Retro and current gen gaming chat, with Trev and Stu, its the Console Shockcast! Stu’s got his hands on the Nintendo Switch 2 and gives us his honest review — no over-the-top YouTube theatrics here! Plus, the long-rumoured Microsoft x ASUS collaboration is finally official: meet the Xbox ROG Ally, a new handheld console. But … Continue reading Console Shock Podcast 148: Switch and Xbox ROG Ally...
Retro and current gen gaming chat, with Trev and Stu, its the Console Shockcast! Trev’s finally done it — he’s bought a PS5! The big question is: why now? Is a PS5 still worth it in 2025? Can it coexist peacefully with a Steam Deck, or is a showdown inevitable? We dive into all that … Continue reading Console Shock Podcast 147: PlayStation 5 in 2025
Retro and current gen gaming chat, with Trev and Stu, its the Console Shockcast! In the latest instalment of our “Saving the System” series, we turn our attention to our all-time favourite gaming platform — the legendary Commodore Amiga. Its fate was sealed the moment Commodore collapsed, but can Trev and Stu breathe new life … Continue reading Console Shock Podcast 146: Saving the Amiga
Retro and current gen gaming chat, with Trev and Stu, its the Console Shockcast! We’ve been speculating for months, but now the Nintendo Switch 2 has been fully revealed! We break down the announcements, react to the hardware, and ask the big questions — is this the upgrade we were waiting for? 🕹️ Did Nintendo … Continue reading Console Shock Podcast 145: Switch 2 Thoughts
Retro and current gen gaming chat, with Trev and Stu, its the Console Shockcast! 🎉 #marchintosh is here! 🎉 Trev and Stu join in the annual YouTube tradition of Marchintosh, dedicating an episode to all things Apple Mac in March! This year, we’re flipping through a couple of Macworld UK back issues from 2004 and … Continue reading Console Shock Podcast 144: #Marchintosh 2025
Retro and current gen gaming chat, with Trev and Stu, its the Console Shockcast! Nvidia has just unveiled its latest generation of RTX graphics cards, and the prices are absolutely eye-watering. But is it really worth dropping thousands on a gaming PC when a £350 second-hand PS5 could deliver a great gaming experience? Let’s dive … Continue reading Console Shock Podcast 143: The Gaming PC Value Equation...
Retro and current gen gaming chat, with Trev and Stu, its the Console Shockcast! Are console generation leaps becoming less significant? Back in the day, each new system felt like a revolution—but have we reached a point where improvements are harder to notice? Has graphical fidelity gotten so good that new technologies struggle to stand … Continue reading Console Shock Podcast 142: Generation Jump
Retro and current gen gaming chat, with Trev and Stu, its the Console Shockcast! The Nintendo Switch 2 was officially unveiled just days after our last show, and now Trev and Stu finally get to dive in! What did we make of the slightly unusual trailer, and what does the future hold? Will the original … Continue reading Console Shock Podcast 141: Switch 2 Revealed!
Retro and current gen gaming chat, with Trev and Stu, its the Console Shockcast! Trev and Stu are finally back together after the Christmas break, with a whole bunch of new retro/modern gaming ramblings. This time around we dive into Bazzite, a SteamOS-like operating system that can turn Windows machines into Steam Decks, as well … Continue reading Console Shock Podcast 140: Bazzite OS
Retro and current gen gaming chat, with Trev and Stu, its the Console Shockcast! Trev and Al celebrate the 30th birthday of the PlayStation with a discussion on its chaotic origins, its astonishing rise and how it became the all conquering gaming giant that it is today! Check out Trev and Al’s other podcast where … Continue reading Console Shock Podcast 139: PlayStation 30th Anniversary!
Retro and current gen gaming chat, with Trev and Stu, its the Console Shockcast! Are physical releases dying? With the PS5 Pro going fully digital by default, is the industry finally moving away from physical media for good? What does that mean for the mountains of games sitting on our shelves? Trev and Stu tackle … Continue reading Console Shock Podcast 138: Digital Dystopia
Retro and current gen gaming chat, with Trev and Stu, its the Console Shockcast! Following on from our “Saving Saturn” episode a while back, we decided to give the Dreamcast the ‘saving’ treatment for the 25th anniversary of its UK launch! In reality the DC died a premature death, but can we try to turn … Continue reading Console Shock Podcast 137: Saving the Sega Dreamcast
Retro and current gen gaming chat, with Trev and Stu, its the Console Shockcast! The Sony PlayStation 5 Pro has finally been revealed, with the main talking point being its eye-watering £700 price-tag. Do the upgrades that come with it make it worth the extra cost, or should you just save the cash for a … Continue reading Console Shock Podcast 136: Is the PlayStation 5 Pro worth it?
Retro and current gen gaming chat, with Trev and Stu, its the Console Shockcast! Incredibly, we are already halfway through the lifespan of the 9th generation of consoles. This means it’s the perfect time to cast our minds to the future, and speculate on what the 10th gen (Gen X) may hold in store. Will … Continue reading Console Shock Podcast 135: Generation X
Retro and current gen gaming chat, with Trev and Stu, its the Console Shockcast! The Sony PSP was a groundbreaking handheld console that set a new standard for portable gaming devices. Compared to its contemporaries, such as the Nintendo DS and Game Boy Advance, it featured powerful processing capabilities, allowing it to handle 3D graphics … Continue reading Console Shock Podcast 134: Sony PlayStation Portable PSP...
