Switch 2 - CES 2025

Switch 2 - CES 2025

Author: DiddiDoesGames/JayDimes February 3, 2025 Duration: 1:04:09
Some new gaming hardware was "officially" announced. XBox showed off some new games and there was this big electronics show that happened and they talked about video game stuff while they were at it.http://www.joystickandmouse.comhttp://shop.joystickandmouse.com Show Notes Well the wait is over ... sort of. We got some information about the new Nintendo console in the works but not a lot of details. Let's take a look at what we did get.https://kotaku.com/switch-2-reveal-trailer-date-nintendo-mario-kart-9-1851739487https://www.polygon.com/nintendo/23899504/nintendo-switch-2-release-date-power-name-games Microsoft held a XBox developer direct that showcased new titles from 4 different studios. Here's everything that was announced in this direct.https://www.cnet.com/tech/gaming/everything-announced-at-xbox-developer-direct-showcase-live-2025/ This is where we are going to go off the beaten path a bit. CES happened since our last episode and while it is geared towards the latest in Television technology. (Well it sems that way anyways) There is quite a bit of new that is geared towards us gamers. So we'll take a look at those announcements. https://www.ign.com/articles/ces-2025-everything-announced

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Podcast Episodes
Microsoft Merger Drama [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 49:53
More Microsoft - Activision/Blizzard merger drama. There's a new switch on the horizon. Politics invades our video game worlds and Xbox home screen gets a face lift.http://www.joystickandmouse.com http://shop.joystickand…
June 2023 Nintendo Direct [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:00:12
Black Panther finally gets a game. Another game developer has labor news. One of our favorite comics and TV shows makes a crossover appearance and everything announced at the Nintendo direct. http://www.joystickandmouse.…
Xbox Games Showcase 2023 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 55:05
The FTC goes full United States and sues to block the Microsoft - Activision Blizzard merger. Sony is ramping up it's cloud gaming game but the big event of the last week was the XBox games showcase which of course we'll…
Apple Says ”Hold My Beer” [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:05:37
In the UK the plot thickens as it pertains to the Microsoft acquisition of Activision/Blizzard. A new trailer was released for the telltale treatment of the Expanse. Apple turns to Sony and says "Hold my Beer" and what a…
One Step Closer [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:13:29
Microsoft/Blizzard moves a couple of steps closer to becoming a reality. Everyone is so angry at just about everything and everyone in the video game world but hopefully they won't be when they conviene in Anahiem later…
Go Pound Rocks [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 56:51
There's more Microsoft/Blizzard acquisition news and also some insight into the cost of making video games. Steam deck has a competitor and you can now invite a friend to play games with you in game pass ... sort of. htt…
Quidditch Anyone? [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 41:50
Lots of Microsoft news and not much of it good. Those little flying crashing exploding birds get a new home and we may actually get to catch the snitch and whomp a bludger or two in an upcoming game.http://www.joystickan…
Fire Up That John Deere [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 50:05
Microvision/Blizzard gets over a huge hurdle on its way to being approved. Continuing from our topic last show, here's another twist on the simulator games. Surprise, some players aren't happy with their FIFA ratings and…
Bang Those Bongos [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 52:57
Ghostcrawler is off to new endeavors. How do they pick what game to work on next. Lets go farming and immersion is all the rage. http://www.joystickandmouse.com http://shop.joystickandmouse.com/ https://www.patreon.com/j…
The Super Bowl [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 54:11
We have a very special episode today where we are going to hit on a news worthy game article and then go into our main topic which of course was the Super Bowl and specifically what was the best commercial. http://www.jo…