#374 | This Is What It's Like When Worlds Collide

New leaks from friend-of-the-show MLiD have given us a deeper glimpse into Sony's plans for PlayStation 6, especially when it comes to the rumored handheld iteration, codenamed Canis. It appears this device -- slated as part of a potential trio of PS6 hardware due out in '27 -- will be affordable, powerful, and perhaps most surprisingly dockable. With all first party competitors now occupying space (Nintendo, Valve) or chasing a presence (Sony, Microsoft) in the handheld realm, it seems like things could get very spicy on multiple fronts. Allow us to discuss in minute detail. Plus: Hermen Hulst gives a rare interview, Ken Levine emerges with hot-off-the-presses details about Judas, Sony reveals its first four incubated products in the MENA Hero Project, it'll now be easier to request a refund on PSN, and more. Then: Listener inquiries! Some 14 years after release, what are our thoughts on Catherine? Could a major Xbox announcement be lurking in Sony's reported September showcase? How does Hello Games and No Man's Sky survive by giving so much away for free? Is Where's Waldo nothing more than an unconvincing psy-op?

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0:00:00 - Intro
0:29:02 - Metal Gear Solid Delta poster
0:34:47 - Benji!
0:36:27 - Allegheny Hogs
0:42:00 - Washing your legs
0:54:33 - Waldo
0:58:16 - Ghost of Yotei console preorder September 4th
1:00:34 - PlayStation 6 Portable leaks
1:27:50 - Hermen Hulst interview
1:59:33 - New Judas info
2:14:26 - New MENA Hero project games
2:29:11 - Forza Horizon 6 could be in Japan
2:33:12 - New PSN refund system
2:39:22 - Skate early access release date
2:43:15 - July 2025 Circana data
2:49:37 - New PS+ Essential games
2:54:35 - What We’re Playing
3:40:59 - Thoughts on Catherine
3:49:24 - Is Intergalactic a soulslike?
3:54:12 - Will Xbox announce a game at a Sony event?
3:58:41 - Are remakes creatively bankrupt
4:08:42 - No Man's Sky keeps going
4:16:05 - Do podcasts hosts need to be experts?

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