the event had to offer. We also do a 'regular show' around that, touching on the other news from the week, with plenty of listener inquiries, too. Are you feeling better than you were pre-Showcase, PlayStation fans? As usual, it's likely just a matter of perspective.

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0:00:00 - Intro
0:14:24 - How does Colin ignore insider info when predicting events?
0:15:45 - Gamers get tattoos together!
0:19:36 - An Old Fashion tale
0:25:45 - "turbulent ejaculations”
0:32:31 - Dank Yharnam Nugs
0:35:48 - Should Colin raffle off a set of tickets to his wedding?
0:43:24 - Lawn care techniques
0:49:39 - Corrections
0:49:55 - Raf Grassetti leaves Santa Monica Studio
0:54:20 - Backbone One for PS5/Android is now available
1:00:10 - PlayStation X Destiny 2
1:05:07 - Final Fantasy XIV has 1.2 million players a day and there will be no DLC for XVI
1:14:04 - Blue Protocol has been delayed until 2024
1:17:03 - Embracer Group’s mystery deal collapses
1:20:27 - What Are We Playing?
1:39:28 - Sony released a substantial document outlining the PlayStation business
1:50:42 - The document's information and data on games
2:05:07 - The document's information and data on PlayStation Plus
2:10:56 - The document's information and data on PC releases
2:17:55 - Overall impressions of the PlayStation Showcase
2:24:08 - Fairgames
2:30:35 - Jim Ryan
2:31:07 - Helldivers 2
2:35:49 - Immortals of Aveum
2:39:45 - Ghostrunner 2
2:43:16 - Phantom Blade
2:47:40 - Sword of the Sea
2:50:21 - Talos Principle 2, Neva, Cat Quest 2
2:52:40 - Foam Stars
2:55:11 - Plucky Squire
2:57:40 - Teardown
2:59:19 - Metal Gear Solid Delta
3:07:11 - Towers of Aghasba
3:09:13 - Final Fantasy XVI
3:09:26 - Alan Wake 2
3:13:46 - Assassin's Creed Mirage
3:16:45 - Revenant Hill
3:18:25 - Granblue Fantasy Relink
3:20:48 - Street Fighter 6
3:23:28 - Ultros
3:26:19 - Tower of Fantasy
3:28:32 - Dragon's Dogma 2
3:31:03 - Five Nights at Freddy's: Help Wanted 2
3:31:16 - PSVR2 games
3:34:30 - Marathon
3:40:45 - Destiny 2
3:42:51 - Concord
3:46:45 - Jim Ryan's new hardware
3:51:51- Spider-Man 2
4:08:05 - Why is Colin playing Forespoken instead of Tears of the Kingdom?
4:14:09 - Would CD Projekt Red be a good fit for PlayStation Studios?
4:17:42 - Is Chris enjoying his Steam Deck?
4:20:58 - Is the size of games becoming a problem?
4:23:44 - Will Dustin check out Honkai Star Rail when it comes to PlayStation?
4:27:04 - Do we ever feel "too old" for gaming?