On this week's episode if IGN's PlayStation show, Podcast Beyond!, host Jonathon Dornbush is joined by Brian Altano, Max Scoville, and Lucy O'Brien to discuss Microsoft's purchase of Bethesda, all its studios, and its franchises. Will the PS5 get Starfield and The Elder Scrolls 6? Or after Deathloop and Ghostwire Tokyo, is Bethesda no longer going to appear on the PS5?

Plus, we dive into the many lingering questions about the PS5 we still have before launch, the situation around Marvel's Spider-Man Remastered, and more! 

On this week's packed episode of IGN's PlayStation Show, Podcast Beyond!, host Jonathon Dornbush is joined by Max Scoville, Lucy O'Brien, and Janet Garcia to discuss all the big reveals from the PS5 showcase, including PS5's price, the PS5 release date, the PS5 launch date, and the many lingering questions, and exciting possibilities about the PlayStation 5.

We dive into Spider-Man: Miles Morales, Demon's Souls, God of War's sequel, and... Hitch on UMD? Trust me, it makes sense in context.

On this week's episode of Podcast Beyond!, IGN's PlayStation show, host Jonathon Dornbush is joined by Brian Altano for an episode even Pepe Silvia would marvel at.

The duo discusses what Sony's next movies should and could be for the PS5 following Xbox's Series X and Series S announcements, including when and what Sony might do when it comes to PS5 price, preorders, launch lineup, and games in 2020.

Plus, the duo looks ahead at the big games still to come for the PS4, and the PS5's launch window, in 2020 and beyond (BEYOND!), and Jonathon talks himself into three different arguments for and against PS5 launch dates.

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BEYOND! On this week's episode of Podcast Beyond!, host Jonathon Dornbush is joined by Max Scoville and Janet Garcia to catch up on all the big gaming news of the last couple weeks, including Sony's plans to acquire more studios and have more frequent exclusives going into the PS5. Plus, Astro Bot and Crash stop by to derail the show.

There's no official episode this week, but Jonathon still got sappy and wanted to record a quick message to you all while we wait to get back to our regularly scheduled programming in two weeks.

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On this week's episode of Podcast Beyond!, IGN's PlayStation show, host Jonathon Dornbush is joined by Brian Altano, Max Scoville, and Lucy O'Brien to discuss the unexpected news of an upcoming Ghost of Tsushima co-op mode, and the current state of Sony's single and multiplayer approach.

Plus, more discussion about the upcoming WB Games reveals, talk of why we're loving Mortal Shell, Fall Guys, and hot new game Dark Souls III, and a look at Max Scoville's personal 10 favorite PS4 games.

Programming note: Beyond! will be off the air for the next two weeks while Gamescom is underway, but we'll be back the week of September 7.

On this week's episode of IGN's PlayStation show, Podcast Beyond!, host Jonathon Dornbush is joined by Brian Altano and Max Scoville to discuss the impact Halo Infinite's delay may have on both the PS5 and Xbox Series X's launches, and the entire generation going forward. Plus, Suicide Squad game speculation, love for Fall Guys, and...horror movie talk? Spoooooky!

On a special second episode this week of IGN's PlayStation show, Podcast Beyond!, host Jonathon Dornbush is joined by Max Scoville and Brian Altano to discuss Sony's latest State of Play presentations.

The cast goes into the PS4, PS5, and PSVR game reveals, what worked, what didn't, and what the future of State of Play can look like.

On this week's episode of IGN's PlayStation show, Podcast Beyond!, host Jonathon Dornbush is joined by Brian Altano, Max Scoville, and Lucy O'Brien to discuss the biggest PS4 and PS5 news around, even as we question whether we'll finally learn about the PS5 price and release date this month.

Plus, the cast dives into what they're playing, the big PlayStation updates for Marvel's Avengers, and Jonathon interviews some of the team behind Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout, which is now available for PlayStation Plus subscribers!

This week on IGN's PlayStation show, Max Scoville, Brian Altano, and Tom Marks discuss August's PlayStation Plus games, which include the brand new Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout, a slapstick take on battle royale that's already cleaning up on Twitch. The last totally unconventional multiplayer game to launch on PS+ was Rocket League. Meanwhile, a Doritos bag seemingly leaked the new Call of Duty logo, Hideo Kojima is NOT working on a horror game with Junji Ito (yet), Ghost of Tsushima gets a patch that makes the game more accessible but also more difficult, and Ubisoft was briefly working on a King Arthur-inspired game called "Avalon." If you have any complaints about this week's episode, please direct them to Jonathon when he's back from vacation.

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On a special bonus episode of Podcast Beyond!, host Jonathon Dornbush is joined by Brian Altano to speak with Sucker Punch's Jason Connell, the art and creative director of Ghost of Tsushima.

Full spoilers ahead! But Jason speaks with the two about the design of the world, combat, and our newest obsession, Ghost's photo mode. 

Learn about how GoT changed through development, how its black and white mode came to be called Kurosawa Mode, and much more.

On this week's episode if IGN's PlayStation show, Podcast Beyond!, host Jonathon Dornbush is joined by Lucy O'Brien and Tom R. Marks to discuss the recent PS5 preorder rumors and news from Sony (don't worry, you don't have to run to Amazon just yet), Spider-Man PS5 news, and much more. Plus, the debate over #DiscsIn or #DiscsOut rages on as Lucy and Tom weigh in on the topic.

