John Blanco
@zablanc.bsky.social
Senior iOS Programming Consultant, host of the PlayStation Daily+ podcast, husband & dad of 3, chess enthusiast, unapologetic lover of K-POP...
Yooka-Replaylee is a beautiful game...unless you're playing it on the Nintendo Switch 2.
Muddy, middling and inconsistent framerate, nauseating cameras panning...and constant dialog interruptions to boot.
How's Playtonic follow up the INCREDIBLE Impossible Lair with this remake that took 6 years?
Muddy, middling and inconsistent framerate, nauseating cameras panning...and constant dialog interruptions to boot.
How's Playtonic follow up the INCREDIBLE Impossible Lair with this remake that took 6 years?
December 19, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Yooka-Replaylee is a beautiful game...unless you're playing it on the Nintendo Switch 2.
Muddy, middling and inconsistent framerate, nauseating cameras panning...and constant dialog interruptions to boot.
How's Playtonic follow up the INCREDIBLE Impossible Lair with this remake that took 6 years?
Muddy, middling and inconsistent framerate, nauseating cameras panning...and constant dialog interruptions to boot.
How's Playtonic follow up the INCREDIBLE Impossible Lair with this remake that took 6 years?
The new most horrendous title in gaming though?
Divinity: Original Sin. Definitive Edition. Nintendo Switch 2 Edition.
That's the title.
Divinity: Original Sin. Definitive Edition. Nintendo Switch 2 Edition.
That's the title.
December 16, 2025 at 1:13 AM
The new most horrendous title in gaming though?
Divinity: Original Sin. Definitive Edition. Nintendo Switch 2 Edition.
That's the title.
Divinity: Original Sin. Definitive Edition. Nintendo Switch 2 Edition.
That's the title.
Clair Obscur's latest update removes the Old Key from missable items, which means I can finally get the final journal--I'M SO EXCITED!
Now there is just one missable thing in the game, the Lettre a Maelle record.
Can @expedition33.bsky.social make my platinum dreams come true?!
Now there is just one missable thing in the game, the Lettre a Maelle record.
Can @expedition33.bsky.social make my platinum dreams come true?!
December 15, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Clair Obscur's latest update removes the Old Key from missable items, which means I can finally get the final journal--I'M SO EXCITED!
Now there is just one missable thing in the game, the Lettre a Maelle record.
Can @expedition33.bsky.social make my platinum dreams come true?!
Now there is just one missable thing in the game, the Lettre a Maelle record.
Can @expedition33.bsky.social make my platinum dreams come true?!
What an amazing early Christmas gift we just got! It runs BUTTERY SMOOTH now on PS5 and I think looked much, much better on Switch 2!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Odu...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Odu...
Divinity: Original Sin 2 - Launch Trailer | PS5 Games
YouTube video by PlayStation
www.youtube.com
December 15, 2025 at 3:36 PM
What an amazing early Christmas gift we just got! It runs BUTTERY SMOOTH now on PS5 and I think looked much, much better on Switch 2!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Odu...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Odu...
GAME OF THE YEAR WEEK begins today with my 9th and 10 favorite games of the year! I'll be doing two per day all week long.
Today, a Nintendo Switch 2 title and multiplayer game.
Listen to and follow the PlayStation Daily+ Podcast!
Today, a Nintendo Switch 2 title and multiplayer game.
Listen to and follow the PlayStation Daily+ Podcast!
GOTY WEEK: My 9th and 10th Favorite Games of the Year!
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December 15, 2025 at 3:12 PM
GAME OF THE YEAR WEEK begins today with my 9th and 10 favorite games of the year! I'll be doing two per day all week long.
Today, a Nintendo Switch 2 title and multiplayer game.
Listen to and follow the PlayStation Daily+ Podcast!
Today, a Nintendo Switch 2 title and multiplayer game.
Listen to and follow the PlayStation Daily+ Podcast!
As I always say, AI should be trained to replace CEO's because they are the dumbest "workers" on the planet.
I had to triple check if this was a parody site and the headline doesn't do the absurdity justice.
insider-gaming.com/lords-of-the...
I had to triple check if this was a parody site and the headline doesn't do the absurdity justice.
insider-gaming.com/lords-of-the...
Lords of the Fallen 2 Will Have 'Attractive Female Characters' in 'Revealing Outfits', CEO Says
In a recent post on social media, the CEO at CI Games confirmed that Lords of the Fallen 2 will have 'attractive female characters'
insider-gaming.com
December 15, 2025 at 2:58 PM
As I always say, AI should be trained to replace CEO's because they are the dumbest "workers" on the planet.
