My Perfect Console podcast
@myperfectconsole.bsky.social
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One guest. Five video games. A perfect console.
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Podcast by @simonparkin.bsky.social
“A GIFT” - VULTURE.
TIME OUT 50 BEST PODCASTS
One guest. Five video games. A perfect console.
Patreon.com/myperfectconsole
Podcast by @simonparkin.bsky.social
Sometimes, even after investing thousands of hours and $25 million into a game's development, tough decisions must be made.
Join @SimonParkin.bsky.social as he chats with former PlayStation President, @yosp-jp.bsky.social, about a career spent working on iconic games.
Available now: bit.ly/4hQXAAd
Join @SimonParkin.bsky.social as he chats with former PlayStation President, @yosp-jp.bsky.social, about a career spent working on iconic games.
Available now: bit.ly/4hQXAAd
November 11, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Sometimes, even after investing thousands of hours and $25 million into a game's development, tough decisions must be made.
Join @SimonParkin.bsky.social as he chats with former PlayStation President, @yosp-jp.bsky.social, about a career spent working on iconic games.
Available now: bit.ly/4hQXAAd
Join @SimonParkin.bsky.social as he chats with former PlayStation President, @yosp-jp.bsky.social, about a career spent working on iconic games.
Available now: bit.ly/4hQXAAd
Thank you to all who voted in last week's opening round of My Perfect Console of the Year 2025. See the results so far here: challonge.com/mpcnsole2025
Voting now open for Round 2! Vote here for your favourite consoles in a series of head-to-heads.
Open to all: forms.gle/ZA681Lofc3F4...
Voting now open for Round 2! Vote here for your favourite consoles in a series of head-to-heads.
Open to all: forms.gle/ZA681Lofc3F4...
My Perfect Console of the Year (2025) -- Stage Two.
Voting to crown the best console created by a guest in the podcast My Perfect Console: Year Two.
forms.gle
November 9, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Thank you to all who voted in last week's opening round of My Perfect Console of the Year 2025. See the results so far here: challonge.com/mpcnsole2025
Voting now open for Round 2! Vote here for your favourite consoles in a series of head-to-heads.
Open to all: forms.gle/ZA681Lofc3F4...
Voting now open for Round 2! Vote here for your favourite consoles in a series of head-to-heads.
Open to all: forms.gle/ZA681Lofc3F4...
Our next guest is one of the most beloved figures in the video games industry. Please welcome, @yosp-jp.bsky.social .
The Former President of Sony Interactive's Worldwide Studios helped oversee the development of landmark titles across generations.
Don’t miss this exciting episode: bit.ly/43RMgx9
The Former President of Sony Interactive's Worldwide Studios helped oversee the development of landmark titles across generations.
Don’t miss this exciting episode: bit.ly/43RMgx9
November 6, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Our next guest is one of the most beloved figures in the video games industry. Please welcome, @yosp-jp.bsky.social .
The Former President of Sony Interactive's Worldwide Studios helped oversee the development of landmark titles across generations.
Don’t miss this exciting episode: bit.ly/43RMgx9
The Former President of Sony Interactive's Worldwide Studios helped oversee the development of landmark titles across generations.
Don’t miss this exciting episode: bit.ly/43RMgx9
Prepare to join us on a Journey. A @thatgamecompany.com Journey, to be precise.
For November’s Game Club, @TheNewsAtGlenn.bsky.social and @SimonParkin.bsky.social embark on a pilgrimage across endless deserts and buried ruins to a distant mountain.
Share your thoughts on Patreon: bit.ly/43dN4gy
For November’s Game Club, @TheNewsAtGlenn.bsky.social and @SimonParkin.bsky.social embark on a pilgrimage across endless deserts and buried ruins to a distant mountain.
Share your thoughts on Patreon: bit.ly/43dN4gy
November 5, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Prepare to join us on a Journey. A @thatgamecompany.com Journey, to be precise.
For November’s Game Club, @TheNewsAtGlenn.bsky.social and @SimonParkin.bsky.social embark on a pilgrimage across endless deserts and buried ruins to a distant mountain.
Share your thoughts on Patreon: bit.ly/43dN4gy
For November’s Game Club, @TheNewsAtGlenn.bsky.social and @SimonParkin.bsky.social embark on a pilgrimage across endless deserts and buried ruins to a distant mountain.
