Unofficial Controller Podcast

About Unofficial Controller Podcast

Your number one weekly gaming podcast for all the latest Sony Playstation , Microsoft Xbox , Nintendo Switch and PC News. Retrospectives , Readers Mail and Industry Chat.

Publisher

Unofficial Controller

Category

leisure · leisure · technology

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

11 Apr 2019

Latest episode

18 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

344 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   18 Oct 2026

   Gaming’s Shift From Discs To Devices

   Send us Fan Mail PlayStation’s rumored end date for disc-based games is a grenade with the pin already pulled, and we’re not surprised fans are angry. We talk through what’s really behind the backlash: not just plastic boxes, but trust, ownership, resale, preservation, and the creeping feeling that consoles are turning into locked-down content terminals. We also dig into why the way you announce a digital-only future matters as much as the decision itself, especially with PS6 expectations loo...

2. 

   11 Oct 2026

   Pokemon Rumors, Physical Discs, And GTA 6 Radio Hype

   Send us Fan Mail One tiny icon can kick off a whole wave of hype. We spot Pokémon Home adding a “GBA Games” section for FireRed and LeafGreen connectivity, and it instantly raises the obvious question: are Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire headed for a Switch release next? We talk through why those Game Boy Advance Pokémon games still work today, why pixel art has aged better than people expect, and what Nintendo and The Pokémon Company tend to do when they know fans will pay full price anyway. Then...

3. 

   4 Oct 2026

   Uncharted Returns?

   Send us Fan Mail Sony just dropped a late-generation curveball, and it could change how a lot of PS5 games look and run. We unpack QSSR, the refined AI upscaling tech coming to the base PlayStation 5, and why Digital Foundry’s early results (especially with Marvel’s Wolverine) have people asking a bigger question: is this a genuine performance boost for everyone, or a sign Sony wants to stretch the PS5 era longer while PS6 timing shifts? From there, we get into the rumor we can’t stop thinki...

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

1,194,174

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

9 ratings

Spotify

4.6 / 5

27 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 70 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

70

Social presence

0

YouTube

93

Engagement

85

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