We discuss all things PS5, which may not officially be called the PS5, on the final episode of Transition. Games editor Rishi Alwani and friend of the podcast Mikhail Madnani join host Pranay Parab one last time. PS5 Specifications Backwards compatibility Price? Release date India release date Chances of success in India Competition Xbox Google Stadia Nintendo Project xCloud Games we’ve been playing this week Super Mario 3D Land Persona 5 Katana Zero Tropico Dragon’s Dogma Overwatch Dragon Age Inquisition Music: Popular Potpourri and Path Complete from PPPPPP by Magnus “Souleye” Pålsson.

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PS5's Ray Tracing Is the New 3D

Mortal Kombat 11 is here and so is this episode of Transition. Games editor Rishi Alwani, friend of the podcast Mikhail Madnani, in-house fighting games enthusiast Gagan Gupta, and host Pranay Parab discuss the game. Mortal Kombat 11 (0:30) Story Towers Krypt Online Monetisation What about the Switch + PC versions versus consoles? India history Games we’ve been playing this week (32:47) Persona 5 Steamworld Quest Katana Zero Mortal Kombat 11 Final Fantasy X-2 Hearthstone Music: Popular Potpourri and Path Complete from PPPPPP by Magnus “Souleye” Pålsson.

Mortal Kombat 11 Story Is Call of Duty Meets Chrono Trigger

We talk about Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order, which has been announced as a single-player story-driven game with no microtransactions. Games editor Rishi Alwani and friend of the podcast Mikhail Madnani join host Pranay Parab to discuss. Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order (0:30) What the game is all about The legacy of Respawn Why it matters EA prefers live services driven games No multiplayer No microtransactions No Frostbite Engine Why Respawn has been allowed all this What about Visceral? How mismanaged was EA to begin with? Past Star Wars games and where this fits in the timeline India context on all things Star Wars Star Wars Battlefront Star Wars Battlefront 2 Star Wars KOTOR Games we’ve been playing this week (21:04) Persona 5 My Time at Portia Anno 1800 VA-11 HALL-A Hearthstone Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines PUBG Mobile Music: Popular Potpourri and Path Complete from PPPPPP by Magnus “Souleye” Pålsson.

Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order 1886

If You Say Destiny You Get Fired On this episode we talk about a splendid Kotaku story that unravelled why Anthem turned out to be a complete disappointment. Games editor Rishi Alwani and friend of the podcast Mikhail Madnani join host Pranay Parab to discuss. Why Anthem Failed (0:30) Kotaku’s excellent story Development hurdles Lack of vision Stress at BioWare EA’s meddling What Anthem should have been Games we’ve been playing this week (27:50) Persona 5 Zanki Zero: Last Beginning Ace Attorney God Eater 3 Music: Popular Potpourri and Path Complete from PPPPPP by Magnus “Souleye” Pålsson.

If You Say Destiny You Get Fired

In this episode, we first talk about Borderlands 3 and whether RDR 2 will make it to the Epic Games Store as an exclusive. Games editor Rishi Alwani and friend of the podcast Mikhail Madnani join host Pranay Parab for this part. In the second segment the host is joined by pop culture nerds Akhil Arora and Ali Pardiwala to talk about Game of Thrones season 8. Borderlands 3 (0:30) Announcement Release window What we expect Epic Games Store exclusivity Red Dead Redemption 2 PC release Games we’ve been playing this week (28:55) Persona 5 Borderlands 2 Cook Serve Delicious 2 My Time at Portia Ace Attorney Danmaku Unlimited 2 Game of Thrones season 8 preview (34:19) Popular fan theories Our favourite characters Where and how to watch in India What we are looking forward to Music: Popular Potpourri and Path Complete from PPPPPP by Magnus “Souleye” Pålsson.

Will Red Dead Redemption 2 Be an Epic Games Store Exclusive on PC?

