The Somewhat Bleak Future of PlayStation and Discord

The Somewhat Bleak Future of PlayStation and Discord

From Timesphere by Cale Michael and Scott Robertson

February 24, 2026 · 2h 19m

About this episode

Cale and Scott discuss the challenges facing PlayStation and Discord, along with broader issues in game development and media.

In this edition of Timesphere, Cale and Scott are ready to dive deep on what seems to be a bleak future for Sony’s PlayStation brand, live service products, and the general issues that game development will face moving forward. They also touch on more games media problems and Discord’s apparent desire to destroy itself from the inside. If you liked this episode, make sure to like the episode and subscribe to the podcast across our various channels (it really helps a lot!) All Links: https://linktr.ee/XJustified Podcast Services: https://rss.com/podcasts/timesphere YouTube: / @timesphereshow Sources for this episode (go support games media!): Sony closing Bluepoint: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-19/sony-is-shutting-down-the-playstation-studio-bluepoint Sony's poor track record: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:fs2pfwz4ohuc7nhlshklw55d/post/3mfabwhn4os2i Highguard or Highgone?: https://kotaku.com/highguard-wildlight-tencent-funding-layoffs-servers-2000669790 Bethesda talk: https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/todd-howard-claims-the-majority-of-bethesda-are-on-elder-scrolls-6-and-dont-expect-starfield-2-0-soon/

People in this episode

Hosts: Cale Michael, Scott Robertson

Topics covered

  • PlayStation future
  • game development issues
  • Discord problems
  • live service products
  • games media

Keywords

  • PlayStation
  • Discord
  • game development
  • live service
  • games media
  • Sony
  • Bluepoint
  • Bethesda

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Sony, PlayStation, Discord, Bluepoint, Bethesda

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