Switch 2 is ALMOST HERE + Virtual Console was canceled for Switch

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Join the Press X Discord: https://discord.gg/MAXtvmv2rw

Topics:

• Switch 2 reportedly being revealed on Thursday, January 16 https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/nintendo-will-reportedly-reveal-switch-2-this-week/

• NateTheHate: Microsoft Flight Sim and Halo MCC are coming to Switch 2 and PS5, and FFVII Remake and Rebirth are coming to Switch 2 and Xbox https://bsky.app/profile/knoebel.bsky.social/post/3lffjli6oec2z

• MGS Delta planned for Switch 2, 6+ Ubisoft games (mostly “late ports”) in works including AC Mirage on launch day and Shadows at a later date https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/assassins-creed-games-and-metal-gear-solid-delta-tipped-for-switch-2-release/

• Switch was originally planned to have Virtual Console https://luigiblood.tumblr.com/post/772374028594905088/switch-virtual-console-was-the-original-plan

• Mat Piscatella: random fun stats about the Switch game library https://bsky.app/profile/matpiscatella.bsky.social/post/3lfpmk42sjk2e

• LUNAR Remastered Collection launches April 18 https://www.gematsu.com/2025/01/lunar-remastered-collection-launches-april-18

• The Blood of Dawnwalker revealed from Witcher 3 director https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HkICrJEVTjI

• Way more details: https://x.com/shinobi602/status/1878926236048830538

• Splash Damage cancels Transformers: Reactivate, the gritty-looking co-op action game https://x.com/splashdamage/status/1877020458454749485

• Xbox Developer Direct will reportedly have “a new entry in a legendary Japanese IP which has decades of history” https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/xbox/xbox-2025-predictions-and-overview-microsofts-most-promising-games-line-up-in-history-meets-a-platform-under-duress

Questions from Discord:

• Campfire_knight: Loved all the random owl facts on the last podcast. Can we have more random animal trivia like that, please?

What we’re playing:

Mary: Metaphor Re Fantazio (still), Fire Emblem Blazing Blade (still)

John: Star Wars Outlaws

Greg: MARVEL RIVALS, Wario Land 3 (GameBoy Color)

Brett L: Ghost of Tsushima, Trepang2

Brett M: Twilight Princess, DKCR