On this week's episode of IGN's PlayStation show, Podcast Beyond!, host Jonathon Dornbush is joined (again!) by Brian Altano, Mitchell Saltzmann, and Janet Garcia, to discuss their hands-on time with some of Ubisoft's big, upcoming games. Janet and Brian discuss why they had so much fun in the world of Watch Dogs: Legion, and Mitchell discusses what did and didn't grab him about Assassin's Creed: Valhalla's hands-on.

Plus, it's maybe the 30th episode where we predict PS5 price and release dates, because rumors don't stop coming.

IGN's weekly PlayStation show sits down to discuss what is possibly the last PS4 first-party exclusive, Ghost of Tsushima, Jonathon Dornbush, Brian Altano, and Janet Garcia speak with reviewer Mitchell Saltzmann about his take on what makes Ghost of Tsushima so amazing in his review. And the rest of the cast gives their takes on what works, what doesn't, and what players can expect when they jump into the game.

On this week's episode of IGN's PlayStation show, Podcast Beyond!, host Jonathon Dornbush is joined by Tom R. Marks and DualShockers' Cam Hawkins to discuss the potential price increase PS5 games might bring, the state of FF7 Remake Part 2's Development, Tom's Marvel's Iron Man VR review, and some Kingdom Hearts. Because Jonathon is finally joined by a fellow Kingdom Hearts fan, so just let them have their fun, please.

On a special episode of IGN's PlayStation show, Podcast Beyond!, Jonathon Dornbush and Lucy O'Brien are joined by director Neil Druckmann and narrative lead Halley Gross for a SPOILER-FILLED talk about The Last of Us Part 2.

Druckmann and Gross dive into the plot, characters, and themes of the Naughty Dog sequel, indulging Jonathon and Lucy in their many questions about character motivations, scrapped ideas for the sequel, and how Ellie, Joel, and Abby's journeys developed throughout production.

Seriously, this conversation is full of spoilers, only watch if you've played through The Last of Us 2, or don't mind having the story spoiled for you. (Also, warning, this episode does contain some cursing.)

On this week's episode of IGN's weekly PlayStation show, Podcast Beyond!, host Jonathon Dornbush is joined by Steve Saylor, along with Lucy O'Brien and Janet Garcia, to discuss The Last of Us Part 2!

We break down some of the accessibility features and strides TLoU 2 takes in pushing gaming accessibility forward, as well as thoughts on PlayStation Plus' 10th anniversary and more.

On this week's episode of IGN's weekly PlayStation show, Podcast Beyond!, host Jonathon Dornbush is joined by Brian Altano and special guest Kahlief Adams from Spawn on Me, to dive deeper into The Last of Us Part 2. The trio gets into some spoiler territory around the 22-minute mark, so be warned if you haven't finished playing the game.

On this week's episode of IGN's PlayStation show, Podcast Beyond! Host Jonathon Dornbush is joined by Max Scoville and Tom R. Marks to discuss all the biggest news about PS5 that's come out since the PS5 games reveal event.

We discuss PS5's possible size, info about Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales and more PS5 games, plus Star Wars: Squadrons and plenty of other updates!

IGN's weekly PlayStation show, Podcast Beyond! breaks down the packed, impressive PS5 games showcase. We discuss Horizon: Forbidden West, Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales, Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, Resident Evil 8: Village, and SO much more. Plus, we finally get to see the PS5.

On this week's episode of IGN's PlayStation show, Podcast Beyond!, host Jonathon Dornbush is joined by resident elderly Irish woman Lucy O'Brien, Blessing Adeoye, Jr. from Kinda Funny, and freelance journalist Funké Joseph.

The group discusses PlayStation's decision to delay the PS5 reveal event, discusses what we hope and wildly predict we might finally see at that event, and discuss what we're playing.

On this week's episode of Podcast Beyond!, host Jonathon Dornbush is joined by Lucy O'Brien to break down everything we learned in the The Last of Us Part 2 State of Play presentation. We also discuss a bit of our hopes for the PS5 reveal event, which, naturally, was only a rumor when we recorded and then was officially announced 12 hours later.

Note: Unfortunately, we had a version of this episode that, due to technical issues, we lost the recording of, which featured the full cast. We'll return next week with coverage of the PS5 reveal event and more!

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On this week's episode if IGN's weekly PlayStation show, host Jonathon Dornbush is joined by Brian Altano and Max Scoville to discuss the news that Sony will "soon" announce PS5 games. What do we expect to see? What do we (and you) hope might be announced for the next-gen launch? We talk about that, plus dive deep into Jonathon's interview with Sucker Punch's Jason Connell about the Ghost of Tsushima State of Play.

On a special episode of Podcast Beyond!, IGN's PlayStation show, host Jonathon Dornbush is joined by Brian Altano and Max Scoville to break down everything in the Ghost of Tsushima PS4 State of Play. We discuss what excited us about the combat, open world, customization, and more from Sucker Punch's upcoming action-adventure open-world game.

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On this week's episode of IGN's weekly PlayStation show Podcast Beyond!, host Jonathon Dornbush is joined by Brian Altano, Max Scoville, and Lucy O'Brien to talk about the biggest PlayStation news of the week, including the return of Tony Hawk's Pro Skater, Unreal's impressive Unreal Engine 5 PS5 tech demo, and much more.

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Traveled to Midgar and back? Loved, hated, or confused by the Final Fantasy 7 Remake story? Well, Jonathon Dornbush, Tom Marks, Max Scoville, and Zach Ryan break down FF7 Remake in FULL SPOILERS. Seriously, we talk about the end of the game first so, like, go beat it if you don't want to have anything spoiled.