I had to triple check if this was a parody site and the headline doesn't do the absurdity justice.
insider-gaming.com/lords-of-the...
I had to triple check if this was a parody site and the headline doesn't do the absurdity justice.
insider-gaming.com/lords-of-the...
I remember when Apple was a champion of usability and accessibility.
Now they are left unattended making pretty glass. One of the worst design concepts in human history.
Now they are left unattended making pretty glass. One of the worst design concepts in human history.
December 13, 2025 at 12:02 AM
I remember when Apple was a champion of usability and accessibility.
Now they are left unattended making pretty glass. One of the worst design concepts in human history.
Now they are left unattended making pretty glass. One of the worst design concepts in human history.
My takes from the Game Awards:
* It's never good, for anybody, to have one game sweep everything...so, like, don't do that again
* The winners shouldn't know they're winners in advance, it makes for bored faces when they win and not excitement
* The projection screen was AMAZING
* Highguard...?!
* It's never good, for anybody, to have one game sweep everything...so, like, don't do that again
* The winners shouldn't know they're winners in advance, it makes for bored faces when they win and not excitement
* The projection screen was AMAZING
* Highguard...?!
December 12, 2025 at 6:20 AM
My takes from the Game Awards:
* It's never good, for anybody, to have one game sweep everything...so, like, don't do that again
* The winners shouldn't know they're winners in advance, it makes for bored faces when they win and not excitement
* The projection screen was AMAZING
* Highguard...?!
* It's never good, for anybody, to have one game sweep everything...so, like, don't do that again
* The winners shouldn't know they're winners in advance, it makes for bored faces when they win and not excitement
* The projection screen was AMAZING
* Highguard...?!
This Street Fighter energy will never be forgotten lol.
December 12, 2025 at 2:12 AM
This Street Fighter energy will never be forgotten lol.
How do a company as experienced as Bethesda put out a game with a QUARTER SECOND of input lag?
Who were the testers? Who green lit that?
www.polygon.com/skyrim-switc...
Who were the testers? Who green lit that?
www.polygon.com/skyrim-switc...
Skyrim on Switch 2 shows fans are sick of 'terrible' Bethesda ports
Despite its hit RPGs, Bethesda is burning the goodwill earned by those games, fans say
www.polygon.com
December 11, 2025 at 5:10 AM
How do a company as experienced as Bethesda put out a game with a QUARTER SECOND of input lag?
Who were the testers? Who green lit that?
www.polygon.com/skyrim-switc...
Who were the testers? Who green lit that?
www.polygon.com/skyrim-switc...
Ding dong the witch is dead!
December 8, 2025 at 4:41 AM
Ding dong the witch is dead!
McDonald’s Big Mac is now $5.99 and looks like a scrawny hamburger. The Carl’s Jr. Cali XL is $5.99 too.
I think they just earned my biz next time I have a hinkering.
I think they just earned my biz next time I have a hinkering.
December 7, 2025 at 10:39 PM
McDonald’s Big Mac is now $5.99 and looks like a scrawny hamburger. The Carl’s Jr. Cali XL is $5.99 too.
I think they just earned my biz next time I have a hinkering.
I think they just earned my biz next time I have a hinkering.
Dear Sony, please buy Yacht Club Games.
I know their games are dissimilar to what you make, but they're easily the best 2D game studio in the world with Shovel Knight being a huge IP.
Diversify. Get a studio that can put out games in less than 9 years at a time.
Publish to all platforms.
I know their games are dissimilar to what you make, but they're easily the best 2D game studio in the world with Shovel Knight being a huge IP.
Diversify. Get a studio that can put out games in less than 9 years at a time.
Publish to all platforms.
December 7, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Dear Sony, please buy Yacht Club Games.
I know their games are dissimilar to what you make, but they're easily the best 2D game studio in the world with Shovel Knight being a huge IP.
Diversify. Get a studio that can put out games in less than 9 years at a time.
Publish to all platforms.
I know their games are dissimilar to what you make, but they're easily the best 2D game studio in the world with Shovel Knight being a huge IP.
Diversify. Get a studio that can put out games in less than 9 years at a time.
Publish to all platforms.
I managed to get through the "boring part" of God of War Ragnarok without knowing it. And it was kinda up my alley, honestly.
So don't have to worry about THAT anymore!
So don't have to worry about THAT anymore!
