Extreme Gaming Podcast

Gray, Trev and Hans reflect on BioWare’s legacy following news of its closure, revisiting classics including Baldur’s Gate, Knights of the Old Republic, Dragon Age and Mass Effect. The leaked Mass Effect Universe trailer adds another question: could someone rescue the franchise? Cyberpunk 2077’s latest update gives the crew reasons to revisit Night City, while AI in game development sparks a debate about transparency, Steam and Epic. Next-generation console pricing rumors raise eyebrows, and Black Flag Resynced’s New Game Plus announcement leads to some hard-earned advice about protecting your saves. Could Trev sell his RTX 5090 and replace his desktop with a gaming laptop? Hans shares his experience as they weigh performance, portability, cooling and ultrawide monitors. Elsewhere, the crew discusses Blu-ray’s future, AI film restoration, Switch 2 jailbreak reports, fresh Half-Life speculation and experimental Steam gaming on PS5. RTX Remix, Golden Joystick nominees and EGP Hot Shots round out the news before three BioWare trivia questions—with the usual tangents along the way. discord.gg/extremegamingpodcast.com www.extremegamingpodcast.com info@extremegamingpodcast.com

Gray, Trev and Hans tackle GTA 6 PC release rumors, the growing influence of AI-assisted modding, and what rising hardware costs could mean for PlayStation 6 and the next Xbox. Steam’s new Achievement Sets also spark a debate: are achievements worth chasing if there’s nothing useful to earn? Could Trev cash in on his RTX 5090 and still enjoy his enormous gaming setup with a cheaper card? The crew weighs performance, inflated resale prices and the risks of taking AI hardware advice at face value. Gray explores leaked Assassin’s Creed Destiny footage and the surprisingly large audience of older gamers. Hans then shares his impressions of Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse—covering its demanding platforming, customizable difficulty and how it compares with the classics. There’s also a Fanatical bundle, Epic’s reported AI-assisted launcher overhaul, collector’s boxes without games, and Xbox upscaling news. Hot Shots brings more NVIDIA and gaming updates before a Witcher 3 graphics mod and three Valve/Steam trivia questions round out the show—with the usual tangents along the way. discord.gg/extremegamingpodcast.com www.extremegamingpodcast.com info@extremegamingpodcast.com

Gray, Trev and Hans return with classic Doom getting a DLSS 5 makeover—and another debate over whether to embrace graphics mods or wait for official support. There’s also a reported GTA V browser experiment, Xbox Elite Series 3 controller rumors, and some strong opinions about batteries and vibrating headsets. Rising PS5 Pro prices and falling console sales spark a discussion about GTA 6, hardware shortages and the cost of gaming. Denuvo’s efforts to identify cracker Voices38 bring DRM, performance and privacy into the conversation. Hot Shots covers Squadron 42, seamless Starfield landings, Steam’s shift toward 32GB RAM and an Atari comeback. Elsewhere, the crew discusses Cyberpunk’s movie plans, AI game creation, AMD’s next GPU rumors and Nintendo’s commitment to physical games. RTX 5090 production rumors lead into expensive PC setups, local AI and whether we really need the hardware we buy. Pimax’s proposed SteamOS-ready PC rounds out the news before four true/false questions on AI and modding put Trev’s trivia reputation under pressure again. discord.gg/extremegamingpodcast.com www.extremegamingpodcast.com info@extremegamingpodcast.com

Gray, Trev and Hans return with arcade nostalgia, graphics experiments and another lively debate about PlayStation. House of the Dead’s new arcade plans lead into PS5 upscaling, jailbreaks and emulation—and speculation about what that could mean for GTA 6 on PC. Gray finally tries DLSS 5 Swapper in Assassin’s Creed Shadows and discovers why Hans keeps talking about it. The crew also explores Borderless Gaming’s neural-rendering experiment, a modder’s attempt to tackle overheating GPU connectors, and whether a great OLED screen matters more than resolution. Elsewhere, it’s Disney and Epic acquisition rumours, a possible Uncharted return, Sony’s lengthy development cycles, and reports of RTX 5090 purchase paperwork. Resident Evil remake rumours spark a discussion about Capcom using AI to speed up development while expanding its workforce. China’s elaborate gaming cafés offer food, private rooms and plenty of opportunities for the conversation to go off the rails. An expensive porcelain Sonic statue then sets the stage for three Sonic trivia questions—and some bruised gaming credentials. discord.gg/extremegamingpodcast.com www.extremegamingpodcast.com info@extremegamingpodcast.com

