Not surprised though, the standard in their podcast has gotten lower and lower. I used to like them, but I can't stand anymore their often pointless and uninformed ranting (especially Colin's). When I listen to a podcast I look forward to hearing opinions from people with insights and information about the gaming industry and I enjoy opinions different from mine. Listening to PS ILY XOXO feels like listening to some random guys talking about video games and often offering poor arguments.
This is basically what I wrote to them when I canceled my Patreon pledge. It seriously kills me how all of this is going. I was such a huge fan of theirs (teetering on the fanboy line a few years ago).
You guys pretty much nail it straight on the head. I was a massive fan and still consider myself a fan of them. I've been listening to these guys for years, since I was about 19-20 years old and I'm 27 now. That is fucking crazy. I've always preferred Colin to Greg just because Greg has always been so loud and abnoxious -yes I know that is part of his schtick- but I've been really disappointed by him lately.
What made podcast beyond great was that for both of them, they covered PlayStation, that was their beat and they knew the ins and outs. The translated to awesome podcasts full of their buffoonery
and facts and figures and insight that came with their jobs being covering PlayStation. Even when Greg was doing his show at IGN he was still exposed to the ins and outs of PS.
Now it's a little different. Covering PS is not their job anymore and it came to me clear as day when they didn't review the PS4 Pro and worst they just decided to shit on it for no rhyme or reason.
I feel so bad because I would give the folks over at Podcast Beyond such a hard time when Colin and Greg left, Scoville especially. I owe that guy an apology. I thought Beyond was shot after they left, and how little did I know it was Greg and Colin who were going downhill imo.