New Dad Gaming

Four hundred episodes. Trevor started this show with one infant and now has an 11 and a 9 year old; Jeff is staring down two teenagers. We open with a poem for everyone who got us here, look back at the consoles that came and went along the way (RIP PSVR, no regrets), and announce the winner of our 400th-episode giveaway: congratulations to gaming dad Shaun, who takes home GTA 6 Ultimate Edition. Thank you to everyone who entered, subscribed, rated and reached out. We wish we could give away more. Then, on episode 400, Trevor finally enters the PS5 race. His 9-year-old spent a year saving chore money and gift cash, dad offered to go halfsies on a $450 used console, and then the $400 PS5 simply stopped existing. Two price hikes and a GTA 6 hype cycle later, he got in at $650 with three controllers and two games, which raises the real question: when the price jumps after the deal, do you teach your kid about the economy or keep dad's word? Plus the one controller nobody in the house is allowed to touch, why you should open and install a console before you gift it (32 GB of Fortnite and an Epic login stood between a kid and his first play session), the disc that still needed a 60 GB download, and Jeff's family-setup tips: mount it horizontal, beware rest mode, and what PS Plus does and doesn't unlock. And Jeff has found his Tenchu fix. Instead of emulating the old ninja game, he went into Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, and after hundreds of deaths he makes the case that it is the most sessionable FromSoft game for a dad: two lives, forgiving checkpoints, hop in, get kicked around, go to bed. Trevor, fresh off his Elden Ring summer, is tempted. Pumpkin beer season is coming in October, and cheers to 400 more. Subscribe to the Podcast! Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/new-dad-gaming/id1107330772 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/434cj9ksKBnX6aY2aBZ6Uw Others on Our Website: https://newdadgaming.com/

We are one episode away from 400, and we’re celebrating by giving away a copy of GTA 6 Ultimate Edition! Plus, we react to the Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake, Trevor’s co-op adventures in UFO 50’s Night Manor, Jeff’s kids bonding over a Minecraft server, and why GTA V is surprisingly perfect for dad-life session gaming.

This week on New Dad Gaming, we dive into the murky waters of gifting a 9-year-old. Discover the genius "dumb phone" mall scavenger hunt hack, and the moral dilemma of going half-sies on a new PlayStation 5 with your kid. Then, Jeff pitches an idea for his newly 16-year-old driver: can Gran Turismo (and maybe a PSVR 2) serve as a legitimate virtual driving school? We debate the physics of Gran Turismo versus the surprisingly realistic traffic laws of GTA V. Plus, we have all the details on our massive Episode 400 giveaway! Listen in for the secret word and find out how to win the Ultimate Edition of GTA 6. Links:Enter the Ep. 400 Giveaway: https://newdadgaming.com/GTA6 Subscribe to the Podcast! Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/new-dad-gaming/id1107330772 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/434cj9ksKBnX6aY2aBZ6Uw Others on Our Website: https://newdadgaming.com/ #podcast #podcaster #podcasting #fatherhood #gaming #dadgaming

Announcing our GTA 6 Giveaway to celebrate our upcoming 400th episode! To enter, you'll need to have a photo proof that you follow the podcast and that you've left a comment or rating. Simply enter your info here: https://www.newdadgaming.com/gta6 Besides the giveaway, we discuss the recent GTA 6 leaks, some Assassin's Creed Black Flag on Switch, when your kids become free Door Dash, and trying to bend some rules again. Subscribe to the Podcast! Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/new-dad-gaming/id1107330772 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/434cj9ksKBnX6aY2aBZ6Uw Others on Our Website: https://newdadgaming.com/

Physical media is officially on the clock: PlayStation has announced it will stop supporting discs (January 2028), and we have thoughts. Paying extra for a disc drive that's about to be a paperweight, digital games that never got cheaper, movie libraries deleted overnight, the used market vanishing — we break down what a disc-free future means for gaming dads, whether Xbox follows suit, and why Nintendo cartridges might end up the last physical format our kids can inherit. Meanwhile, Jeff's first-ever playthrough of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time levels up — off the phone and onto a proper (borrowed-from-the-kids) 3DS, after an hour-long road trip with his teenager to snag a used copy that felt like lining up for a midnight launch. Motion-control archery, a time-travel puzzle at the bottom of a well, and a genuinely terrifying Ganondorf. And fresh off six months in Colombia, Trevor has a parenting confession: what do you tell your kids after they watch you play "nope, only English" with a police officer at a traffic checkpoint? A very dad conversation about shades of truth, bending rules the smart way, and why granola bar thieves should learn to hide the wrappers. Plus kids "failing successfully" with Canada's famous bagged milk — and we're closing in on Episode 400! Subscribe to the Podcast! Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/new-dad-gaming/id1107330772 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/434cj9ksKBnX6aY2aBZ6Uw Others on Our Website: https://newdadgaming.com/