Gray, Trev, and Hans tackle next-generation console rumours, Xbox’s studio shake-ups, and GTA 6’s expanding world—including a pricey merchandise collection that somehow forgets the game. The Witcher 3 remaster takes centre stage, with discussion of path tracing, accessibility improvements, and whether unofficial DLSS 5 mods make an already beautiful game worth replaying. Hans has now tested DLSS 5 across roughly 70 games, while another modder has squeezed neural rendering into a web browser. The crew also debates PS5 jailbreaks, emulation, physical media, and Meta’s ambitious VR glasses. Elsewhere, it’s Starfield’s uncertain sequel prospects, Microsoft’s in-game advertising patent, Fallout 76’s roadmap, AI-assisted graphics development, and The Division 2’s proposed crossplay rollout and new expansion. God of War’s Faye adventure rounds out the news before Witcher trivia produces questionable pronunciation and a disputed answer. Naturally. It’s another packed episode of gaming news, hardware frustration, enthusiastic PC tinkering and a healthy dose of fun. discord.gg/extremegamingpodcast.com www.extremegamingpodcast.com info@extremegamingpodcast.com

Episode 350 brings the full EGP crew together for a packed milestone show. Bungie promises to restore vaulted Destiny 2 content, prompting discussion about rebuilding trust, Destiny 3 and whether Marathon should survive. The team also examines War Dogs’ unexpected success, rising PC hardware costs, Xbox restructuring, Game Pass cloud limits and the eye-watering price of Valve’s Steam Frame. The Hot Shots include unofficial DLSS 5 experiments, RTX 60-series delays and PlayStation 6 rumours. Matt samples Road Diner Simulator before exploring The Commission, an ambitious GTA V roleplay project that drags Los Santos back to 1975. Hans somehow finds a Switch 2 for €150, while GTA 6 multiplayer and its enormous soundtrack enter the rumour mill. Finally, it’s Gears of War: E-Day PC specs, a strangely scented RTX 5070 and three increasingly difficult Gears trivia questions. Just another perfectly normal episode, lol. discord.gg/extremegamingpodcast.com www.extremegamingpodcast.com info@extremegamingpodcast.com

DLSS 5 takes center stage as Gray, Trev, and Hans examine the rapidly expanding world of unofficial neural-rendering mods. They compare DLSS 5 Autopilot, Swapper, Neural Upstream, frame generation, performance costs, slider controls, and Hans’ experiences testing the technology across dozens of games. The crew also discusses Sony’s argument that digital purchases are licenses rather than ownership, GTA 6 boosting console sales, Nintendo finally adding docked VRR to Switch 2, and the approach of Valheim 1.0. Plus: The Witcher 3’s free path-tracing upgrade, EA’s leaked Iron Man footage, outrageous RTX 5090 prices, the Ocarina of Time remake, Xbox rescuing Kojima’s PHYSINT, NVIDIA Pair turning home PCs into a local AI cluster, and Blizzard announcing a StarCraft shooter and Diablo V years in advance. It’s another packed episode of gaming news, hardware frustration, questionable business decisions, enthusiastic PC tinkering and a healthy dose of fun. discord.gg/extremegamingpodcast.com www.extremegamingpodcast.com info@extremegamingpodcast.com

