Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild – The Journey Begins and Gamescom 2025 - SNGP 129

While wondering if Microsoft secretly wants to ditch console hardware and focus their efforts on Game Pass in the cloud, David Radd finally talks about the impressive Streets of Rage 4 and goes back to the start of Nathan Drake's adventures in Uncharted: Drakes Fortune Remastered.  Meanwhile, Tuesday played Angry Birds Bounce where Rovio made Breakout bad somehow and continues the  Lizardcube love, with Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap where mankind doesn’t need a savior such as an alien robot dragon.  In news, Sony increases the price of the PS5 hardware $50 across the board for all versions and Herman Hulst talks learning from failed projects.  Circana reports that July 2025 U.S. sales were driven by Switch 2 hardware sales.  Rod Ferguson confirms he's going back to BioShock as Cloud Chamber suffers layoffs.  Meanwhile, Gamescom details the record setting attendance and viewer numbers for Opening Night Live while David and Tuesday talk about the game announcements that excited them the most.  For the topic, David and Tuesday discuss the opening hours of Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, what makes it unique for the franchise, their own individual journeys and all impressions both positive and negative.

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Chapters

• 0:00 Intro
• 2:51 Housekeeping
• 5:45 What's Been Lighting Up Your System
• 57:54 News
• 1:25:30 Gamescom 2025 News and Numbers
• 1:33:24 Gamescom 2025 - Notable Game Announcements
• 1:54:40 SNGP Topic: Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild – The Journey Begins