Unofficial Controller Podcast

Send us Fan Mail One tiny icon can kick off a whole wave of hype. We spot Pokémon Home adding a “GBA Games” section for FireRed and LeafGreen connectivity, and it instantly raises the obvious question: are Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire headed for a Switch release next? We talk through why those Game Boy Advance Pokémon games still work today, why pixel art has aged better than people expect, and what Nintendo and The Pokémon Company tend to do when they know fans will pay full price anyway. Then...

Send us Fan Mail Sony just dropped a late-generation curveball, and it could change how a lot of PS5 games look and run. We unpack QSSR, the refined AI upscaling tech coming to the base PlayStation 5, and why Digital Foundry’s early results (especially with Marvel’s Wolverine) have people asking a bigger question: is this a genuine performance boost for everyone, or a sign Sony wants to stretch the PS5 era longer while PS6 timing shifts? From there, we get into the rumor we can’t stop thinki...

Send us Fan Mail A tiny settings menu can be the difference between “this port is rough” and “wait, this feels like I’m playing a Star Wars movie.” We start with what we’ve actually been playing on Switch 2, including Red Dead Redemption as a proof point for how good a well-tuned classic can feel on modern hardware. Then we get hands-on with Star Wars Outlaws, calling out the visual quirks that can ruin first impressions on a handheld and the simple changes that clean it up, especially film g...

Send us Fan Mail Somebody finally said the quiet part out loud: modern AAA games can feel boring, not because the teams aren’t talented, but because the money and expectations push everyone toward safe choices. We get into that claim and what it means for game design, innovation, and why so many big releases end up feeling like variations on the same template, even when they look unbelievable in 4K. Before the news, we talk real playtime. RGT is deep into Red Dead Redemption on the Switch 2 ...

Send us Fan Mail Sony reportedly hits the brakes on a Kojima project, and the ripple effect is bigger than one canceled game. We talk through the Project Scient reporting, the mix of budget, deadlines, and exclusivity that may have pushed Sony to step away, and why Xbox scooping it up feels like a marquee moment. Then we get honest about where PlayStation sits for us right now, why our PS5s are gathering dust, and how quickly the “what am I even turning this on for?” feeling can take hold whe...