Day One Patch Podcast - The Finest Gaming Podcast

Mar 09 2025 298 ep. 89 mins 12
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Day One Patch Podcast is a video game podcast that looks at each week's video game news and how it will affect the industry through our own opinions and experience.

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WB Games Shuts Down Monolith, Monster Hunter Has Gone Wild

Mar 09 2025 96 mins  
In this week's Gaming Fun Fact we explore the GBA eReader, originally released in Japan in 2001 and then later in North America in 2002, the eReader was able to read cards that a player would swipe just like a credit card. These cards included all sorts of goodies including full NES games, in-game rewards, and even GameCube integration.WB has shut down three of its studios, includi

GameStop Leaving Canada, Xbox AI, The Last of Us Online "Was Great"

Feb 23 2025 98 mins  
In this week's Gaming Fun Fact, we explore a little-known budget-model of the PSP. Back in the day, the PSP was known for 4 models including the PSP-1000, PSP-2000, PSP-3000, and PSP Go... but what about the PSP Street? This budget model was released in several PAL regions and launched almost alongside the PS Vita back in 2011.GameStop is looking to sell its operations in Canad

PlayStation State of Play February 2025

Feb 16 2025 118 mins  
In this week's Gaming Fun Fact, we discussed the Famicom built-in microphone and the FSD (Famicom System Disk). The microphone was built into the second controller and allowed players to interact with games, however, the feature was cut in the NES release. The FSD was an add-on for the Famicom that used floppy disks for games instead of cartridges to enhance audio quality and add g

Xbox Developer Direct 2025 Recap

Jan 26 2025 64 mins  
In this week's Gaming Fun Fact we explore the world of voice controlled games on the N64. We kick off our expedition with the ⁠YouTuber "Skawo"⁠ and their discovery of Japanese voice commands inside Zelda: Majora's Mask. Then we direct focus over to the VRU, the official N64 microphone add-on that, unfortunately, only officially supported two games. The Xbox D

Switch 2 Announced!

Jan 19 2025 98 mins  
With the Switch 2's announcement being the big news this week, we thought we'd revisit the development of the original Nintendo Switch in the Gaming Fun Fact. With a focus on the many prototypes that Nintendo made, we discussed what lead to the Switch's form factor and how the features that we have today were decided upon during the console's design phase. The Switc

GeForce RTX 50 Series Announced, SteamOS on Other Handhelds, Xbox Handheld OS

Jan 12 2025 98 mins  
In this week's Gaming Fun Fact we discussed the pioneer of game streaming, OnLive. OnLive was a streaming platform way back in 2010 when high-speed internet was just starting to become commonplace (at least here in Canada). The platform had its own mobile apps (iPhone & Android), GoogleTV app, and small set-top box (MicroConsole), and some limited web browser capabilities. Nvid

Most Anticipated Games of 2025

Jan 05 2025 108 mins  
Happy New Year! In this week's Gaming Fun Fact we discussed some game cheating devices including the Game Genie and the Game Shark. Both of these devices were commercially available and allowed players to intercept the data going between console and cartridge, where that information could then be temporarily changed to achieve invincibility, altered physics, etc. Then we all take a

AI in Gaming: PlayStation & AMD's Ambitious Partnership, Nintendo Switch Milestones, and Sony's Kadokawa Strategy

Dec 22 2024 82 mins  
In this week's Gaming Fun Fact we explore the world of adding CD players onto classic game consoles, specifically the N64DD for the Nintendo 64 and the Sega CD for the Sega Genesis. Both offerings attempted to expand the functionality of their cartridge-based counterparts with the increased storage and capabilities of CDs and magnetic discs. PlayStation and AMD are partnering to cr

The Game Awards 2024

Dec 15 2024 97 mins  
In this week's Gaming Fun Fact we discussed weird disc formats namely the GameCube's mini-discs that were used for anti-piracy, and the PSP's UMD's that aimed at high-quality + portability. The Game Awards 2024 happened this past week, with Astro Bot taking the competition by storm landing several awards including Game of the Year. There were also a lot of reveals at the event incl

PS5 Handheld, Buying Xbox Games on Mobile, Xbox Avatars Discontinued

Dec 01 2024 111 mins  
In this week's Gaming Fun Fact we explore gaming devices that were adopted by the US military including Xbox 360 controllers that were used instead of an outdated periscope control system and PS3s that were combined to create a very efficient supercomputer. The handheld market is heating up with Sony looking to potentially make a splash in the largely Steam Deck and Switch dominate