But then come listen as we discuss what did and didn't work about the story, the reimagining of Midgar, the awesome combat, and whether FF7 Remake felt like a full game — and where we hope the multi-part remake goes next.

We had so much to discuss, in fact, that we're considering a part two to the spoilercast! So, have your own FF7R thoughts? Email beyond@ign.com, and we may read some in the next round!

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On this week's episode if IGN's weekly PlayStation show, Podcast Beyond!, host Jonathon Dornbush is joined by Brian Altano, Max Scoville, and Tom R. Marks to break down the latest PS4 and PS5 news, including the recent reveals of Assassin's Creed Valhalla and The Lord of the Rings Gollum game, both of which are set for next-gen, PS5 releases.

We give our thoughts on these initial reveals, how they set the stage for more next-gen debuts, and more. (If you want to learn more about Valhalla, be sure to read Jonathon's interview with Assassin's Creed Valhalla director Ashraf Ismail.)

Plus, we discuss the latest updates in The Last of Us Part 2's leak situation, Tom's week of playing Uncharted and the original The Last of Us, a hopeful update to PSVR tech in the future, and much more.

On this week's episode of IGN's weekly PlayStation show, Podcast Beyond!, host Jonathon Dornbush is joined by Max Scoville, Lucy O'Brien, and Tom R. Marks to discuss the release date changes for The Last of Us 2 and Ghost of Tsushima, the unfortunate leaks for TLoU2 (don't worry, we keep it spoiler free), and much more. Plus, this episode may be haunted! We're very sorry the podcasts ghosts came in to haunt our show.

On this week's episode of IGN's weekly PlayStation show, Podcast Beyond!, host Jonathon Dornbush is joined by Brian Altano, Max Scoville, and Lucy O'Brien to discuss the biggest news in the world of PlayStation. And with a recent report suggesting PS5's price point, and a limited supply of PS5 at its holiday launch date, the cast dives into what it might look like if it's tough to get a PS5 this holiday season, as well as how PS5 launch games could factor into sales, and much more. We also address more of the latest PS5 news and rumors, including a strange new PlayStation patent, and much more.

On this week's packed episode of IGN's PlayStation show, Podcast Beyond!, host Jonathon Dornbush is joined by Lucy O'Brien, Max Scoville, and Brian Altano to discuss all the latest news and rumors, and shoot down some speculation in the world of PlayStation.

First, the cast tackles why that recent Ghost of Tsushima gameplay news may not be accurate, as well as why the rumors of all of PS4's exclusives possibly coming to PC soon is also inaccurate. Then, we dive into the reports, including IGN's own, about GTA 6 and the future of Rockstar, as well as what we hope to see from a GTA sequel and its gameplay, plus how it can learn from GTA 5 and Red Dead Redemption 2.

We also dive into those rumors about Resident Evil 4 remake, the free PS4 games Sony is giving away, and more on what we're playing this week.

On this week's episode of IGN's PlayStation show, Podcast Beyond!, host Jonathon Dornbush is joined by Max Scoville and Tom Marks to discuss Tom's Final Fantasy 7 Remake review. But before that happens, they discuss the surprise reveal of the PS5 controller, the DualSense, and all the details we learned about the PS5's new controller. Then, we dive into Tom's FF7 Remake review, discuss why we love the FF7 Remake gameplay, and a whole lot more.

IGN's weekly PlayStation show gathers for a special episode to react to the major news that The Last of Us Part 2 and Marvel's Iron Man VR have been delayed indefinitely. Jonathon Dornbush and Brian Altano discuss what this means for both games, how it could impact Ghost of Tsushima, and whether we'll continue to see further game delays, including the release of the PS5 and Xbox Series X.

On this week's episode of IGN's weekly PlayStation show Podcast Beyond!, host Jonathon Dornbush is joined by Brian Altano and Max Scoville discuss Resident Evil 3 Remake, which Beyond!'s own Lucy O'Brien reviewed for IGN.

We discuss what we loved and didn't about Resident Evil 3's gameplay, offer our spoiler-free impressions overall, and discuss what RE3 makes us hope for Resident Evil's future and what the series could look like on PS5.

On this week's episode of IGN's PlayStation show Podcast Beyond!, host Jonathon Dornbush is joined by Brian Altano and Max Scoville to celebrate Bloodborne's 5th anniversary, reminiscing on why the game is still so beloved for PS4 players, what it's like to jump into the game now, and more.

Plus, we discuss the latest updates to Sony's PS5 backward compatibility stance, PS5's messaging overall, PS Plus games leaking for April, and much more.

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Between Podcast Beyond's, Jonathon Dornbush, Max Scoville, Brian Altano, and Lucy O'Brien sit down to answer your questions about rumors around Konami games possibly being revived, what we're playing during our time at home, whether we might see a delay in the next-gen consoles, and more!

On this week's episode of Podcast Beyond!, all the way from our remote studios, host Jonathon Dornbush is joined by Brian Altano, Max Scoville, and Lucy O'Brien to talk about all the latest PS5 news we've learned from Mark Cerny's tech deep dive. We discuss what the next-gen tech reveals might mean for the PS5, how it stacks up to the Xbox Series X, and what this reveal means for Sony's next-gen plans.

