Sony is back in the exclusives business - will Xbox follow next? | Friends Per Second #95
5/24/20261 hr 42 min
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Let's meet our hosts!
- Jake Baldino (aka the Before You Buy Guy) is pretty much the most watched reviewer on YouTube across both Gameranx and his personal channel (https://www.youtube.com/c/JakeBaldino). If you're obsessed with Delorians, The Mummy and Pizza you can discuss that stuff with him directly over on Twitter: @JakeBaldino
- Lucy James is a Senior Producer at Gamespot. She's actually, like, experienced and credentialed and has real life skills and stuff, while the rest of the gang would be funemployed if the YT algorithm didn't kiss them for random, inexplicable reasons. - Skill Up used to work at McDonalds but he got fired for skimming too many chicken nuggets. He says he regrets it since he hasn't had a better job since. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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First 90 secondsJake Baldino· Host0:00
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Speaker 30:29
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Speaker 40:32
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Ralph· Host0:55
[upbeat music] John Video Game.
Jake Baldino· Host1:04
It's yours.
Lucy James· Host1:04
It's John.
Ralph· Host1:04
Welcome to the Friends Per Second podcast with your host, John Video Game.
Jake Baldino· Host1:09
That's me, John Video Game.
Ralph· Host1:10
That's you, man.
Jake Baldino· Host1:11
What an honor. I wish that was my name.
Ralph· Host1:12
Nice to meet you.
Lucy James· Host1:13
Who is John Video Game? Is it, like, Master Chief?
Ralph· Host1:15
Mm.
Jake Baldino· Host1:17
Uh- It's John Halo, actually ... yeah, probably. John Halo Please don't be rude. John Halo.
Ralph· Host1:22
Um- John, yeah, he's John Halo. I feel like it's just any military dude with a gun. Like-