# Podcast: PlayStation’s live service era has been a total failure

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/podcast-playstations-live-service-era-has-been-a-total-failure/
- Published: 2026-11-13T15:13:57+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-13T22:53:19+00:00
- Original publisher: VGC
- Original article: https://www.videogameschronicle.com/blog/podcast/podcast-playstations-live-service-era-has-been-a-total-failure/
- Topics: Entertainment, Gaming

## Key points

- VGC’s podcast assesses PlayStation’s live-service era.
- The episode discusses Fairgames’ reported cancellation.
- Nintendo’s archivist search and a London event also feature.

## Summary

VGC’s weekly podcast discusses PlayStation’s live-service strategy, framing its record as a failure, alongside other gaming news. The episode’s topics include the reported cancellation of Fairgames, making it relevant to debate about the company’s live-service plans.

Hosted by Jordan Middler, Chris Scullion and Andy Robinson, the programme also covers Nintendo’s search for an archivist and Pokémon Night Out in London. The supplied article gives no figures or detailed evidence for the headline’s assessment; it mainly promotes the episode and explains where to listen.

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