Episode 810: AI-Powered PlayStation Characters, Xbox Handheld & World Video Game HOF | Rage Quit
4🎮 RAGE QUIT: Video Game Talk Show – Gaming’s Biggest Hits and Misses This Week! 🔥
It’s another wild week in gaming, and RAGE QUIT: Video Game Talk Show is here to break it all down. Chris Collins and HenricK The WrecK are diving into the latest news, industry shakeups, and some debates that’ll have gamers arguing in the comments for days.
Starting things off, PAUSE OR REPEAT takes a closer look at Split Fiction. Some games are one-and-done, while others are the kind you can play a dozen times and still discover something new. Is Split Fiction worth putting everything else on hold, or does it have the kind of replayability that keeps it in rotation no matter what?
Over in PATCH NOTES, SONY’s latest AI experiment has made waves for all the wrong reasons. A leaked internal video showed off a new AI-powered Aloy from Horizon Forbidden West, and the footage was quickly scrubbed from YouTube under a copyright claim. But not before the internet got a good look. In the clip, SONY’s Director of Software Engineering has a conversation with AI Aloy, and her robotic responses immediately had people questioning what the future of AI in gaming might look like. Even more concerning? The voice wasn’t Ashly Burch—it was a text-to-speech-style AI stand-in, and let’s just say, it lacked the charm and personality fans love about Aloy.
This AI debate isn’t going away anytime soon, especially with developers like Serene Questworks now facing backlash over their own AI controversy. The team behind Castle of Secrets allegedly hired voice actors only to fire them later and replace them with AI-generated performances. Mika Nerida, one of the actors affected, claimed she was originally told she’d be replacing AI placeholder voices—only to find out later that the studio had flipped the script and removed the human performances altogether. With AI creeping further into game development, players are left wondering whether this is the start of a major shift or just a phase that’ll burn out once the backlash gets loud enough.
Meanwhile, Microsoft’s future in gaming is starting to take shape, and if recent reports are true, big changes are on the horizon. A next-gen Xbox is set for a 2027 release, but that’s not all—an Xbox-branded handheld is reportedly in development, codenamed Keenan. Unlike traditional consoles, this device could lean into PC gaming territory, supporting platforms like Steam, Epic Games Store, and GOG. Microsoft hasn’t made anything official yet, but rumors suggest that companies like ASUS, Lenovo, and Razer could be working on handhelds designed to merge Xbox and Windows gaming into one seamless experience. The big question is, does this shake up the market enough to make Nintendo worry about the Switch 2, or is the hybrid console king still confident in its dominance?
As if that wasn’t enough, the World Video Game Hall of Fame has announced its latest round of finalists, and it’s a mix of nostalgia, esports legends, and gaming icons. This year’s lineup features Age of Empires, Angry Birds, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, Defender, Frogger, GoldenEye 007, Golden Tee, Harvest Moon, Mattel Football, NBA 2K, Quake, and Tamagotchi. Whether it’s competitive shooters, arcade classics, or the digital pet that turned every kid into a part-time caretaker, the nominees cover a wide range of gaming history. But only a few will make the cut—so which ones are Hall of Fame material, and which should be left in the past?
And to wrap things up, we’re diving into another Reddit showdown, where a gamer threw out a question that got everyone talking: "What main character in gaming can’t really be considered a good guy?" The responses were fast and brutal, with plenty of familiar names making the list. And let’s be honest, your Skyrim character’s resume isn’t exactly squeaky clean after five minutes of unchecked chaos. But who else deserves to be called out?
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