Share your thoughts on Patreon: bit.ly/43dN4gy
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🤖🌟 Issue 6 of APWOT is live on Kickstarter! 🌟🤖
Featuring a beautiful lenticular cover of Astro Bot marking both our feature interview with the game’s director, Nicolas Doucet, and the 30th anniversary of PlayStation.
Get in there!
💫 kck.st/4i1GAHT 💫
Featuring a beautiful lenticular cover of Astro Bot marking both our feature interview with the game’s director, Nicolas Doucet, and the 30th anniversary of PlayStation.
Get in there!
💫 kck.st/4i1GAHT 💫
November 4, 2025 at 6:21 PM
🤖🌟 Issue 6 of APWOT is live on Kickstarter! 🌟🤖
Featuring a beautiful lenticular cover of Astro Bot marking both our feature interview with the game’s director, Nicolas Doucet, and the 30th anniversary of PlayStation.
Get in there!
💫 kck.st/4i1GAHT 💫
Featuring a beautiful lenticular cover of Astro Bot marking both our feature interview with the game’s director, Nicolas Doucet, and the 30th anniversary of PlayStation.
Get in there!
💫 kck.st/4i1GAHT 💫
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My favourite bit of democracy every year: voting for the @myperfectconsole.bsky.social console of the year. Some absolutely wild match ups in this year's poll (and a couple of all timer selections).
November 2, 2025 at 9:09 AM
My favourite bit of democracy every year: voting for the @myperfectconsole.bsky.social console of the year. Some absolutely wild match ups in this year's poll (and a couple of all timer selections).
Will Danny Abbasi’s perfect console be as genre-blurring and dreamy as his band’s music?
This week, @SimonParkin.bsky.social chats with Miniseries drummer, Danny, about the five titles he would immortalise on his perfect console.
Available now: bit.ly/4hEJ9PE
This week, @SimonParkin.bsky.social chats with Miniseries drummer, Danny, about the five titles he would immortalise on his perfect console.
Available now: bit.ly/4hEJ9PE
November 4, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Will Danny Abbasi’s perfect console be as genre-blurring and dreamy as his band’s music?
This week, @SimonParkin.bsky.social chats with Miniseries drummer, Danny, about the five titles he would immortalise on his perfect console.
Available now: bit.ly/4hEJ9PE
This week, @SimonParkin.bsky.social chats with Miniseries drummer, Danny, about the five titles he would immortalise on his perfect console.
Available now: bit.ly/4hEJ9PE
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It's the most divisive time of the year: My Perfect Console 2025 voting begins to crown the best console of the year. Head here to place your votes in the first round of match-ups. Winner will be announced in December.: forms.gle/YbZaNqunizs7...
November 2, 2025 at 4:27 PM
It's the most divisive time of the year: My Perfect Console 2025 voting begins to crown the best console of the year. Head here to place your votes in the first round of match-ups. Winner will be announced in December.: forms.gle/YbZaNqunizs7...
It's the most divisive time of the year: My Perfect Console 2025 voting begins to crown the best console of the year. Head here to place your votes in the first round of match-ups. Winner will be announced in December.: forms.gle/YbZaNqunizs7...
November 2, 2025 at 4:27 PM
It's the most divisive time of the year: My Perfect Console 2025 voting begins to crown the best console of the year. Head here to place your votes in the first round of match-ups. Winner will be announced in December.: forms.gle/YbZaNqunizs7...
Next week's guest is musician Danny Abassi.
Best known as the drummer for Miniseries –– whose debut album, Pilot, is out in November ––Danny brings both precision and playfulness to the band’s unique blend of indie rock and experimental pop.
Don’t miss the next episode, out Tuesday: bit.ly/43RMgx9
Best known as the drummer for Miniseries –– whose debut album, Pilot, is out in November ––Danny brings both precision and playfulness to the band’s unique blend of indie rock and experimental pop.
Don’t miss the next episode, out Tuesday: bit.ly/43RMgx9
October 30, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Next week's guest is musician Danny Abassi.
Best known as the drummer for Miniseries –– whose debut album, Pilot, is out in November ––Danny brings both precision and playfulness to the band’s unique blend of indie rock and experimental pop.
Don’t miss the next episode, out Tuesday: bit.ly/43RMgx9
Best known as the drummer for Miniseries –– whose debut album, Pilot, is out in November ––Danny brings both precision and playfulness to the band’s unique blend of indie rock and experimental pop.
Don’t miss the next episode, out Tuesday: bit.ly/43RMgx9
Can you guess the most selected game on My Perfect Console?