PS5 is still a while off, but between now and July, we have MLB The Show, Nioh 2, Predator Hunting Grounds, Persona 5 Royal, FF7 Remake, Iron Man VR, The Last of Us 2, and Ghost of Tsushima to hold us over. Not a bad sendoff for this console generation!

On this week's episode of IGN's weekly PlayStation show, Podcast Beyond!, host Jonathon Dornbush is joined by Brian Altano, Lucy O'Brien, and Max Scoville to offer our thoughts on the Final Fantasy VII Remake demo, along with some of your impressions of the remake's opening.

Plus, we dive into the postponement of GDC, celebrate the PS2's 20th anniversary, and more.

On a special episode of Podcast Beyond!, host Jonathon Dornbush is joined by Brian Altano, Max Scoville, and Lucy O'Brien to look back at Horizon on its third anniversary, breaking down what we still love, what we wish worked a bit better, and why we're so excited for a would-be sequel.

Plus, we include some of YOUR thoughts on the game and what you'd want in a sequel.

On this episode of IGN's weekly PlayStation show, Max Scoville fills in for Jonathon (who's off at the rodent park again) and is joined by Brian Altano, Lucy O'Brien, and IGN UK's special operative and international man of mystery, Simon Cardy.

We discuss some new patents for a DualShock 5 attachment that suggest a heart rate and sweat sensor, Sony not being the only company pulling out of conventions due to Coronavirus concerns, some awesome-sounding Resident Evil 3 Remake impressions, our problems with vomit and arctic levels, Simon's hands-on time with Persona 5 Royal, that new Samurai Jack game, and of course, Bloodborne.

Have a question, comment, Memory Card story, or That One Thing submission? Write in to beyond@ign.com! Want to buy a Beyond shirt? Check out the recently opened IGN store!

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On this week's episode of Podcast Beyond!, IGN's weekly PlayStation show, host Jonathon Dornbush is joined by Brian Altano....and just Brian as the rest of the cast was away to break down all the latest PS5 info and rumors. Brian and Jonathon discuss the PS5 price speculation that its production could be causing Sony trouble in keeping its price down, while also jumping into recent Sony AI patent news, and much more.

Plus, Jonathon is joined by Damoun "Shabs" from the Firewall Zero Hour developer team at First Contact to discuss Firewall's availability on PlayStation Plus, its new season of content, and the community around the game.

On this week's episode of IGN's weekly PlayStation show, host Jonathon Dornbush is joined by Lucy O'Brien, Ryan McCaffrey, and Tom Marks to take a look at PS4's exciting 2020 lineup of exclusives.

Kicking off with Dreams, Jonathon and Lucy are joined by Abbie Heppe and Siobhan Reddy of Media Molecule to discuss Dreams' imminent launch, its early access beta period, and its encouraging community.

Then, the rest of the cast dives into Ryan's MLB The Show 20 preview, thoughts on FF7 Remake, The Last of Us Part 2, Ghost of Tsushima, Predator: Hunting Grounds, and much more!

On this week's episode of IGN's weekly PlayStation show, Podcast Beyond!, host Jonathon Dornbush is joined by Brian Altano, Max Scoville, and Lucy O'Brien to discuss the latest rumors of PS5's reveal event, as well as when we could potentially hear more about PS5's price, launch games, and release date.

Plus, we also take a look at new Rockstar Games news about Dan Houser leaving, PlayStation Plus games for February, and much more. And, of course, Bloodborne.

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On this week's episode of Podcast Beyond!, IGN's weekly PlayStation show, host Jonathon Dornbush is joined by Brian Altano, Max Scoville, and Tom R. Marks to discuss Resident Evil 8 rumors. With news that RE8 might feature werewolves and first-person, we speculate about what the Resident Evil sequel could include.

Additionally, the cast speculations about a PS5 reveal event, wondering what PS5 details we might learn whenever an event, whether in February or later, actually happens. Plus, we delve into Dreams on PS4, introduce a new segment, and talk about much more.

On this week's episode of IGN's PlayStation show, Podcast Beyond!, host Jonathon Dornbush is joined by Brian Altano and Max Scoville to lament all of the big video game delays, and whether these big dates might mean anything for the PS5 and its launch lineup.

The cast discusses the delays of Cyberpunk 2077, Marvel's Avengers, Dying Light 2, Marvel's Iron Man VR, and more that have all suddenly changed the 2020 release landscape. We discuss what these delays could mean, if anything, for PS5's launch and launch window games, as well as whether this gives us any better of an idea of next-gen's launch.

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Beloved host Jonathon Dornbush is on a rodent-themed vacation in the lush, verdant hamlet of Anaheim, CA while fan-favorite elderly Irish woman Lucy O'Brien has taken a trip to News Island. In their stead, join Max Scoville, Brian Altano, Matt Kim, and Janet Garcia as they discuss the thrilling delays of Square Enix's most anticipated games, our 2019 PlayStation Wrap-Up stats, and what color the PlayStation 5 should be.

Toss a coin to your Witcher and toss an email to your podcasters at Beyond@IGN.com

On this week's episode of IGN's PlayStation show Podcast Beyond, host Jonathon Dornbush is joined by Brian Altano, Lucy O'Brien, and Max Scoville to discuss everything we know, and don't, about the PS5 so far. The cast breaks down news, rumors, and offers up some predictions about what we hope to see from the PS5 this year.

Have a question, comment, or Memory Card story? Write in to beyond@ign.com!

