The Inside Byte

Episode 51 - The Importance of Final Fantasy VII

Final Fantasy VII content is now in the forefront of gaming media yet again and Tim can't stop mesmerizing over it. But before we start drooling over new content incoming we go over other current updates in the medium as we reach the ending of Fake3. Stalker 2 gets a very heart-wrenching dev diary, Resident Evil Village has lots of content incoming, new details on Starfield that better maps out their plans of addressing concerns after the showcase, new important details that explains the gameplay mechanics of As Dusk Falls, Digimon Survive gets a new trailer and release date, we finally get news on what is upcoming for Dragon's Dogma, and lastly we go over the many fantastic announcements from Final Fantasy VII Anniversary Celebration and go over the importance of Final Fantasy VII in general.

Episode 50 - Xbox and Japan’s Relationship Goes Public! feat. Corbin - The Nerdosphere

We go deep into the Xbox/Bethesda Showcase which for me is one of the best showcases we got since that 2015 PlayStation E3 of Dreams! Lots of very big reveals which fully cement my recent discussions on Xbox going big for Japan and Japan fully embracing them for the first time in history and we also finally get a Starfield gameplay revealing that went more into depth than expected! Also if you check my predictions from the previous episode you'll see that the Gods has gifted me with future knowledge that I will now use to only focus on video games and nothing more! We also pick a few games from Summer Game Fest hosted by Geoff Keighley to highlight. Than the 2nd half of the show I get to go into a deep dive with a special guest, Corbin from The Nerdosphere about his show's origins, future goals, production, the struggles of keeping a show/brand going strong while always having something new on the backburner, plus spiraling into great nerdy randomness like DND and Marvel!

Episode 49 - FakE3

FakE3 is upon us! We just got a 3rd party/PSVR2 State of Play from Sony that was far better than we expected so we go deep into that! Then because the only "Real E3" part of this summer is Microsoft doing a normal E3 type showcase on Sunday June 12, we give a very in-depth predictions bit for that showcase. Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet got a second trailer and a new website which both give lots more detail on the new game with the biggest news being the fact that they are now calling this new game "An Open World RPG", which they never have done before. We then get into other gaming news like PS+ monthly games, Twisted Metal TV series update, Sonic Frontiers gameplay footage, and a new console from Sega!

Episode 48 - Where We’d Put E3 Predictions, IF WE HAD ONE!

Sadly no E3 is happening this year but we still try to dissect what gaming news is happening in the first half of June including a State of Play but only on 3rd party and PS VR2 content. There will be lots of shows but will there be any of substantial substance besides the Xbox/Bethesda showcase? Later we discuss PlayStation set on overcoming the supply constraint issue and their plan to even surpass their PS4 system, plus some new game announcements and delays.

Episode 47 - The New PS+ Lineup!

All PS+ new tiered games at launch are revealed and man is there is a ton to dissect here! Is this satisfactory for launch? Can this stand toe to toe with Game Pass? What new things does it bring that Xbox Game Pass cannot? After those discussions we get into a 2nd Death Stranding being revealed awkwardly, a very insanely unexpected news story on Xbox doing great in Japan and Series S systems are even selling better than PlayStation 5 systems which would be the last thing anyone would expect a few years back, some game announcements and delays, and lastly another game ditching last-gen versions.

Episode 46 - Nintendo Stepping Up to the Plate!

With the 2nd half of 2022 looking bleak for Sony and now Microsoft, the focus shifts on Nintendo to supply the games! We start with discussing Starfield and Redfall's delay, then get into the next Nintendo Switch and Elden Ring sales milestones, Mario Strikers Battle League right around the corner, the possibility of the next Burnout game is setting up beautifully, plus Gotham Knights ditching last gen consoles.

Episode 14 - Top Video Game Soundtracks!

In this episode we talk about our PC gaming history, Sony acquiring BluePoint Games, BIG releases coming this week, Xbox Games with Gold + PS Plus + Japanese GamePass hits, and our main topic being "Top 5 Video Game Soundtracks" w/ another guest visit from Jake Villar!

Episode 45 - Video Games are Fun M’Kay!

While Tim is out on vacation, Rudy steps in to fill the episode with fun and games!

Episode 44 - The Meeting

We start the show by going into meeting in person for the Sacred Symbols Live (Episode 200) event! -Xbox and Bethesda's showcase for June -Sony getting prepped for more acquisitions-Embracing gobbling up more IPs-Final Fantasy XVI almost done with development-Balan Wonderworld lawsuit fiasco.

Episode 43 - The Return of the Handheld King!

We start the show with us talking about very convincing potential of Game Boy Advance hitting the Nintendo Switch Online service plus our love for system and its catalog of its games. We then get into Gearbox reviving "Tales From the borderlands", Xbox Series X/S seems to continuingly sell higher than PS5 even after the holiday season, VRR arrives on PS5 with some caveats. Also talk a bunch of new game announcements that is bound to please people from all walks in gaming and why The Rock will be playing the book in the upcoming It Takes Two movie. We finish out the show by giving more favorite games of the year with this being from 2005-2001.