We talk about the Epic Games Store and all the PC games coming exclusively to the digital storefront. Games editor Rishi Alwani and friend of the podcast Mikhail Madnani join host Pranay Parab. Epic Games Store (0:30) Number of users Metro Exodus sales New exclusives Feature roadmap Effect on Steam 40 percent never used Steam Spying allegations Our impressions vs other platforms Games we’ve been playing this week (24:18) Persona 5 Baba Is You Forza Horizon 4 Danmaku Unlimited 2 Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines Music: Popular Potpourri and Path Complete from PPPPPP by Magnus “Souleye” Pålsson.

This Podcast Is Not Being Delivered by Google Stadia... Yet

On this episode we discuss Google Stadia, the game streaming service that was announced at GDC 2019. Games editor Rishi Alwani and friend of the podcast Mikhail Madnani join host Pranay Parab. Google Stadia (0:30) What is it? Data centres Controller Google service linking Specifications Latency Vs. xCloud First impressions Issues with Google Stadia Games we’ve been playing this week (36:05) Persona 5 Baba Is You Trials Rising Caligula Effect Dead Or Alive 6 The Division 2 Borderlands 2 Music: Popular Potpourri and Path Complete from PPPPPP by Magnus “Souleye” Pålsson.

Sorry About the Pause, I Was Buffering

We discuss everything you need to know about The Division 2 ahead of its launch on this episode. Games editor Rishi Alwani and friend of the podcast Mikhail Madnani join host Pranay Parab. The Division 2 (0:30) Setting Release date Editions and pricing in India Differences vs The Division 1 Day one patch size Other Ubisoft games The Crew vs The Crew 2 Watch Dogs vs Watch Dogs 2 PC version Epic Games Store Release on other storefronts Which place to buy it? Should you wait for a price drop? An apolitical political game? Games we’ve been playing this week (19:21) Persona 5 Mario Kart DS Super Mario 64 New Super Mario Bros. God Eater Resurrection Forza Horizon 4 Devil May Cry 5 Dead or Alive 6 Left Alive Hades Max Payne 3 Music: Popular Potpourri and Path Complete from PPPPPP by Magnus “Souleye” Pålsson.

The Division 2 Times Recording of the Same Podcast

Games editor Rishi Alwani and friend of the podcast Mikhail Madnani join host Pranay Parab to discuss all things Pokemon. Pokemon Sword and Shield (0:30) Galar region setting New starter Pokemon Pokemon Eevee + Pikachu Gameplay Differences Sales figures Critical reception Fan reception The current state of Pokemon Go What kind of gameplay can we expect from Sword and Shield? Release date? Console bundle? Crowded launch window in late 2019 Games we’ve been playing this week Divinity: Original Sin II Anthem Persona 5 Dead Or Alive 6 Evoland The Liar Princess and the Blind Prince Music: Popular Potpourri and Path Complete from PPPPPP by Magnus “Souleye” Pålsson.

Why Do Pokemon Games Release in Twos?

On this episode we talk about the exciting line-up of exclusives announced for the Nintendo Switch and compare it against the relative lack of exclusives releasing in 2019 on Xbox One and PS4. Games editor Rishi Alwani and friend of the podcast Mikhail Madnani join host Pranay Parab. Nintendo Switch’s Excellent Exclusive Line-Up (0:30) Nintendo Direct February 2019 Tetris 99 Lots of first and third-party games Super Mario Maker 2, Astral Chain, Yoshi, Fire Emblem, Link&#39;s Awakening, etc. Switch ports with new features: Dragon Quest XI, Assassin’s Creed 3 Remastered What&#39;s missing, what&#39;s left to come Microsoft and Sony exclusives Are Sony and Microsoft holding games for their next-gen consoles? What does this mean for you? Games we’ve been playing this week (21:00) Golden Axe Tetris 99 Steins; Gate Elite Anthem Crackdown 3 Danmaku Unlimited 2 Music: Popular Potpourri and Path Complete from PPPPPP by Magnus “Souleye” Pålsson.

