Day One Patch Podcast - The Finest Gaming Podcast

Day One Patch Podcast is a video game podcast that looks at each week's video game news and how it will affect the industry through our own opinions and experience.

Day One Patch Podcast - The Finest Gaming Podcast is a leisure podcast hosted by Unknown Host, with 359 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Unknown Host hosts Day One Patch Podcast - The Finest Gaming Podcast, a leisure show with 359 episodes published.

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  Episode #577

  Should Game Trailers Premiere on Netflix?

  Aug 9, 20261h 34m

  Is the future of gaming streamed, digital, and locked behind subscriptions? This week, we discuss the controversy surrounding GTA 6’s timed Netflix-exclusive footage, Take-Two’s prediction that high-quality game streaming is only three years away, and Nintendo’s continued commitment to physical games as PlayStation moves away from discs. Plus, in the Video Game Fun Fact - Matt explores the PlayStation 2’s blue discs and the surprising variety of formats the console could play, followed by what we've been playing this week.

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  Episode #576

  Is It Too Late to Save Physical PlayStation Games?

  Aug 2, 20261h 24m

  Sony has finally acknowledged the backlash surrounding its decision to stop manufacturing new PlayStation game discs - but that doesn’t mean the company is changing course. We discuss Sony’s response, its plans for an increasingly digital PlayStation ecosystem, and whether anything could realistically reverse the decision before 2028. We also examine Xbox’s ambitious goal of reaching 500 million daily players by 2030, despite declining revenue and an enormous gap between its current audience and its long-term target. Plus, we run through Canada’s best-selling games of June 2026 and explore the dramatic tonal shifts of two famous game series, Jak and Daxter and Prince of Persia in this week’s Video Game Fun Fact.

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  Episode #575

  Are Physical PlayStation Games Already Dead?

  Jul 27, 20261h 25m

  Physical PlayStation games may be disappearing for a simple reason: hardly anyone is buying them. With only seven PlayStation titles reportedly surpassing 100,000 physical copies sold in the U.S. so far this year, we discuss what the numbers reveal about Sony’s all-digital future. Meanwhile, Xbox brings original Xbox classics - including Blinx , Conker: Live & Reloaded , Crimson Skies , and Fuzion Frenzy - to PC and handhelds with enhanced graphics options and cross-platform ownership. We also examine Microsoft’s latest explanation of its unpredictable exclusivity strategy. Plus, Matt explores the history of shiny Pokémon and the extraordinary modern hunt for a very specific shiny Golduck using dozens of consoles, before we share what we’ve been playing.

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  Episode #573

  Can Xbox Survive Its Biggest Restructure Ever?

  Jul 12, 20261h 42m

  Microsoft is making the biggest changes in Xbox history, cutting 3,200 jobs and moving studios including Double Fine, Compulsion Games, Ninja Theory, and Undead Labs outside its existing organization. Can Asha Sharma’s ambitious restructuring save a gaming business reportedly losing money - and somehow help Xbox reach one billion people every day? We also discuss the backlash surrounding Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced and its $85 worth of launch-day microtransactions. Plus, Matt explores the history and many iterations of Digimon's Digivices in this week’s Video Game Fun Fact.

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  Episode #572

  Do Physical Games Still Matter?

  Jul 5, 20261h 55m

  Sony has announced that new PlayStation games will stop releasing on physical discs beginning in 2028, marking one of the biggest shifts in gaming history. Meanwhile, PlayStation is preparing to close the PlayStation Store on PS3 and PS Vita, while Xbox is testing a new disc-to-digital system that could help players preserve access to their physical game libraries. In this episode, we discuss what these changes mean for game ownership, collecting, preservation, and the future of physical media. Plus, Matt shares a Video Game Fun Fact about plug-and-play TV games and the unique game keys that powered them.

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