December 6, 2025 at 11:09 PM
I managed to get through the "boring part" of God of War Ragnarok without knowing it. And it was kinda up my alley, honestly.
So don't have to worry about THAT anymore!
So don't have to worry about THAT anymore!
I will insist til I die that Kratos is the most popular asshole in gaming.
December 6, 2025 at 6:46 PM
I will insist til I die that Kratos is the most popular asshole in gaming.
The "Daily Yearly" award for Best PS+ "Free" Game of the Year was handed out today!
TUNE IN to find out the lucky winner!
TUNE IN to find out the lucky winner!
The 2025 "Daily Yearly" Award for Best PS+ "Free" Game!
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December 5, 2025 at 5:01 PM
The "Daily Yearly" award for Best PS+ "Free" Game of the Year was handed out today!
TUNE IN to find out the lucky winner!
TUNE IN to find out the lucky winner!
I'd pay $100 for the DLC that brings K-Pop Demon Hunters to Monster Hunter. It's a perfect marriage.
December 4, 2025 at 4:47 PM
I'd pay $100 for the DLC that brings K-Pop Demon Hunters to Monster Hunter. It's a perfect marriage.
Lonely Mountains: Snow Riders was supposed to hit PS5 today...but it didn't. I see the two DLC packs, but no game.
What's up?
What's up?
December 4, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Lonely Mountains: Snow Riders was supposed to hit PS5 today...but it didn't. I see the two DLC packs, but no game.
What's up?
What's up?
Here at PlayStation Daily+, we've kicked off our annual "Daily Yearly" awards month with the Best New Character of 2025 category.
Find out who won on today's episode!
open.spotify.com/episode/6gLC...
Find out who won on today's episode!
open.spotify.com/episode/6gLC...
December 3, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Here at PlayStation Daily+, we've kicked off our annual "Daily Yearly" awards month with the Best New Character of 2025 category.
Find out who won on today's episode!
open.spotify.com/episode/6gLC...
Find out who won on today's episode!
open.spotify.com/episode/6gLC...
I put "Invisigirl" in my show notes and spent half my episode referring to her as such until I wasn't looking at my notes anymore and my brain automatically switched to the correct "Invisigal."
The downsides to hosting a show solo I suppose.
MY BAD.
The downsides to hosting a show solo I suppose.
MY BAD.
December 3, 2025 at 2:16 PM
I put "Invisigirl" in my show notes and spent half my episode referring to her as such until I wasn't looking at my notes anymore and my brain automatically switched to the correct "Invisigal."
The downsides to hosting a show solo I suppose.
MY BAD.
The downsides to hosting a show solo I suppose.
MY BAD.
So you blow up the boats carrying (innocent) people you think "maybe" were dealing drugs...and then pardon the known, proven, convicted drug trafficker?
trump: “no see we HAVE to blow up those boats in the caribbean, they could be carrying drugs!”
also trump:
also trump:
November 29, 2025 at 12:31 AM
So you blow up the boats carrying (innocent) people you think "maybe" were dealing drugs...and then pardon the known, proven, convicted drug trafficker?
He is physically incapable of not making everything about himself, even a soldier who died for a political stunt. Just an awful person and even worse President.
Q: Do you plan to attend Sarah's funeral?
TRUMP: I haven't thought about it yet, but it's certainly something I can conceive of. I love West Virginia. You know, I won West Virginia by one of the biggest margins of any president anywhere.
TRUMP: I haven't thought about it yet, but it's certainly something I can conceive of. I love West Virginia. You know, I won West Virginia by one of the biggest margins of any president anywhere.
November 28, 2025 at 3:29 AM
He is physically incapable of not making everything about himself, even a soldier who died for a political stunt. Just an awful person and even worse President.
That last beautiful sound of dirt being poured on the Chiefs’ grave. I love it.
November 28, 2025 at 1:02 AM
That last beautiful sound of dirt being poured on the Chiefs’ grave. I love it.
Nice news dump on Thanksgiving Eve. People who were given plum Cabinet positions donated to the Trump Transition.
The corruption never ends.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/whi...
The corruption never ends.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/whi...
Trump transition team discloses donors one year after release pledge
The 45-person list includes Education Secretary Linda McMahon and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, who both co-chaired the transition.
www.nbcnews.com
November 26, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Nice news dump on Thanksgiving Eve. People who were given plum Cabinet positions donated to the Trump Transition.
The corruption never ends.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/whi...
The corruption never ends.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/whi...