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PlayStation Shuts Down Bluepoint - Kinda Funny Games Daily 02.19.26

·1 hr 13 min·4 clips

Christopher Judge says fans will hear what Sony Santa Monica is doing “probably in the late summer.”

KINDOFUNNY Games Daily opens with sponsor reads before the hosts settle in. Blessing Adelia Jr. and Snow Mike Mike trade the kind of morning banter that makes the room feel awake before the news even starts. The episode sets itself up around a busy run of headlines. Today's topics include Kratos' actor, Todd Howard's Elder Scrolls 6 details, and Sony's plan to keep PS5 prices down by monetizing the current users. From there, the conversation slows down where it matters most. Todd Howard's comments about Elder Scrolls become the center of a longer talk about what fans actually want from Bethesda. The hosts keep circling Creation Engine 3 and what it might mean in practice. They are interested, but not ready to hand out a full blessing. What they really want is a huge Tamriel map. They want cities, caves, and random quests that pull the player off course. More than anything, they want the game to act like an RPG. Simulation systems can exist, but only if they do not take over the whole thing. Starfield hangs over the discussion as the cautionary example. That game felt too split between sim energy and role-playing energy. Elder Scrolls should not repeat that mistake. The hosts also float settlements and other side systems, but only if they stay in their lane and do not block the good stuff. If Todd Howard shows something wild, they are ready to change their minds. The episode closes on a lighter note with Pokémon pinball, Pokémon Unite updates, and shirts. The whole thing moves like a newsroom with a laugh track and a pulse.

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A brisk games-news hangout that gets sharpest when the hosts debate what Bethesda should keep.

This Kinda Funny Games Daily episode turns the morning news cycle into a brisk, opinionated hangout, and it works best when the conversation settles on Todd Howard's Elder Scrolls 6 remarks.

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You want Sony, Bethesda, and Pokémon chatter with the mic left hot for the morning.

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