Another week gone by, and another month pretty much gone by, too. Time seems to be flying oddly quickly right now — perhaps it's because I'm actually enjoying the things I'm doing on a day-to-day basis. I am finally starting to feel a bit "trapped" in the house after many, many months of "yeah, this is all right, really" but it's nothing I can't really cope with, and it's not as if I have nothing to occupy myself while I'm here anyway.
Did everyone see the "Evercade VS" teaser earlier? More details are coming next month on the 23rd but it's been fun to see the excitement and speculation over it so far. It looks like it's going to be a good year for retro gaming!
And that got me thinking, earlier. At the other end of the gaming spectrum, what on Earth happened to the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X? I've heard pretty much nothing about either ever since they launched. Well, that's a lie, Xbox Series X owners can't shut up about Game Pass (and some were even trying to argue it was the solution to the preservation issue the other day, which is just too ridiculous a prospect to even attempt to argue against) but PlayStation 5? I've seen no hype or excitement for anything whatsoever.
I suspect both Microsoft and Sony are feeling like they may have rushed the two consoles out somewhat hastily in order to cater to a market that wasn't really there — and, I guess, a developer and publisher community that isn't really there, either. And the continued shortage of both parts and assembled consoles isn't helping matters, either; in some places I know it's still hard to get hold of one of the new systems.
The only thing on PS5 that has piqued my interest even slightly is Neptunia ReVerse, but I'm already behind on Neptunia games so I can wait a little while to play another remake of the first one. Most of the developers I'm personally interested in seem to favour the Switch — and the Switch seems to be the place to go for limited-run stuff, as well, with some limited-press houses doing exclusively Switch stuff, and a lot of the most interesting stuff either having a Switch option at the very least, or in many cases being a Switch-only affair. Things have changed a lot since Limited Run Games first started doing this!
Anyway, those are the fairly unstructured thoughts that have been on my mind today. I'm having a nice quiet weekend with Atelier Shallie and Root Film this weekend as I've already got next week's videos prepped and ready to go. Even better, my wife has finished upgrading our toilet so the house no longer resembles a war zone and we can poo in comfort. Always a bonus.
Anyway, I hope you've all had a good week and have a pleasant, relaxing weekend to look forward to.
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