The official podcast of Respec (https://www.respec.net), a website about video games and the other things that gamers love. Expect video game reviews, previews, and news, industry analysis and insight, random and meandering off-topic ramblings, and general hang-out nonsense -- all coming from a gang of video game critics and journalists with decades of experience and their finger on the pulse of the latest industry goings-on. Plus, we're just a good hang, if we do say so ourselves.
The mid generation, the price crisis, and do we even need a PS6 any time soon? | Respec Ramblings
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It's half term here in the UK, which means Alex and Tom are both taking Guile's advice and attempting to be dedicated family men. That means this week's episode is a pre-record, but it's a strong topic: just how badly do we need a $1000+ PlayStation 6, when you look at what the PS5 and Xbox Series generation has delivered us so far?
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2:29 - Do we need a PS6? Tom's thesis on the next generation
7:55 - The seven first-party exlcusives that justify the PS5
12:50 - Console price rises on the rise
30:56 - Alex's theory on Xbox's future
34:17 - Retrorespective feat. Pikmin, Civilization III, Crash, Vice City Stories, Need for Speed Carbon, Burnout and more
Remember, Patreon subscribers (https://www.patreon.com/cw/Respecnet) also get The Lock In, an exclusive after-hours casual hangout podcast, every week. Over there this week, Alex talks in detail about some of his favourite game review period memories.
And don't forget the website; Respec.net (http://Respec.net)!
23 Oct 2026
EA kills BioWare, Mass Effect, and Dragon Age, GTA3 turns 25, and is Nikki in Fortnite wrong? | Respec Ramblings
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It's another week of depressing video game news - can we have a week off yet? Alex, Tom, Rebecca, and James gather to discuss the brutal cuts at EA that involves the end of a legendary studio, plus some lighter chat about the future of The Sims, Obsession's Nikki in Fortnite, and Cyberpunk's endless updates.
Useful Timestamps:
2:30 - The new EA & explaining a Leveraged Buyout
4:10 - BioWare to close
9:01 - BioWare's legacy
13:25 - What this means for Maxis and The Sims, and more BioWare chat
27:33 - Cyberpunk updates continue as Edgerunners 2 launches
32:20 - Final Fantasy Resonance review impressions
34:42 - Obsession's Nikki in Fortnite
45:30 - Retrorespective feat. Civilization, Virtua Tennis, Grand Theft Auto III, and more
Remember, Patreon subscribers (https://www.patreon.com/cw/Respecnet) also get The Lock In, an exclusive after-hours casual hangout podcast, every week. Over there this week, even more movie chat, plus an update on Love and Deepspace dramas from Rebecca.
And don't forget the website; Respec.net (http://Respec.net)!
17 Oct 2026
Is the Street Fighter movie bad, good-bad, or just plain good? Alex has thoughts | Bonus Ramblings
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Alex has seen the Street Fighter movie, and so he's hopped straight on the podcast feed for a bonus episode solely about his thoughts on this latest cinematic... masterpiece? Messterpiece? Or is the truth a little more complicated? This bonus ramble will help you to puzzle it out.
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