EGP 348 brings Gray, Hans and Matt together for PlayStation disappointment, DLSS 5 experimentation, indie game reviews and a deep dive into gaming laptops. The crew reacts to Sony’s latest State of Play, debates PlayStation exclusives, digital ownership and whether clicking “Buy” should actually mean you own your game. Then DLSS 5 takes center stage as Hans shares his own testing, while the guys discuss huge performance penalties, VRAM usage, user-controlled neural-rendering sliders, DLSS 5 Swapper, OptiScaler improvements and modders repeatedly unlocking features Nvidia would rather keep restricted. Matt gives first impressions of the military sandbox War Dogs before reviewing the wonderfully strange zombie-and-alien survival game Beat Survival . Hans finally delivers his long-awaited desktop-vs-gaming-laptop comparison, including performance, noise, cooling and whether high-end laptops have become legitimate desktop replacements. The show closes with three Nvidia-themed “truth, the whole truth” trivia questions. discord.gg/extremegamingpodcast.com www.extremegamingpodcast.com info@extremegamingpodcast.com

EGP 347 this week is a two-man show with Gray and Hans, and Hans has just returned from Gamescom 2026 with plenty to report. He shares firsthand impressions of the massive crowds, huge booths, cosplay scene, indie areas and his long-awaited hands-on time with the new Castlevania, while Gray digs into the surprise reveal of The Witcher 3 Remastered and everything CD Projekt Red is changing. The guys also cover Crazy Taxi, Gears of War: E-Day, Star Wars: Zero Company, Age of Empires, retro gaming’s continued resurgence, laptop-heavy hardware booths and the realities of modern PC pricing. Later, the discussion turns to the massive Valve/Steam archive leak, RTX 5090 performance rumors, repasting an aging RTX 2080 Ti, and the leaked DLSS 5 developer build. Gray and Hans debate whether AI-driven graphics are genuinely transformative, overhyped, or simply inevitable—and why sliders may be the key to making DLSS 5 work. discord.gg/extremegamingpodcast.com info@extremegamingpodcast.com

EGP 346 brings another packed week of gaming news, industry chaos, retro nostalgia and one very strange simulator. Special guest Marek from GameHo.io returns to talk about pay-as-you-play game server hosting, supported titles, upcoming additions and why multiplayer server demand tends to come in waves. The crew then digs into the latest GTA 6 leaked footage, Take-Two’s aggressive response, Netflix’s timed GTA 6 presentation, the rise of retro gaming stores, Xbox and IKEA’s bizarre furniture collaboration, and Nintendo taking down hundreds of Switch emulator repositories. Gray unloads on Sony’s Horizon live-service experiment before discussing the strong sales of 007 First Light and a revealing SSD test showing surprisingly little gaming-performance difference between old SATA drives and modern PCIe 5.0 SSDs. Matt reviews the bizarre petrol-station/hunting/horror management game Goo Deer ( https://store.steampowered.com/app/4349210/Goo_Deer/ ) , while Hans unveils his appropriately named “Massive Extreme” laptop cooler. The show wraps with Xbox anniversary pricing, Switch 2 price increases, Call of Duty on Switch 2, possible Assassin’s Creed Odyssey updates and three trivia questions about famous gaming leaks. discord.gg/extremegamingpodcast

EGP 345 covers another week of gaming news, hardware insanity and industry weirdness. The crew discusses Twitch quietly opting streamers into generative-AI training, leaked Zelda 40th-anniversary hardware, the confirmation of Hogwarts Legacy 2, and Gray’s deep dive into the Corsair XENEON EDGE and his animated Elite Dangerous Stream Deck setup. The guys also dig into the new Battlefield 6 x Top Gun crossover, with Carrier Strike, Wake Island-style combat and returning Top Gun: Maverick actors. PC hardware prices remain a major concern as GPU costs climb, entry-level cards get squeezed and Intel warns the mainstream market is “taking a beating.” Hans previews what he hopes to see at Gamescom 2026, while the crew also covers a possible Simpsons Hit & Run revival, modded 20GB RTX 3080s, GTA 6 reshaping the 2026 release calendar, Gears of War: E-Day’s strong beta numbers and the growing backlash against generative AI in games. The show closes with entertainment-crossover trivia. discord.gg/extremegamingpodcast