On this week's episode of Podcast Beyond!, host Jonathon Dornbush is joined by Brian Altano, Max Scoville, and Lucy O'Brien for the last episode they recorded in 2019 to discuss their hopes for 2020, a lookback at 2019, and much more. 

Have a question, comment, Memory Card story, or something else you'd like to share with the cast? Email us at beyond@ign.com!

On this week's episode of IGN's PlayStation show, Podcast Beyond!, host Jonathon Dornbush is joined by Brian Altano, Lucy O'Brien, and Max Scoville to answer YOUR viewer and listener questions, kicking things off with a debate about which 2020 game we can't wait to play.

The cast debates whether we're more excited for Cyberpunk 2077, The Last of Us Part 2, Ghost of Tsushima, or Final Fantasy 7 Remake. Plus, we answer more questions from listeners and viewers about games of the generation we didn't see but wish we did, cast emotes, and holiday traditions.

On this week's episode of IGN's weekly PlayStation show Podcast Beyond!, host Jonathon Dornbush is joined by Brian Altano, Max Scoville, and Lucy O'Brien to discuss the recent Xbox Series X next-gen announcements and what they might mean for the PS5 and Sony's future planned announcements for its upcoming system.

Plus, the cast also dives into the rest of The Game Awards news, Ghost of Tsushima's pretty new trailer, and much more ahead of the holiday.

On this week's episode of IGN's weekly PlayStation show, Podcast Beyond, host Jonathon Dornbush is joined by Brian Altano, Max Scoville, and Ryan McCaffrey to discuss the final PlayStation State of Play of 2019.

The crew tackles the big announcements like Resident Evil 3, Predator: Hunting Grounds' release date, Ghost of Tsushima's teaser for a Game Awards trailer, and more. Plus the cast also discusses MLB: The Show's multiplatform future, Max's hands-on time with Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot, and much more.

On this week's episode of IGN's weekly PlayStation show, host Jonathon Dornbush is joined by Brian Altano, Max Scoville, and Lucy O'Brien to discuss our favorite games from each home console generation of PlayStation in honor of PlayStation's 25th anniversary.

The group runs down their favorites from the PS1, PS2, PS3, and PS4, including Bloodborne, Uncharted 2, God of War, Metal Gear Solid, SIlent Hill, and much more.

On this episode of IGN's weekly PlayStation show, Podcast Beyond!, host Jonathon Dornbush is joined by Brian Altano, Max Scoville, and Tom Marks to discuss their predictions for The Game Awards 2019.

Since the whole cast is out of office this week for the Thanksgiving holiday in the U.S., the cast lays out their early predictions for The Game Awards winners and announcements, including guesses about those RE3 rumors, hopes of a Batman game finally being shown, and more.

On this week's episode of IGN's weekly PlayStation show, Podcast Beyond!, host Jonathon Dornbush is joined by Brian Altano and Max Scoville to discuss new PS5 controller patents and what they may tell us about the PS5's new controller. We speculate about, should these patents be true, what the removal of the light bar might mean for PSVR games, and why the touchpad returns, as well as much more analysis.

Plus, the gang discusses some other big news around the world of gaming, and offers their impressions for Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, for which Lucy O'Brien also joins the show to discuss her time with Respawn's new Star Wars game.

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There is a TON to unpack from Hideo Kojima's latest post-apocalyptic epic. So join IGN's Max Scoville, Mark Medina, Tina Amini, and Sam Claiborn as they sit down to discuss what did or didn't work with Death Stranding. From its intricate story to its interesting take on online play, thoughts were had.

On this week's episode of IGN's weekly PlayStation podcast, host Jonathon Dornbush is joined by Brian Altano and Max Scoville to talk a bit more about Death Stranding now that it is launched and available worldwide. We discuss some of our extended thoughts on Hideo Kojima's latest, as well as read many Beyond viewers and listeners' impressions of Death Stranding so far.

Plus, the cast also dives into Kojima's recent comments about Death Stranding reviews, break down our thoughts on the Sony exec shakeup ahead of the PS5, and much more.

On this week's episode of IGN's weekly PlayStation show, Podcast Beyond!, host Jonathon Dornbush is joined by Lucy O'Brien and Brian Altano to discuss what we would like to see from a Horizon Zero Dawn 2. With job listings that suggest Guerrilla Games is working on a Horizon sequel, the cast hypothesizes on what we might see, what we hope changes and stays the same, and factors in some of your suggestions.

Plus, the cast also discusses some of the latest PlayStation news, like Nioh 2's beta, the PlayStation Plus games for November, and much more before taking a look back at the launch of the PS4 in a new recurring segment.

Have questions, comments, or something else you'd like to say about the show? Email us at beyond@ign.com!

On a special episode of IGN's weekly PlayStation show Podcast Beyond!, host Jonathon Dornbush is joined by Brian Altano, Max Scoville, and Mark Medina about the opening three chapters of Death Stranding and our impressions of Hideo Kojima's latest adventure. 

Avoiding any major spoilers, the cast discusses their disparate feelings about the opening chapters, IGN's Death Stranding review, and more on the game.

On this week's episode of IGN's PlayStation show Podcast Beyond, host Jonathon Dornbush is joined by Max Scoville to discuss Death Stranding's PC port confirmation and its lack of PS4 exclusivity, Sony's trademarks of the PS6, PS7, PS8, PS9, and PS10 and whether that means we'll be seeing a lot more PlayStation exclusives.