Here’s the runners-up to give you a clue…
Minecraft
Tomb Raider
Grand Theft Auto III
Hades
Think you know? Find out the answer, along with more interesting stats, on our website: bit.ly/49iPePG
Here’s the runners-up to give you a clue…
Minecraft
Tomb Raider
Grand Theft Auto III
Hades
Think you know? Find out the answer, along with more interesting stats, on our website: bit.ly/49iPePG
October 29, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Can you guess the most selected game on My Perfect Console?
Here’s the runners-up to give you a clue…
Minecraft
Tomb Raider
Grand Theft Auto III
Hades
Think you know? Find out the answer, along with more interesting stats, on our website: bit.ly/49iPePG
Here’s the runners-up to give you a clue…
Minecraft
Tomb Raider
Grand Theft Auto III
Hades
Think you know? Find out the answer, along with more interesting stats, on our website: bit.ly/49iPePG
After his game, Ridiculous Fishing, became a hit, @ramiismail.com found a touching way to thank his parents for the sacrifices they made to help him achieve his dreams.
Find out what he did — and how it all began — in this week’s episode: bit.ly/48LMMRB
Find out what he did — and how it all began — in this week’s episode: bit.ly/48LMMRB
October 28, 2025 at 11:37 AM
After his game, Ridiculous Fishing, became a hit, @ramiismail.com found a touching way to thank his parents for the sacrifices they made to help him achieve his dreams.
Find out what he did — and how it all began — in this week’s episode: bit.ly/48LMMRB
Find out what he did — and how it all began — in this week’s episode: bit.ly/48LMMRB
The Audience Versus is coming to The Pleasance, London on Tuesday evening.
Comics Ellie Gibson and Ed Night will be competing against audience members in a series of unconventional video game challenges. Participation on stage is voluntary!
Tickets here: www.pleasance.co.uk/event/audien...
Comics Ellie Gibson and Ed Night will be competing against audience members in a series of unconventional video game challenges. Participation on stage is voluntary!
Tickets here: www.pleasance.co.uk/event/audien...
October 26, 2025 at 8:49 PM
The Audience Versus is coming to The Pleasance, London on Tuesday evening.
Comics Ellie Gibson and Ed Night will be competing against audience members in a series of unconventional video game challenges. Participation on stage is voluntary!
Tickets here: www.pleasance.co.uk/event/audien...
Comics Ellie Gibson and Ed Night will be competing against audience members in a series of unconventional video game challenges. Participation on stage is voluntary!
Tickets here: www.pleasance.co.uk/event/audien...
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This is a great episode. Learning Jonathan is from a working class background unlocked something in my head about the specific perspective of his two (brilliant) Deus Ex games.
Simon’s latest conversation with Jonathan Jacques-Belletete, the French-Canadian creative director behind Hell is Us, is now live.
Discover more about Jonathan’s career as an art director on AAA franchises and his top five picks for a perfect console.
Listen now: apple.co/4mGrk4m
Discover more about Jonathan’s career as an art director on AAA franchises and his top five picks for a perfect console.
Listen now: apple.co/4mGrk4m
October 25, 2025 at 10:30 AM
This is a great episode. Learning Jonathan is from a working class background unlocked something in my head about the specific perspective of his two (brilliant) Deus Ex games.
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Oh, this is neat. Alexander O. Smith recently drew a direct line between Journey and Ueda’s work on a recent episode of @myperfectconsole.bsky.social.
Another 10,000 words on Shadow of the Colossus?! Today, we're posting two never-before-seen interviews @nsuttner.bsky.social did for his @bossfightbooks.com book on Shadow that came out back in 2015. For the first, he talks to @thatgamecompany.com's Jenova Chen.
Jenova Chen on how Shadow of the Colossus inspired Journey
We dig up a time capsule in the form of a never-before-seen interview conducted a decade ago.
www.designroom.site
October 24, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Oh, this is neat. Alexander O. Smith recently drew a direct line between Journey and Ueda’s work on a recent episode of @myperfectconsole.bsky.social.
We’ve been recording live from the University of Chicago!
@SimonParkin.bsky.social had an amazing week immortalising the perfect consoles of Bungie co-founder, Alex Seropian, and comic book author, @evnarc.bsky.social.
Recordings of these live episodes coming soon: bit.ly/43RMgx9
@SimonParkin.bsky.social had an amazing week immortalising the perfect consoles of Bungie co-founder, Alex Seropian, and comic book author, @evnarc.bsky.social.
