Skip to content

What is PlayStation Actually Doing Right This Generation? - Beyond 953

July 15, 2026 · 1 h 17 min

Show notes

Join the IGN Discord https://discord.gg/h2T45nkkm6

Is Sony losing its way? This week on Beyond, we try to look at the bright side of the current state of PlayStation, which isn’t exactly easy in light of past few years. From the recently announced plans to kill physical discs to the live-service initiative and the Bungie acquisition to the constantly rising price of hardware amidst a drought of first-party exclusives, there’s a lot to be negative about… but it’s not all bad. We discuss what’s working and what’s definitely not. Plus, we weigh in on Denshattack!, which is like Jet Grind meets Tony Hawk, but with Japanese trains. It’s the kind of weird stuff Sony used to bring us all the time, which is in short supply these days. Meanwhile, Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced is gorgeous and well made, but not everything we’d hoped for. Plus, we take a look ahead to the PlayStation 6 and reveal what YOU think is the biggest factor in buying a PS6 based on our recent poll results! Beyond!


00:00 - Intro

01:10 - Sony CEO Sells A Whole Lotta' Stock

04:16 - PlayStation is Going to SDCC

07:31 - Is PlayStation Doing Anything Right This Generation?

22:06 - Discord Comments

52:12 - Denshattack! Is RAD

57:33 - A Pirates Life For Some of Us

01:12:55 - Humble Choice


This weeks show was hosted by Max Scoville, Brian Altano, Jada Griffin, and was produced by Nick Maillet

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

All episodes of Beyond

Settings

Display

Language

Decides which stations you see first on the home page.

History

Recently played stations and episodes and your latest searches are only stored in this browser.

Notifications

A short notice when a podcast you follow has a new episode. Turn off single podcasts with the bell on their page.

Account

Save favorites – in the app and on the website.

Keyboard shortcuts

/
Open search
Space
Play or pause
← →
In the player: back 15 s, forward 30 s (episodes) · in a row: next tile
↑ ↓
In a row: target within the tile
Home / End
In a row: first or last tile
Esc
Close window or menu
?
This overview
Now playing

Go to station page

Play next

    Add episodes with “Play next” – they play after the current episode.