The duo talks about some more news, like the Fallout 76 Fallout 1st blunders, while Max offers his thoughts on Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and The Outer Worlds and Jonathon discusses his Afterparty review.

Have questions, comments, or Memory Card stories? Send them to beyond@ign.com.

Timecodes:
00:00 - Intro
1:05 - News Crunch (Death Stranding)
9:04 - PS Vue is ending
11:57 - PS6-10 trademarks
15:07 - Max's DBZ: Kakarot impressions
22:10 - Fallout 1st debacle
27:50 - Dreams news
33:22 - Max's Call of Duty: Modern Warfare impressions
42:46 - Max's The Outer Worlds impressions
50:40 - Jonathon's Afterparty review discussion
58:15 - Questions
1:11:05 - Memory Card and Outro

Surprise! A bonus Podcast Beyond! arrives this week, as host Jonathon Dornbush is joined by Brian Altano, Max Scoville, Lucy O'Brien, and Peppers Scoville for an emergency meeting to discuss The Last of Us Part 2's delay to May 2020 from its original February 2020 release date.

On this week's episode of IGN's weekly PlayStation show Podcast Beyond!, host Jonathon Dornbush is joined by Brian Altano, Lucy O'Brien, and Max Scoville to discuss Brian's hands-on impressions of Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order. Ahead of Fallen Order's close release, the cast discusses why Brian loved the gameplay and exploration, the lack of Fallen Order's microtransactions and pay-to-win elements, and how it's shaping up to be a Game of the Year contender.

The cast also breaks down what we've seen regarding alleged PS5 dev kit leaks, and what those alleged designs might actually mean for the PS5's actual hardware. Could it really have a whacky V shape? Probably not, but the cast breaks down what they'd like to see from the new hardware and much more.

On this week's episode if IGN's PlayStation show, Podcast Beyond!,host Jonathon Dornbush is joined by Max Scoville, Lucy O'Brien, and Tom R. Marks to discuss the PS5 launch games we hope to see and think we might actually get. We also include some of your suggestions about games we could and should see as we speculate about the PS5 launch and its exclusives.

On this week's episode of IGN's PlayStation show, Podcast Beyond!, host Max Scoville is joined by Brian Altano and Tom Marks to discuss all the big new PS5 news, like its official name and new controller details, and much more.

Plus, Jonathon Dornbush is joined by members of developer Pixelopus to discuss the studio's new first-party PS4 exclusive, Concrete Genie

• 00:00 - Intro
• 1:45 - News Crunch - PS5 name, controller details, and more news
• 39:57 - Concrete Genie Interview with Dominic Robilliard and Jeff Sangalli of Pixelopus
• 1:26:35 - What We’re Playing and wrap-up

On this week's episode of IGN's PlayStation show, Podcast Beyond!, host Jonathon Dornbush is joined by Max Scoville, Brian Altano, and Tom R. Marks to discuss Shawn Layden's departure from Sony as SIE Worldwide Studios Chairman and how, if at all, it will affect the PS5.

Plus, they talk about PlayStation Now's big price drop, if Sony can compete with Xbox GamePass, Last of Us Part 2's lack of multiplayer, and much more!

And yes, Jonathon knows he said the wrong episode number.

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Host of IGN's weekly PlayStation show Podcast Beyond Jonathon Dornbush played over two hours of The Last of Us Part II, so Brian Altano, Lucy O'Brien, and Max Scoville ask him all of their questions about his hands-on experience. Plus, the cast breaks down the latest State of Play!

On IGN's weekly PlayStation show, host Jonathon Dornbush is joined by Brian Altano, Max Scoville, and Lucy O'Brien to answer your questions in a special listener and viewer mailbag episode ahead of this week's State of Play.

We'll have a second episode later this week to cover all the biggest State of Play news, so stay tuned!

On this week's episode of IGN's PlayStation show Beyond!, host Jonathon Dornbush is joined by Brian Altano, Max Scoville, and Lucy O'Brien to discuss more Death Stranding news and gameplay impressions, as well as what we think the review discussion around Death Stranding will look like.

00:00 - Intro
2:15 - News Crunch - Death Stranding
21:50 - GameStop redesign news
33:20 - Final Fantasy 7 remake's Classic mode
36:50 - COD and Nioh 2 news (or Nier, if you're Lucy)
43:05 - Questions from listeners and viewers
46:50 - Memory Card
48:45 - Trophy Test

On IGN's weekly PlayStation show, Beyond!, host Jonathon Dornbush is joined by Brian Altano and Max Scoville discuss all the latest Death Stranding gameplay, the hint of more Last of Us Part 2 news to come, and much more.

Timecodes:
00:00 - Intro and Jonathon’s ramblings
2:58 - Max’s Yakuza 7 reaction
12:20 - The Last of Us Part 2 event is happening!
19:56 - Death Stranding Gameplay
41:05 - Project Resistance
46:17 - Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot release date
48:45 - Final Fantasy VII Remake
52:27 - What we’re playing
1:00:17 - Memory Card

On this week's episode of IGN's weekly PlayStation show, Podcast Beyond!, host Jonathon Dornbush is joined by Lucy O'Brien, Tom R. Marks, and Brian Altano to discuss Tom's Monster Hunter World: Iceborne review, Jonathon and Lucy's time playing Avengers, and much more!

Have a question, Memory Card story, or general comment about the show? Email beyond@ign.com!

Taking a break from regularly scheduled Beyond programming (a full, normal episode will return next week), Jonathon Dornbush and Janet Garcia break down why they love Remedy's Control so much.