Recordings of these live episodes coming soon: bit.ly/43RMgx9
October 24, 2025 at 4:58 PM
We’ve been recording live from the University of Chicago!
@SimonParkin.bsky.social had an amazing week immortalising the perfect consoles of Bungie co-founder, Alex Seropian, and comic book author, @evnarc.bsky.social.
Recordings of these live episodes coming soon: bit.ly/43RMgx9
@SimonParkin.bsky.social had an amazing week immortalising the perfect consoles of Bungie co-founder, Alex Seropian, and comic book author, @evnarc.bsky.social.
Recordings of these live episodes coming soon: bit.ly/43RMgx9
With thousands of games launching each year, who represents the interests of indie developers?
Next week, Simon's joined by @ramiismail.com, co-founder of indie studio Vlambeer and creator of tools like presskit() and distribute().
Subscribe so you never miss an episode: bit.ly/43RMgx9
Next week, Simon's joined by @ramiismail.com, co-founder of indie studio Vlambeer and creator of tools like presskit() and distribute().
Subscribe so you never miss an episode: bit.ly/43RMgx9
October 23, 2025 at 1:15 PM
With thousands of games launching each year, who represents the interests of indie developers?
Next week, Simon's joined by @ramiismail.com, co-founder of indie studio Vlambeer and creator of tools like presskit() and distribute().
Subscribe so you never miss an episode: bit.ly/43RMgx9
Next week, Simon's joined by @ramiismail.com, co-founder of indie studio Vlambeer and creator of tools like presskit() and distribute().
Subscribe so you never miss an episode: bit.ly/43RMgx9
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In case you missed it, 🎧 My Perfect Console Podcast dropped a stellar episode with Lorien Testard, diving into his iconic score for @expedition33.bsky.social and his journey from guitar teacher to acclaimed composer.
Listen below 👇
@sandfallgames.bsky.social #lacedrecords
Listen below 👇
@sandfallgames.bsky.social #lacedrecords
The success of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 caught everyone by surprise, including those intimately involved in its creation.
Join @SimonParkin.bsky.social in conversation with Lorien Testard as he recounts his journey from guitar teacher to game's composer.
Listen now: apple.co/47xkVDw
Join @SimonParkin.bsky.social in conversation with Lorien Testard as he recounts his journey from guitar teacher to game's composer.
Listen now: apple.co/47xkVDw
October 21, 2025 at 5:30 PM
In case you missed it, 🎧 My Perfect Console Podcast dropped a stellar episode with Lorien Testard, diving into his iconic score for @expedition33.bsky.social and his journey from guitar teacher to acclaimed composer.
Listen below 👇
@sandfallgames.bsky.social #lacedrecords
Listen below 👇
@sandfallgames.bsky.social #lacedrecords
The success of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 caught everyone by surprise, including those intimately involved in its creation.
Join @SimonParkin.bsky.social in conversation with Lorien Testard as he recounts his journey from guitar teacher to game's composer.
Listen now: apple.co/47xkVDw
Join @SimonParkin.bsky.social in conversation with Lorien Testard as he recounts his journey from guitar teacher to game's composer.
Listen now: apple.co/47xkVDw
October 21, 2025 at 8:04 AM
The success of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 caught everyone by surprise, including those intimately involved in its creation.
Join @SimonParkin.bsky.social in conversation with Lorien Testard as he recounts his journey from guitar teacher to game's composer.
Listen now: apple.co/47xkVDw
Join @SimonParkin.bsky.social in conversation with Lorien Testard as he recounts his journey from guitar teacher to game's composer.
Listen now: apple.co/47xkVDw
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It was an honor to be interviewed by the brilliant @simonparkin.bsky.social on one of my favorite podcasts.
(and just ignore my opinion on Goldeneye, my equivalent of a a negative Steam review that opens with “8,000 hours played”)
(and just ignore my opinion on Goldeneye, my equivalent of a a negative Steam review that opens with “8,000 hours played”)
Can you guess what game @Plante.bsky.social is talking about? Let us know in the comments.
In the latest episode, @SimonParkin.bsky.social is joined by the veteran journalist and co-founder of Polygon who recently launched the Post Games podcast.
Listen now: bit.ly/3W3XFXm
In the latest episode, @SimonParkin.bsky.social is joined by the veteran journalist and co-founder of Polygon who recently launched the Post Games podcast.
Listen now: bit.ly/3W3XFXm
October 14, 2025 at 2:08 PM
It was an honor to be interviewed by the brilliant @simonparkin.bsky.social on one of my favorite podcasts.
