Surprise Switch 2 Announcements!

About this episode

The episode discusses new game announcements for Switch and Switch 2, including Castlevania and Metal Gear Solid, along with speculation on a price hike and favorite Zelda games.

This week, the PU crew discusses a bunch of new games coming to Switch and Switch 2, like Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse and Metal Gear Solid Master Collection Vol. 2, as well as other topics, including a possible Switch 2 price hike later this year and their favorite Zelda games. Please keep in mind that our timestamps are approximate, and will often be slightly off due to dynamic ad placement. 0:00:00 - Intro0:28:42 - Shutaro Ida has passed away0:31:37 - IGN’s Zelda Top 10 list0:41:37 - Stuff from the State of Play that’s coming to Switch and Switch 21:05:16 - Final Fantasy VII P3 won't be held back by being multiplatform1:09:05 - Switch 2 Price Hike Might be Happening This Year.1:11:29 - What We’re Playing1:23:27 - .hack//Z.E.R.O. Announced1:25:52 - Virtual Boy is now available on NSO1:30:40 - Closing Questions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Topics covered

• Nintendo Switch
• Switch 2 announcements
• Zelda games
• new game releases
• price hike speculation
• gaming news

Keywords

• Nintendo
• Switch 2
• Castlevania
• Metal Gear Solid
• Zelda
• gaming news
• price hike
• Final Fantasy
• Virtual Boy

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: IGN, Nintendo

Books & works: Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse, Metal Gear Solid Master Collection Vol. 2, Final Fantasy VII P3, .hack//Z.E.R.O., Virtual Boy

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