Send in your questions, Memory Card stories, and Trophy Test ideas to beyond@ign.com.

On this week's episode of IGN's weekly PlayStation Show, Podcast Beyond!, host Jonathon Dornbush is joined by Tom Marks and Janet Garcia to discuss the exciting news of Insomniac Games being bought by Sony, and what that means for Spider-Man, Ratchet & Clank, and more.

Plus, we give impressions about the new Death Stranding and Avengers footage, check in on a Memory Card story, and play a round of Trophy Test.

On this week's episode of IGN's PlayStation show, Podcast Beyond, host Jonathon Dornbush is joined by Lucy O'Brien and Max Scoville to reminisce about P.T.: The Playable Teaser, look ahead to Gamescom, and discuss all the other various news in the world of PlayStation this week.

Have a question, comment, Memory Card story, or Trophy Test idea? Write in to beyond@ign.com!

Host Jonathon Dornbush is joined this week by Casey DeFritas, Tom Marks, and Jon Ryan to discuss Monster Hunter World: Iceborne and The Outer Worlds impressions, plus much more on this week's episode of IGN's PlayStation show, Podcast Beyond.

Beyond! On this week's 600th(!) episode, host Jonathon Dornbush is joined by Brian Altano, Lucy O'Brien, and Max Scoville to discuss Concrete Genie, PS4 sales, and much more.

A huge thank you to our guest contributors (in order of appearance) Jeremy Dunham, Jared Petty, Barrett Courtney, and Greg Miller for sending along their Episode 600 well wishes. And to all the listeners at home — thank you all so much for tuning in. Beyond!

On this week's episode of IGN's weekly PlayStation show, host Jonathon Dornbush, Lucy O'Brien, Tom Marks, and Ronny Barrier discuss new Death Stranding details, Spider-Man PS4's sales success, and much more.

BEYOND! With much of the staff out of office for Comic-Con and not too many major releases out, host Jonathon Dornbush and Lucy O'Brien sit down for a Beyond interlude, answering viewer and listener mail, talking about some great Memory Card stories, and much more.

Jonathon Dornbush, Max Scoville, Brian Altano, and a briefly appearing Lucy O'Brien discuss our favorite games of the year so far, break down some of the latest news, and discuss some amazing Memory Card stories (and your questions!).

Host Jonathon Dornbush is joined by Brian Altano, Tom Marks, and Max Scoville for IGN's weekly PlayStation show to discuss the latest reports on Sony's PS5 plans, PlayStation Plus, and much more.

BEYOND! This week, host Jonathon Dornbush is joined by Brian Altano (Lucy and Max...and much of the office were unfortunately busy or out) for a discussion about Ape Escape's anniversary, a new patent that could make load times a thing of the past, answer your questions, and more!

BEYOND! and hello everyone. Welcome to a very special episode of Beyond, recorded on June 13, the final night of E3 2019. Jonathon Dornbush, Tom Marks, Lucy O'Brien, Jon Ryan, Janet Garcia, Miranda Sanchez, and Casey DeFreitas discuss their favorite games from E3 in a very special, very long episode.

On this week's episode of IGN's weekly PlayStation show, host Jonathon Dornbush is joined by Lucy O'Brien and Tom Marks to discuss the biggest games of E3, whether Sony's absence actually had an impact, and much more!

IGN's weekly PlayStation show breaks down all the leaks and announcements ahead of E3, and gives our predictions for the show, even if Sony isn't attending this year. (But we still have hopes for a last-minute PlayStation surprise.)

This week's lineup includes host Jonathon Dornbush, Lucy O'Brien, Ronny Barrier, and IGN UK's Simon Cardy!

Have a question, comment, Memory Card story, or Trophy Test suggestion? Email beyond@ign.com.

BEYOND!

On this week's episode, host Jonathon Dornbush is joined by Brian Altano, Max Scoville, and Tom Marks to discuss Trover Saves the Universe, Blood & Truth, and a lot more.

Plus, Max and Jonathon interrupt the episode to give their reactions to the new Death Stranding trailer and its release date. (You will hear some speculation before we saw the trailer, followed by our post-reaction!)

Have questions, comments, Memory Card stories, or Trophy Test suggestions? Send them to beyond@ign.com

On this week's episode of IGN's PlayStation show, Jonathon Dornbush is joined by Lucy O'Brien and Max Scoville to discuss all of the latest PS5 and PS4 news, PlayStation's voyage into TV and film production, and much more!

Have a question, comment, or Memory Card story? Write in to beyond@ign.com!

Jonathon Dornbush, Max Scoville, and Brian Altano discuss how Sony can stay in the E3 conversation without attending, plus much more!

In a bonus Beyond! this week, host Jonathon Dornbush is joined by Brian Altano, Lucy O'Brien, and Max Scoville to discuss the second State of Play showcase - FF7 remake! MediEvil! Monster Hunter World! - and whether it improved upon the first. 

Have a question for the show or a Memory Card story to share? Email us at beyond@ign.com!

On this episode of IGN's weekly PlayStation show, host Jonathon Dornbush is joined by Ronny Barrier, Brian Altano, and Max Scoville to discuss EA Access, Borderlands 3, Days Gone, and more. Plus, the devs behind Dreams join us to discuss some of Early Access' most exciting creations.

