Episodes

  • Xbox Agrees Game Pass Is Too Expensive, Now What? - Next-Gen Console Watch

    Xbox Agrees Game Pass Is Too Expensive, Now What? - Next-Gen Console Watch
    Apr 17 2026
    Welcome back to Next-Gen Console Watch! This week we discuss the leaked memo from Xbox CEO Asha Sharma regarding Game Pass' price. She agrees that Game Pass has become too expensive and Xbox must find some way to make it a real value for players. But what does that mean? Take away features? Plus we have last week's poll results and a new poll for you to vote on at IGN.com and Spotify. YouTube Spotify IGN Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    27 mins
  • 2026’s Biggest Unannounced Games from Nintendo, Sony, and Microsoft - Next-Gen Console Watch

    2026’s Biggest Unannounced Games from Nintendo, Sony, and Microsoft - Next-Gen Console Watch
    Apr 10 2026
    Welcome back to Next-Gen Console Watch! This week Ryan is joined by IGN's Community Lead, Jada Griffin, and the host of Nintendo Voice Chat, Logan Plant. The crew looks ahead to the rest of 2026 to see if there are any more surprises left from the big three console makers. Recent rumors and leaks about a Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake and a new Star Fox game have given us pause to think that there's more up their sleeves than they've announced. Is it time for a new Persona game? Is the next Uncharted on the way? How about a follow-up to Halo Infinite? Plus we have last week's poll results and a new poll for you to vote on at IGN.com and Spotify. IGN YouTube Spotify Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    22 mins
  • Rising Prices Mean We’re Stuck with PS5, Series X - Next-Gen Console Watch

    Rising Prices Mean We’re Stuck with PS5, Series X - Next-Gen Console Watch
    Apr 3 2026
    Welcome back to Next-Gen Console Watch! This week Daemon, Max, and Ryan peer into the future of gaming, only to see the same consoles we're playing today being used possibly years from now. With all models of the PlayStation 5 and Xbox having received several price hikes over the years, and with world events and economic factors keeping the prices of nearly all goods high, it looks like true next-generation gaming maybe delayed for the forseeable future. What can Sony do to bring costs down? And is this an opportunity for Xbox to gain relevance with gamers, now that the base PS5 and Xbox Series X are roughly the same price? Plus we have last week's poll results, and a new poll for you to vote on at IGN.com and Spotify. IGN Spotify YouTube Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    24 mins
  • Switch 2's First Year Was Strong, But Where's Nintendo's Mascots? - Next-Gen Console Watch

    Switch 2's First Year Was Strong, But Where's Nintendo's Mascots? - Next-Gen Console Watch
    Mar 27 2026
    Welcome back to Next-Gen Console Watch! This week Ryan and Max are joined by Logan Plant, host of IGN's Nintendo Voice Chat podcast to talk about the Nintendo Switch 2's Year 1, and what we're expecting for Year 2. The Switch 2 has become not only Nintendo's fastest-selling console, but the fastest-selling console of all-time, with more than 17 million units sold in less than a year. Mario Kart World has a nearly 1:1 attachment rate with the Switch 2, Donkey Kong Bananza was a hit with critics and fans, and Pokémon Pokopia is having an Animal Crossing-esque viral moment. But none of these are Nintendo's major marquee franchises, but does the Switch 2 even need them right now? Plus we have last week's poll results, and a new poll for you to vote on at IGN.com and Spotify. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    18 mins
  • DLSS 5: Are Faces Fixed or F*****? - Next-Gen Console Watch

    DLSS 5: Are Faces Fixed or F*****? - Next-Gen Console Watch
    Mar 20 2026
    Welcome back to Next-Gen Console Watch! This week Daemon, Max, and Ryan are joined by IGN's senior tech manager, Bo Moore, to discuss Nvidia's reveal of their controversial DLSS 5 update. The footage caused a stir on the internet as the tech clearly is doing more than just enhancing performance relative to resolution, with many accusing Nvidia of using the equivalent of "AI TikTok filters" on character models. We break down what we think the tech initially set out to do, and what this means for the PS5 and Xbox. Plus we have last week's poll results, and a new poll for you to vote on at IGN.com and Spotify. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    33 mins
  • 6 Burning Questions We Have About the Next Xbox - Next-Gen Console Watch

    6 Burning Questions We Have About the Next Xbox - Next-Gen Console Watch
    Mar 13 2026
    Welcome back to Next-Gen Console Watch! Microsoft is getting a head start on next-gen by officialling announcing the next Xbox, codenamed Project Helix. Of course, we have a ton of questions, but we've pared it down to six burning questions ranging from price of games to whether or not it will ship with a disc drive. Plus, we have last week's poll results, and a new poll for you to vote on at IGN.com and Spotify. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    28 mins
  • PlayStation Having Second Thoughts About Sharing Its Games - Next-Gen Console Watch

    PlayStation Having Second Thoughts About Sharing Its Games - Next-Gen Console Watch
    Mar 6 2026
    Welcome back to Next-Gen Console Watch! On this week's episode, the crew discusses a recent report that Sony might be rethinking PC ports in the future. Specifically, first-party single-player games like Ghost of Yōtei, Marvel's Wolverine, and others might not see PC versions. Multiplayer titles like Bungie's Marathon—published by Sony—will still see multiplatform releases. The report cites low sales for Sony's PC titles, and a possible risk to PS5 and eventually PS6 hardware. But we have another theory: with the eventual release of the Steam Machine and the possible next Xbox merging PC and console gaming, maybe Sony doesn't want their titles appearing on a rival's console platform? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    16 mins
  • 5 Changes Xbox’s New CEO Can Make to Win Over Fans - Next-Gen Console Watch

    5 Changes Xbox’s New CEO Can Make to Win Over Fans - Next-Gen Console Watch
    Feb 27 2026
    Welcome back to Next-Gen Console Watch! After last week's bombshell news story about Xbox's leadership shaek-up—an exclusive from our very own Ryan McCaffrey—we take this opportunity to put together five tips that might be able to win back wayward Xbox fans. The Xbox brand isn't what it used to be, but all hope is not lost, and hopefully incoming CEO Asha Sharma can right the ship. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    28 mins