Extreme Gaming Podcast 344 is packed with gaming news, hardware arguments, retro nostalgia, and a few inevitable detours. The crew discusses Take-Two’s enormous GTA 6 expectations, Quake’s 30th anniversary, PS5 Pro’s PSSR 2.0 update, Nvidia DLSS 5, and the latest GTA 6/Netflix rumors. Gray digs into Roblox’s massive valuation drop and a strange new diamond-powered quantum-computing claim, while Matt returns to Project Zomboid and explains why its brutal survival mechanics and community mods keep pulling him back. Terminator: Survivors also resurfaces with major changes, including the removal of co-op. Later, the guys tackle Xbox backward compatibility on PC, EA’s $55 billion buyout, Microsoft’s Windows 11 RAM recommendations, No Man’s Sky’s tenth anniversary, Doom on Evercade, Xbox expansion-storage prices, future TSMC chip technology, Steam’s latest hardware survey, and another extended AMD/X3D debate. The show closes with three EA-themed trivia questions. discord.gg/extremegamingpodcast Info@extremegamingpodcast.com #podcast #games #EGP

This week on the Extreme Gaming Podcast, Gray, Trev, Hans and Matt cover Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 potentially coming to Switch 2, the return of Crazy Taxi , GTA 6’s region-locked PlayStation codes and another painful wave of GPU, RAM and console price increases. The crew also examines new gaming announcements from San Diego Comic-Con, including future God of War plans, Marvel’s Wolverine , Star Wars: Zero Company and Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2 . Hans finally receives his long-awaited opportunity to unload on AMD’s X3D chips, one-percent-low performance and the reviewers he believes failed to highlight the problem. Matt reviews the slow-moving Seafarer: The Ship Sim and the far more affecting War Angels demo. The episode wraps with Steam Machine upgrades, Xbox Series X price hikes, the future of physical discs, Gears of War: E-Day and a Gears-themed trivia showdown. discord.gg/extremegamingpodcast Info@extremegamingpodcast.com #podcast #games #EGP

This week on the Extreme Gaming Podcast, Gray returns from Scotland, Matt returns to the show, Hans eventually escapes traffic, and Trev tries to keep the whole operation from sinking faster than a badly managed submarine. The crew discusses the possible return of Ghost Recon Wildlands, the continuing collapse of physical game sales, DLSS 5 customization, Nvidia’s expanding ARM support, GTA 6’s staggering preorder projections, and Bethesda insisting that The Elder Scrolls VI is progressing exactly as planned—which apparently means taking forever. Also covered: Amazon’s plans for future James Bond games, another Tomb Raider delay, Xbox bringing classic games to PC, free cloud gaming supported by ads, AMD’s long-term AM5 roadmap, and the increasingly brutal cost of RAM and SSDs. Matt reviews Sonar and Low-Budget Repairs, while the episode concludes with James Bond game trivia, half a Golden Gun, and the usual amount of chaos. discord.gg/extremegamingpodcast.com

In this episode, we pull back the curtain on the overlooked numbers, sneaky strategies, and technical innovations shaping how Sony and others approach PC gaming. If you're tired of waiting for the next big PC port, or puzzled why some have sold millions yet still seem hesitant, this is your essential inside info. Whether you’re a hardcore gamer, a modder, or just curious how massive hits are quietly transforming the landscape, this episode is packed with insights that matter now. Don’t miss out—hit play and see why the future of gaming is more connected—and more surprising—than ever. discord.gg/extremegamingpodcast #podcast #gamingpodcast #steammachine #valve #podcasting

Most gamers don't realize how rapidly AI is transforming the way we play—and the massive shifts happening behind the scenes. In this episode of the Extreme Gaming Podcast, Trev and Gray dive into the shocking layoffs at Microsoft, the questionable future of beloved studios like id Software, and how AI-powered upscaling like DLSS and FSR are revolutionizing graphics—with AMD now challenging NVIDIA's dominance by pushing 8X frame generation. Gray reveals how industry giants are trimming staff and cutting costs while strategically moving towards Unreal Engine or licensing IP instead of developing new titles. You’ll discover why studios like Bethesda, Ed Software, and even Rockstar are making controversial decisions that could shape gaming's future for years. Plus, we unpack the latest in hardware— from the insane price of new RTX 5090 graphics cards to the rise of SteamOS and dual-booting gaming on the PC.