Why Nintendo Switch Exclusives Are Crushing PS4, Xbox Releases in 2019

We talk about Metro: Exodus, the latest game in the post-apocalyptic survival horror series. Games editor Rishi Alwani and friend of the podcast Mikhail Madnani join host Pranay Parab. Metro: Exodus (0:30) Where it is in the franchise Metro 2033 Deep Silver/ Koch Media involvement Developer 4A Games The novels that these games are based on Metro: Last Light Superlative visuals Survival elements Guns and ammo How choice impacts story Stealth options How the Epic Games Store exclusivity has affected Exodus What to expect from Metro: Exodus India release First impressions Big releases of February Games we’ve been playing this week (28:35) Chrono Trigger Devil May Cry 5 Steins; Gate OlliOlli 2 Forza Horizon 4 Music: Popular Potpourri and Path Complete from PPPPPP by Magnus “Souleye” Pålsson.

Not Enough Bugs for a Country Roads Reference

We discuss the latest leaks about the PS5 and the next Xbox, with a focus on backwards compatibility on the Sony console and the rumoured discless variant of Xbox. Games editor Rishi Alwani and friend of the podcast Mikhail Madnani join host Pranay Parab. PS5 and next Xbox (0:30) Xbox SKUs Scarlett Anaconda Lockhart Discless “dream console” Microsoft’s strange game release decisions in India What the next Xbox needs to fix in India Specifications and what to look forward to Rumoured pricing PS5 Leaked pricing Backwards compatibility What to expect in terms of games Should you buy PS4 or Xbox One in 2019? Games we’ve been playing this week (28:10) Kingdom Hearts 3 Chrono Trigger Wargroove Anthem Cook, Serve, Delicious Blazblue Centralfiction Games we’ve been playing this week (31:10) Anthem GT: Sport Driveclub Chrono Trigger Music: Popular Potpourri and Path Complete from PPPPPP by Magnus “Souleye” Pålsson.

The Anaconda Has 16GB RAM

PUBG Mobile has been banned from primary schools in Gujarat and our games editor Rishi Alwani, along with the in-house PUBG Mobile expert Aditya Shenoy, join host Pranay Parab to discuss what this means for India. We also talk about PUBG Mobile zombies mode and the games we’ve been playing this week. PUBG Mobile ban (0:31) Banned in Gujarat Student body requests PUBG Mobile ban in J&K Beware of fake news What this order bans What is not banned What the real problem is Is banning the best solution? What can Tencent do in this situation? Underage ID check in China Dragon Age Inquisition ban in India Will the government step in with more drastic measures? PUBG Mobile zombies mode (25:31) Everything you need to know RE 2 crossover event How to play this mode How the gameplay is different When is it releasing for everyone? Games we’ve been playing this week (31:10) Anthem GT: Sport Driveclub Chrono Trigger Music: Popular Potpourri and Path Complete from PPPPPP by Magnus “Souleye” Pålsson.

Should PUBG Mobile Be Banned in India?

On this episode, we discuss all things Resident Evil 2. Games editor Rishi Alwani and friend of the podcast Mikhail Madnani join host Pranay Parab to discuss. Resident Evil 2 Resident Evil 2 Retrospective: 2019&#39;s Resident Evil 2 Has a Tough Act to Follow Remake of the 1998 game 2019 game - announcement, road to release, differences versus 1998 Resident Evil series in totality - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and, now Resident Evil 2 Resident Evil 2’s popularity in India Why didn’t Capcom use the tech for a new game instead of a re-imagining of an old one? Which version you should play — PS4, Xbox One, or PC? Nintendo Switch version when? Can you start playing Resident Evil with RE 2? The Gaming Brit’s Resident Evil 2 rocket launcher video Games we’ve been playing this week Ace Combat 7 Ace Combat 5 Chrono Trigger Overwatch Red Dead Redemption 2 (Gun Rush) My Name Is Mayo Music: Popular Potpourri and Path Complete from PPPPPP by Magnus “Souleye” Pålsson.

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