The HGO Podcast

The weekly podcast dedicated to talking about what's "hot" in the world of gaming. Join Ethan, Hunter and Kyle every Monday as they talk you through the hottest topics in games. From their first impressions of the latest releases, spoilercasts of games new and old, and the occasional hot topic or two. Listen every week for your one stop conversation about games.Contact us at hotgamersonly@gmail.com or @HotGamersOnly on Twitter for all your messages! We'd love to hear from you!

The HGO Podcast is a leisure podcast hosted by HGO, with 340 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.

HGO hosts The HGO Podcast, a leisure show with 340 episodes published.

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  Episode #22

  We Predicted PlayStation's Future... But did we Get it Right?!

  Aug 17, 20261h 25mS7

  Four years ago, we tried our best to predict the future of PlayStation. This week, we're dusting off our predictions and seeing how close to reality we were. Spoiler alert: we had no idea it would be this bad... Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:06:30 - Insomniac Games 00:12:00 - Sony Bend 00:16:30 - Bluepoint 00:22:30 - Firesprite 00:26:00 - Guerilla Games 00:34:00 - Haven 00:37:00 - Housemarque 00:43:30 - MediaMolecule 00:47:00 - Naughty Dog 00:57:00 - Pixelopus 01:01:00 - Sony Santa Monica 01:07:00 - Sucker Punch 01:13:30 - Team Asobi 01:17:30 - Bungie & Outro Remember to follow us on twitter at @hotgamersonly and subscribe to our youtube channel for the video version at youtube.com/hotgamersonly. You can also follow the boys on twitter or bluesky: Ethan @ChaoticAether, Hunter @ReaperHunter23 and Kyle @KDavisSRL. Be sure to also follow us on your favorite podcast service and we greatly appreciate anyone who leaves a review!

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  Episode #21

  Our Biggest Gaming Hot Takes!

  Aug 10, 20261h 54mS7

  This week, we're diving into our biggest and most controversial gaming hot takes! From Sony's lack of games to Nintendo's high critic scores, let's talk about everything that grinds our gears! Timestamps below! Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:06:30 - Gaming Hot Takes 00:07:00 - Post Games Suck: Quality over Quantity 00:15:00 - Nostalgia ruins gaming discussion 00:21:30 - Video Games Need Less Sidekicks 00:25:00 - Video Game Writing is Actually Bad Now 00:35:00 - Walk and Talk would be better as cutscenes 00:43:00 - People are Taking the PlayStation Disc Situation Too Personally 00:52:30 - Pokemon is the worst Talking Point in Video Games 00:59:00 - Nintendo Games are Overrated 01:07:00 - Playing Things Based on its Critic Score is Dumb 01:15:00 - Video Game Reviews aren’t Bought 01:21:30 - Phil Spencer had the right idea for XBOX 01:34:00 - Players can’t be trusted to curate your game 01:41:00 - Modern Games Give Too Many Participation Trophies 01:47:00 - It's okay to move on from a series 01:52:00 - Outro Remember to follow us on twitter at @hotgamersonly and subscribe to our youtube channel for the video version at youtube.com/hotgamersonly. You can also follow the boys on twitter or bluesky: Ethan @ChaoticAether, Hunter @ReaperHunter23 and Kyle @KDavisSRL. Be sure to also follow us on your favorite podcast service and we greatly appreciate anyone who leaves a review!

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  Episode #20

  The BEST Spinoff Games Of All Time!

  Aug 3, 20261h 21mS7

  This week, we're ranking the best game spinoffs of all time! Join us as we list our favorite spin off games, and maybe a few of the worst as well. What's not to love? Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:04:00 - Best Spinoff Games 00:05:00 - Metal Gear Rising: Revengence 00:10:00 - Persona 5 Strikers 00:16:00 - Hyrule Warriors 00:21:00 - Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky 00:27:00 - Lost in Random: The Eternal Die 00:30:30 - COD Zombies 00:38:30 - River City Girls 00:41:00 - Sim City 00:45:00 - Mario Spinoffs 00:51:00 - Crash Team Racing 00:56:00 - The Great Ace Attorney 01:00:00 - Gotham City Imposters 01:05:00 - Final Fantasy Disidea 01:09:00 - Tales from the Borderlands 01:12:30 - Bad Spinoff Dishonourable Mentions 01:19:00 - Outro Remember to follow us on twitter at @hotgamersonly and subscribe to our youtube channel for the video version at youtube.com/hotgamersonly. You can also follow the boys on twitter or bluesky: Ethan @ChaoticAether, Hunter @ReaperHunter23 and Kyle @KDavisSRL. Be sure to also follow us on your favorite podcast service and we greatly appreciate anyone who leaves a review!

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  Episode #19

  Blind Ranking Gaming's Best Consoles

  Jul 27, 20261h 17mS7

  This week, we're ranking 10 gaming consoles. Just one problem, we don't know what console comes next... Blind ranking consoles in 2026, what could possibly go wrong?! Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:10:00 - Entry 1: GBA 00:17:00 - Entry 2: Switch 2 00:23:30 - Entry 3: PlayStation 00:29:00 - Entry 4: PlayStation 2 00:25:30 - Entry 5: PlayStation 4 00:43:30 - Entry 6: Wii U 00:47:30 - Entry 7: Nintendo Switch 00:55:30 - Entry 8: Xbox Series X 01:03:30 - Entry 9: NES 01:06:00 - Entry 10: Xbox 360 01:11:00 - Our Final Lists! 01:10:00 - Outro Remember to follow us on twitter at @hotgamersonly and subscribe to our youtube channel for the video version at youtube.com/hotgamersonly. You can also follow the boys on twitter or bluesky: Ethan @ChaoticAether, Hunter @ReaperHunter23 and Kyle @KDavisSRL. Be sure to also follow us on your favorite podcast service and we greatly appreciate anyone who leaves a review!

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  Episode #18

  The Top 5 PlayStation Games of Each Generation!

  Jul 20, 20261h 51mS7

  This week on the show, we are ranking the top 5 PlayStation games of each generation! Let's go console by console and pick the most iconic, console defining games of each of Sony's home consoles. Timestamps below! Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:04:30 - Top 5 Games of Each PlayStation Console 00:09:00 - PlayStation 1 00:31:30 - PlayStation 2 00:53:00 - PlayStation 3 01:09:00 - PlayStation 4 01:26:00 - PlayStation 5 01:47:00 - Outro Remember to follow us on twitter at @hotgamersonly and subscribe to our youtube channel for the video version at youtube.com/hotgamersonly. You can also follow the boys on twitter or bluesky: Ethan @ChaoticAether, Hunter @ReaperHunter23 and Kyle @KDavisSRL. Be sure to also follow us on your favorite podcast service and we greatly appreciate anyone who leaves a review!

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