Timecodes:

• 00:00 - Intro + Welcoming Ronny!
• 1:59 - Newscrunch intro
• 2:40 - EA Access coming to PS4
• 19:55 - PlayStation Plus May free games
• 24:50 - Days Gone patch updates
• 41:20 - Dreams dev interview
• 1:10:45 - Borderlands 3 gameplay discussion
• 1:15:27 - Ghost Recon speculation + Max talks about Avatar
• 1:25:46 - John Wick Hex announced!
• 1:28:25 - State of Play
• 1:34:33 - Memory Card
• 1:40:44 - What we’re playing and wrap-up

As always, write in to beyond@ign.com with any questions, comments, or Memory Card ideas.

Host Jonathon Dornbush is joined by Lucy O'Brien, Jon Ryan, and Janet Garcia to discuss their Days Gone impressions and more!

Timecodes:

00:00 - Show Intro
2:30 - News Crunch
12:50 - Days Gone review discussion and spoiler-free impressions
47:30 - Days Gone impressions from Beyond Facebook group
57:18 - Memory Card
1:08:10 - Wrap-up

Have a question, Memory Card story, or comment? Write in to beyond@ign.com!

On this week's episode of IGN's weekly PlayStation show, Beyond!, host Jonathon Dornbush is joined by Brian Altano and (temporarily by) Seth Macy to discuss more PS5 news, Kingdom Hearts 3's Critical Mode update, March NPD results, and more.

Jonathon is also joined mid-episode by Camouflaj's Ryan Payton to discuss the making of Marvel's Iron Man VR.

Timecodes:

• 2:20 - News Crunch
• 47:50 - Marvel's Iron Man VR Interview with Ryan Payton
• 1:08:15 - NPD March Results!
• 1:14:51 - Memory Card
• 1:18:20 - What We're Playing/Outro

Jonathon Dornbush, Lucy O'Brien, and Tom Marks discuss all the new, official details we've learned about the PS5, potential Horizon Zero Dawn sequel news, a God of War card game, and more.

On this week's episode of IGN's weekly PlayStation show, Beyond!, host Jonathon Dornbush is joined by Brian Altano, Max Scoville, and Jon Ryan to discuss Jon's trip to Bend Studio to learn more about Days Gone.

• 00:00 - Intro
• 00:06 - Intro/Jonathon wants to talk about Grease (Max says a curse)
• 01:30 - Video announcement!
• 05:12 - News Crunch (PS5 controller rumor, Jedi Fallen Order speculation, Judgment’s removed actor)
• 38:16 - JR’s visit to Bend Studio to discuss Days Gone
• 58:40 - Tom Marks discusses his first BioShock experience
• 1:11:24 - Memory Card
• 1:25:10 - Housekeeping/What We’re Playing

On this week's episode of IGN's weekly PlayStation show, Jonathon Dornbush, Brian Altano, Lucy O'Brien, and Max Scoville discuss all the biggest PlayStation news of the last week, offer impressions on some awesome-looking PSVR games to come, share a fun Tony Hawk's Pro Skater memory, and more!

• 0:00 - Intro
• 1:45 - News Crunch (Borderlands 3, Driveclub, PS Plus and more!)
• 34:40 - PSVR Impressions
• 57:12 - Memory Card
• 1:07:07 - Trophy Test
• 1:11:30 - What We’re Playing

As always, if you have questions or memories you'd like to share, write in at beyond@ign.com!

On this week's episode of IGN's weekly PlayStation show, Jonathon Dornbush, Brian Altano, Max Scoville, and Zach Ryan discuss the first State of Play presentation, our Sekiro impressions, and more!

Timecodes:

• 1:10 - State of Play Discussion
• 22:22:30 - Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice impressions
• 48:30 - Zach and Brian leave to rank Switch games
• 50:01 - Memory Card stories from Tyler and Max!
• 1:00:41 - Housekeeping

Have questions or Memory Card stories for the show? Write in at beyond@ign.com!

On this episode of IGN's weekly PlayStation podcast, Beyond!, host Jonathon Dornbush is joined by Eka from Outerloop Games to discuss Falcon Age on PS4/PSVR. Plus, Jonathon, Brian, and Max discuss No Man's Sky, Days Gone, Google's Stadia announcement, and more!

Timecodes:

• 00:00 - intro
• 02:38 - News Crunch/No Man's Sky Beyond
• 18:26 - Days Gone's Photo Mode
• 23:31 - Apex Legends and MK11 news
• 24:45 - Google's Stadia announcement
• 40:39 - Interview with Falcon Age's Eka
• 1:01:32 - Memory Card
• 1:07:37 - Brapid Fire

On this week's episode, Jonathon Dornbush, Brian Altano, Lucy O'Brien, and Max Scoville discuss Days Gone going gold, Remote Play on iOS, and more. Plus, the cast dives into our recent re-exploration of Bloodborne and why we love difficult games, and whether a difficult game is automatically a good one.

Anthem is now in the wild, but does it have a strong enough foundation to survive while receiving the updates it needs? IGN's PlayStation Show discusses this, Massive's Avatar Project,Dreams announcement, and say goodbye to Andrew Goldfarb.

Is Far Cry too weird, or not weird enough? IGN's PlayStation Show discusses this, as well as Anthem's place in gaming, Andrew's Kingdom Hearts 3 thoughts, and a special Persona 5 trophy test!

IGN's PlayStation show discusses Shawn Layden's comments regarding E3, as well as Apex Legends, and whether or not too many games are coming out this week. Beyond!