#385 | Old-Fashioned Superstitions I Find Too Hard to Break

PlayStation 5 has officially turned five, giving us much to reflect upon. Has the console lived up to its potential, left folks disappointed, or fallen somewhere in between? We get into that -- alongside new Sony financials that paint an admittedly rosy picture -- before getting into the meat of our show. Two new Sony-aligned games have been revealed, but they've left many potential players puzzled, as neither offering is actually on PlayStation hardware. For starters, NCSoft's long-rumored Horizon MMO is real. It's called Steel Frontiers and it actually looks really nice. But it's only on PC and mobile. Meanwhile, a new Ratchet & Clank game has also been showcased, an online arena shooter called Ranger Rumble. But it too eschews PS5 and PS4, instead going straight to mobile platforms only. What gives? Why does Sony seem half-in on these off-platform initiatives, all the while neglecting their core audience that could give these respective titles the boost they need? Is it time for them to break old habits and embrace a more cogent multiplatform direction that centers PlayStation first and foremost? Plus: Sony's new 27" gaming monitor has people intrigued, Marvel Tokon: Fighting Spirits is getting another closed test, Elden Ring: Nightreign is receiving some much-needed DLC, and more. Then: Listener inquiries! What do we think of Valve's new Steam Machine PC-console hybrid? In any given game's menus, where should subtitle options be nestled: General, Audio, or Graphics? Does ARC Raiders success potentially benefit Marathon? Is Dustin wielding his power over Brad in unsavory ways? Please keep in mind that our timestamps are approximate, and will often be slightly off due to dynamic ad placement. 0:00:00 - Intro 0:28:20 - Keep your head up Cam 0:33:46 - Is this marriage destined for failure? 0:38:06 - Depressed? 0:46:26 - LSM power dynamics 0:53:35 - Ubisoft halts trading 0:57:08 - PlayStation 5 turns 5 1:13:41 - Red Dead Redemption is coming to PS5 1:16:41 - Horizon: Steel Frontiers revealed 1:34:24 - Ratchet & Clank: Ranger Rumble comes to mobile 1:52:17 - Sony Q2 financials 2:14:31 - New PlayStation PC monitor 2:23:34 - Cheaper PS5 coming to Japan 2:28:15 - New Marvel Tokon beta 2:31:17 - New Elden Ring: Nightreign expansion 2:33:52 - Todd Howard interview 2:37:27 - Mass Effect is still in development 2:37:56 - New PS+ game catalog games 2:41:21 - What We’ve Been Playing (Ghost of Yotei, PowerWash Simulator 2, Plants vs. Zombies: Replanted, Arc Raiders, Lumines Arise, Dispatch) 3:00:54 - Valve's new hardware 3:29:09 - Will Sony change their PC strategy? 3:34:44 - Gran Turismo 7 3:44:04 - Where should the subtitles option go? 3:46:53 - Will Marathon benefit from Arc Raiders? 3:58:46 - Eurogamer’s 2/5 review of Arc Raiders Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices