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Home»Podcasts»Spectator Mode Podcast»Spectator Mode Podcast Ep. 187: PS5 Price Hike Drama, Stellar Blade Hits PC, PAX East 2025 Recap

Spectator Mode Podcast Ep. 187: PS5 Price Hike Drama, Stellar Blade Hits PC, PAX East 2025 Recap

By Keith MitchellMay 18, 2025

In Episode 187 of the Spectator Mode Podcast, we dive into this week’s biggest stories in gaming! We talk about the shocking return of Giant Bomb, clear up the Steam hack rumors, and break down EA’s controversial return-to-office policy. Sony warns of a PS5 price hike, DOOM: The Dark Ages struggles on Steam Deck, and Nintendo drops a firmware update that could mess with your virtual cards. Plus, Stellar Blade finally makes its way to PC, we give our full PAX East 2025 impressions, and we discuss the cancellation of Kingdom Hearts: Missing Link.

That and more on Spectator Mode Podcast episode 187! We hope you enjoy!

Timestamps:

  • 00:00 – Intro / Games Played and Stuff Watched this Week
  • 25:07 – The Return of Giant Bomb
  • 26:02 – Steam Wasn’t Hacked
  • 32:15 – EA Forcing Employees Back to the Office
  • 39:06 – PlayStation Price Hike Warning
  • 44:40 – DOOM: The Dark Ages struggles on Steam Deck
  • 53:20 – Nintendo Virtual Card Warning
  • 56:40 – Stellar Blade on PC
  • 1:03:10 – PAX East 2025 Impressions
  • 1:24:15 – Kingdom Hearts: Missing Link Cancelled

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Keith has been a fan of geek culture and video games ever since his father gifted him his first gaming console many decades ago and has used this love of for the genres to start The Outerhaven. Keith keeps follows on the ongoings of videogames, anime, comics and technology, and while he has been writing about these topics for the past 14 years, he has been a gamer and tech guy for 30 years.

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