This week on the Extreme Gaming Podcast, Gray, Trev, and Hans somehow start with Scotland, World Cup misery, Irn-Bru, and “getting your jollies out,” then quickly descend into the usual gaming chaos. Episode 339 covers failed game preservation legislation, a PC game briefly asking for 64GB of RAM, GTA 6 possibly coming to Switch 2, the first prebuilt SteamOS gaming PC, GPU prices turning into disaster monitoring, and Xbox insisting everything is fine while looking suspiciously surrounded by flames. The crew also digs into Sony’s move away from physical PlayStation discs, Xbox’s disc-to-digital idea, Game Pass fatigue, major Xbox layoffs and studio divestments, July game releases including Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced and Halo: Campaign Evolved, plus Rockstar accusations involving pay inequity, crunch, and bonuses. Also: ultrawide monitor drama, haggis, 3D printers, and Hans still hating AMD. discord.gg/extremegamingpodcast.com

This week on the Extreme Gaming Podcast, Trev and Gray dive into another cheerful little episode of “why is everything in gaming getting more expensive?” Xbox prices are going up again, PS5 sales are dropping hard, RAM prices are apparently entering their villain era, and GTA 6 may be the thing that causes console shortages anyway. Lovely. The guys also dig into SteamOS coming to broader PCs, the future of Linux gaming, Sony possibly backing away from PC ports, GTA 6’s $80 price tag and code-in-a-box nonsense, physical discs becoming an endangered species, and whether the PS6 could end up dangerously close to the $1,000 mark. Plus: ultrawide monitor chat, Windows customization, Nintendo Switch 2 doing Nintendo things, Wolverine getting an actual disc, and indie developers deciding that if Nintendo won’t make Star Fox, they’ll make it themselves. discord.gg/extremegamingpodcast

EGP 337 opens with condolences after the reported death of Ubisoft co-founder Claude Guillemot, before the crew jumps into another packed week of gaming and hardware chaos. Trev covers GTA 6 pre-orders, the rumored $80 price tag, and the continuing madness of Rockstar fans, then moves into the brutal rise of handheld pricing with MSI’s new $1,800 Claw handheld. The guys also dig into Unreal Engine 6 adding AI tools, Tim Sweeney’s comments on Roblox, Epic Games Store improvements, HDMI 2.2, Nvidia pushing GeForce Now as a reason not to upgrade your PC, and the newly revealed Steam Machine pricing. Gray covers upcoming open-world games including Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resync, Palworld 1.0, and other July releases, while Hans delivers a full AMD AM5/X3D rant. Also discussed: wild SSD prices, PS5 controller patents, Bungie layoff rumors, ASUS anniversary hardware, Horizon-style games, and Roblox trivia with a special guest. discord.gg/extremegamingpodcast

EGP 336 kicks off with Hans showing off his new “Godlike-adjacent” gaming laptop, Gray talking up Ramble Office Anywhere, and the World Cup briefly invading a gaming podcast against everyone’s better judgment. Then it’s straight into Nintendo Direct news, including Stellar Blade coming to Switch 2, Dragon’s Dogma 2, Devil May Cry 5, Rayman Legends Retold, and the big one: an Ocarina of Time remake tease. The crew also covers Star Trek: Outpost Unknown, Destiny 2’s final major update, Nvidia RTX Remix shrinking game installs, the growing graveyard of canceled and shut-down games, cloud gaming growth, AI-generated game slop, Hans’ shunt-modded RTX 5090 laptop, Valheim finally leaving early access, AMD Zen 6 rumors, Ubisoft layoffs, Xbox’s uncertain future, Computex oddities, GPU shipments, and one deeply unwell GTA 6 fan hiding in bushes. discord.gg/extremegamingpodcast.com