Official PlayStation Podcast

They’re all shills with no negative opinions about literally anything, even the most public Sony blunders, yet it’s still entertaining on occasion. Sid is the gem of the show, with his eccentric goofy pronunciation of words and rapid fire delivery, and it’s hilarious hearing the other hosts try to wrangle him in when he goes off the rails. But when he’s not on the show it’s just a bore to listen to. The other hosts are enjoyable bouncing off of Sid but can’t hold their own in his absence. And despite the total lack of critique among the shills, when you’ve listened to enough of the episodes you can kind of gauge how good a game is by their level of positivity—especially when Sid is absolutely gushing about a game. Those are usually the good ones. So the show CAN be useful, but really this isn’t the best place for that. It serves best as a PlayStation Newscast, not for any sort of critical analysis.

I love this show and have been listening for years. If you like PlayStation, and you clearly do if you’re even looking at this, you’ll enjoy the show. They have excellent insight on games. Their hosts have a wide variety of tastes so even if you don’t care for one person’s favorites someone else will be interesting. Minor issues: lately the audio mix is bad; I have to turn it way up when it starts after any of my other podcasts, then the interim music is deafening and I have to turn the interviews down only to move it back up when the hosts return. Also, one of the rotating hosts has a little trouble with thinking he’s the most important person in the room. It’s better when everyone has their chance to speak.

Just got through my first episode and especially after recently getting myself a PS5 the show really gets excited about future games and DLC as well as talking about things happening recently and you can tell they are true Sony PlayStation fans and it’s really cool to geek out while listening definitely can’t recommend enough. 5 stars easily

Really good PlayStation podcast from people that work for PlayStation. Very informative but also one that doesn’t take it seriously like it’s a job. I enjoy this podcast very much. Keep up the great work

I should say that I am deeply vested in the Playstation universe. PS1, 2, 3, PSP and Vita owner and active PS+ member. Your Podcast has a couple big problems. The 1st is sound level. Compare it to your markets leader, Podcast Beyond. I have to increase my device volume 25% in order to hear the conversation. The 2nd is Sid. He makes a great host, but I feel his Sidisms and constant interruptions derail the conversation when he "steps" on the content of the team. Please highlight Nick and The Powerhouse as the true stars of the show. When they speak, consumers listen. Oh, that T. Gilmore is coming into his own too! Clean this up and the already 5-star content will propel you up and beyond your competing podcasts. I would enjoy seeing that happen and I'll keep you in my "rotation". Just reduced to 1 star and removing it from my rotation. Never did fix the volume level. Still can’t hear it, even in my Acura that has 0.0 Road noise. Try Kinda Funny if you want a video game cast that you can actually hear while driving.

I tried to enjoy the most recent podcast, for a good 15 or so minutes it seems like, y’all talked up AstroBot PlayRoom insinuating the team responsible should be honored. Don’t hedge. Be direct. That’s the whole point of such an intimate conversation on behalf of such a large studio such as PlayStation. Just my opinion, you guys did a disservice to the brand by not simply getting to the point and giving credit where it is due. JAPAN GAME STUDIOS learn the name. Remember it. Do your homework. They are the ones responsible for the pre-loaded game that will ship with the PS5. Just blunt criticism, so please don’t take it as narcissism, I really don’t care how any of the hosts feel. All the responses to those feelings just get a “yeah...” response with awkward silence. Be excited, sure, but be informative. Show the die-hard fans that have been faithful to the brand that you know your stuff. I felt like I was listening to a generation of kids younger than me, who perhaps were interns at PlayStation, and had no idea what they were talking about. I’m 28 years old. I don’t know it all either, but I sure as heck know the name of the company responsible for AstroBot Rescue Mission and wish all of you would be a bit more forthright and at least sound like you’ve done your homework. Don’t take offense. Be better. Do better. You work for a multi-million dollar company now. They pay you good money to at least know a thing or two. Don’t be discouraged. Just do better. Rant over.