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Easter week starts with a simple message that immediately goes off the rails: share the egg. From there, we settle into what we’ve been playing across console, Switch, PS Portal, and PC handheld life, and the list is wonderfully weird. RGT finishes Bang Average Football and explains why it’s such a tight, satisfying indie sports game, then introduces Nutmeg, a retro football management sim staged inside a 1980s office complete with green-screen finance screens and a card-based way of playing match highlights. He also jumps into BeamNG.drive, the physics-forward driving sandbox where realistic car damage and mods turn every session into a new experiment.

On my side, I’m still stubbornly wrestling with Ken, a punishing climbing loop that makes pride the real difficulty setting. I also dip back into Farming Simulator on PS5 through PS Portal cloud streaming and get a surprisingly smooth experience with saves and mods. Then we talk Easy Delivery Co, the kind of cozy management game that feels relaxing once you learn it, even if the menus and fuel economy can fight you early on.

The news gets spicy: Sony confirms a TCL joint venture that effectively spins off the iconic Bravia TV business, which raises the bigger question of whether Sony is steadily marching toward a pure entertainment and content future. We also dig into Xbox leadership optics through Asha Sharma’s gamer tag activity and why “not being a hardcore gamer” might actually be fine if the strategy is right. Then Nintendo enters the chat with Miyamoto’s mission to put Pikmin everywhere, including upcoming media.

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PS5 prices going up this late in the generation feels wrong, and we don’t sugarcoat it. George and RGT dig into Sony’s newly announced PS5, PS5 Pro, and PS Portal price increases, what’s being blamed (tariffs, supply pressure, RAM demand), and why it lands so badly when players already feel the squeeze. If you’ve been waiting to buy a PlayStation 5 or wondering whether a PS5 Pro is still worth it, this one is for you.

On the gear side, RGT brings the week’s most practical upgrade: the Lenovo Legion Go S, a SteamOS handheld gaming PC aimed at entry-level buyers who want Steam without the Windows hassle. We talk screen feel, controls, ergonomics, fan noise, battery life, charging speed, and why a simple login-and-play experience matters. Then it’s back to what we’re actually playing, from Bang Average Football to the strangely addictive Easy Delivery Company, a PS1 style delivery sim with real survival management tension.

We also hit the wider platform mood: Xbox retiring the “This Is An Xbox” marketing campaign, what that says about brand confusion, and how cloud gaming should fit around consoles, not replace them. Finally, Hades 2 news brings some joy with bonus content and quality of life improvements on the horizon, plus we share details on meeting up at OLL in Norwich.

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A game called Bang Average Football has no right to be this addictive, and yet it completely derails our week. We talk through the exact moment it clicks: the Stardew-style town loop, the light RPG quests that drip-feed stat upgrades, and the surprisingly satisfying matches that feel like a modern take on Sensible Soccer. If you’ve been craving a cozy indie that still delivers that competitive “one more game” rush, our play-by-play will tell you whether it’s your next obsession.

Then we jump into the kind of news we love: weird, specific, and full of personality. Easy Delivery Co looks like a lost PS1 title, mixing foggy horror mood with delivery driving and small vehicle upgrades, and we’re fully bought in on the vibe. We also debate Shenmue 3 Enhanced landing on Switch 2 with loud promises about being fully on cartridge, plus the bigger question that never goes away: what do physical editions actually need to offer before the price becomes nonsense?

To round it out, we dig into platform updates and what they signal. Xbox finally rolls out long-requested dashboard features like custom colors and the ability to disable Quick Resume per game. We share impressions of Switch 2 boost mode, talk PS5 Pro’s PSSR2 update and why “pro” upgrades can feel half-finished, and get real about PlayStation Portal streaming depending more on your home Wi‑Fi than the marketing. Subscribe, share the show with a friend, and leave a review, then tell us what indie game has surprised you lately.

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