Retro and current gen gaming chat, with Trev and Stu, its the Console Shockcast! The demise of GAME stores has been slow but almost inevitable, and with their ever diminishing list of products they sell can they survive another 10 years? Trev and Stu discuss! – A very British opening to the pod with a … Continue reading Console Shock Podcast 133: GAME Over?
Retro and current gen gaming chat, with Trev and Stu, its the Console Shockcast! A little late to the party, but Trev and Stu are finally celebrating a very significant birthday, the Macintosh is 40! We talk about the legacy of one of the most important computers in the history of the industry, including where … Continue reading Console Shock Podcast 132: Macintosh 40th Anniversary
Retro and current gen gaming chat, with Trev and Stu, its the Console Shockcast! More adventures with Stu on his retro PC gaming odyssey! This time we focus on the Windows XP era, a point in time when a single PC could natively run a game from the DOS, Win 9x, and late 00s eras. … Continue reading Console Shock Podcast 131: Windows XP Gaming
Retro and current gen gaming chat, with Trev and Stu, its the Console Shockcast! No it’s not RedLetterMedia, it’s Console Shock! This time, Trev and Stu explore the boulevard of broken console dreams as we try to figure out which of the 90s failed systems are actually not bad. Are there any redeeming features to … Continue reading Console Shockcast 130: Best of the Worst!
Retro and current gen gaming chat, with Trev and Stu, its the Console Shockcast! Kickstart 02 is coming this summer, and we have the force behind the operation Ravi Abbott on the show to give us some background on this year’s biggest UK Amiga expo! – Trev and Stu experience some podcast recording pains! – … Continue reading Console Shock Podcast 129: Kickstart – The UK Amiga Expo with Special Guest Ravi Abbott...
Retro and current gen gaming chat, with Trev and Stu, its the Console Shockcast! With rumours of a PS5 Pro model doing the rounds, Trev and Al ponder if there is any value in mid-gen refresh hardware. We also look back on earlier attempts at ‘Pro’ style console upgrades, something Sega really ran with on … Continue reading Console Shock Podcast 128: A ‘Pro” Problem
Retro and current gen gaming chat, with Trev and Stu, its the Console Shockcast! This week, Trev and Stu try to leap (in a quantum way) into the minds of Sega’s decision-makers during the Saturn era. We try to work out what we could have done differently to change the fate of the 32-bit machine, … Continue reading Console Shock Podcast 127: Saving Saturn
Retro and current gen gaming chat, with Trev and Stu, its the Console Shockcast! Following on from our previous show about the current state of home video and Blu-ray collecting, we look back at how things were when we were growing up. Remember being excited to rent a video from your local rental shop? Or … Continue reading Console Shock Podcast 126: Retro Home Video
5:30 / 1:05:48 Retro and current gen gaming chat, with Trev and Stu, its the Console Shockcast! We chart the further adventures of Stu’s new found love of PC gaming, before taking a deep dive into the world of physical movie collecting on Blu-ray’s, both retro 1080p and 4K. Is it still fun? Is it even worth … Continue reading Console Shock Podcast 125: Blu-ray Movie Collecting
Retro and current gen gaming chat, with Trev and Stu, its the Console Shockcast! Stu is back from holiday a changed man! A Steam Deck skeptic in 2022, he now loves the thing. What changed for Stu in that time and what made him a fan of the handheld from Valve? Find out in our … Continue reading Console Shockcast 124: Stu vs. Steam Deck Reloaded!
Retro and current gen gaming chat, with Trev and Stu, its the Console Shockcast! An early Christmas present for our listeners as we round off 2023 with a chat about everyones favourite blurry screened wonder, the Sega Game Gear! With Stu on holiday, Console Shock charter member Al returns to fill the void as we … Continue reading Console Shock Podcast 123: Sega Game Gear
Retro and current gen gaming chat, with Trev and Stu, its the Console Shockcast! Al is back with us again! The Console Shock charter member has returned to join us as we talk the latest on PC gaming handhelds, cloud gaming, and the imminent GTA 6 trailer! – Does Nova Scotia have pubs? – Steam … Continue reading Console Shock Podcast 122: GTA 6, xCloud gaming and the Steam Deck OLED....
Retro and current gen gaming chat, with Trev and Stu, its the Console Shockcast! Switch fans have gotten the short end of the stick when it comes to FIFA, but has that changed with FC 24? Trev got his hands on a copy and tells all! We also look at some of the recent news … Continue reading Console Shockcast 121: EA Sports FC 24 on Nintendo Switch and more…
Retro and current gen gaming chat, with Trev and Stu, its the Console Shockcast! With the rumours of the Switch 2 getting stronger and stronger, we share our opinions on what the final form of the mythical console should take. This alongside our usual verbal download of gaming thoughts and feelings spanning anything old or … Continue reading Console Shockcast 120: Switch 2
Retro and current gen gaming chat, with Trev and Stu, its the Console Shockcast! We have developer RozzBozzy as a guest on the latest Shockcast, who is currently creating a tribute to the classic Virtua Racing style of 90s polygonal arcade racer, SP Grand Prix! Discover what motivated RozzBozzy to create SP Grand Prix, along … Continue reading Console Shock Podcast 119: RozzBozzy and SP Grand Prix...