(and just ignore my opinion on Goldeneye, my equivalent of a a negative Steam review that opens with “8,000 hours played”)
(and just ignore my opinion on Goldeneye, my equivalent of a a negative Steam review that opens with “8,000 hours played”)
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I'll be talking with @simonparkin.bsky.social today for a live recording of the @myperfectconsole.bsky.social podcast as part of the University of Chicago's amazing Year of Games Symposium. Come through if you can! www.eventbrite.com/e/my-perfect...
October 18, 2025 at 3:45 PM
I'll be talking with @simonparkin.bsky.social today for a live recording of the @myperfectconsole.bsky.social podcast as part of the University of Chicago's amazing Year of Games Symposium. Come through if you can! www.eventbrite.com/e/my-perfect...
Next week's guest is French musician and composer Lorien Testard, creator of the impactful eight-hour score for 2025 indie hit Clair Obscur: Expedition 33.
Lorien was discovered on SoundCloud, where he had uploaded more than 50 imaginary tracks for video games.
Subscribe here: bit.ly/43RMgx9
Lorien was discovered on SoundCloud, where he had uploaded more than 50 imaginary tracks for video games.
Subscribe here: bit.ly/43RMgx9
October 16, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Next week's guest is French musician and composer Lorien Testard, creator of the impactful eight-hour score for 2025 indie hit Clair Obscur: Expedition 33.
Lorien was discovered on SoundCloud, where he had uploaded more than 50 imaginary tracks for video games.
Subscribe here: bit.ly/43RMgx9
Lorien was discovered on SoundCloud, where he had uploaded more than 50 imaginary tracks for video games.
Subscribe here: bit.ly/43RMgx9
If you’re in Chicago, come join us for two live interviews at the University of Chicago's Year of Games symposium.
@SimonParkin.bsky.social will be speaking with Bungie co-founder Alex Seropian and Black Panther writer @evnarc.bsky.social on October 17th and 18th.
Register now: bit.ly/46ubnIR
@SimonParkin.bsky.social will be speaking with Bungie co-founder Alex Seropian and Black Panther writer @evnarc.bsky.social on October 17th and 18th.
Register now: bit.ly/46ubnIR
October 15, 2025 at 8:14 AM
If you’re in Chicago, come join us for two live interviews at the University of Chicago's Year of Games symposium.
@SimonParkin.bsky.social will be speaking with Bungie co-founder Alex Seropian and Black Panther writer @evnarc.bsky.social on October 17th and 18th.
Register now: bit.ly/46ubnIR
@SimonParkin.bsky.social will be speaking with Bungie co-founder Alex Seropian and Black Panther writer @evnarc.bsky.social on October 17th and 18th.
Register now: bit.ly/46ubnIR
Can you guess what game @Plante.bsky.social is talking about? Let us know in the comments.
In the latest episode, @SimonParkin.bsky.social is joined by the veteran journalist and co-founder of Polygon who recently launched the Post Games podcast.
Listen now: bit.ly/3W3XFXm
In the latest episode, @SimonParkin.bsky.social is joined by the veteran journalist and co-founder of Polygon who recently launched the Post Games podcast.
Listen now: bit.ly/3W3XFXm
October 14, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Can you guess what game @Plante.bsky.social is talking about? Let us know in the comments.
In the latest episode, @SimonParkin.bsky.social is joined by the veteran journalist and co-founder of Polygon who recently launched the Post Games podcast.
Listen now: bit.ly/3W3XFXm
In the latest episode, @SimonParkin.bsky.social is joined by the veteran journalist and co-founder of Polygon who recently launched the Post Games podcast.
Listen now: bit.ly/3W3XFXm
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Wow, what an episode. Amazing war stories for the Final Fantasy sickos (also makes me think I should play more Matsuno games).
Good scheduling is key to successfully translating massive games like Final Fantasy XIII.
Join @SimonParkin.bsky.social and translator @aokajiya.bsky.social as he discusses how he helped bring Japanese classics like Vagrant Story and Final Fantasy XII to Western players.
Listen now: bit.ly/3KlzWPX
Join @SimonParkin.bsky.social and translator @aokajiya.bsky.social as he discusses how he helped bring Japanese classics like Vagrant Story and Final Fantasy XII to Western players.
Listen now: bit.ly/3KlzWPX
October 12, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Wow, what an episode. Amazing war stories for the Final Fantasy sickos (also makes me think I should play more Matsuno games).