Nerds Without Pants

The last Nerds Without Pants of the year is our annual State of the Generation episode, and we have a lot to say about the new consoles, where they may be going, and also highlight a ton of the biggest stories in gaming from 2021. Check the timestamps to skip ahead if we are covering a story you don’t care about. We’ll see you in 2022! 09:41 Being early console adopters 29:43 Unreal 5 and the Matrix experience 45:55 Should you buy a PS5 or Xbox Series console right now? 52:36 The terrible interfaces on both consoles 58:08 News of the year: Covid delays 1:11:16 The supply chain issues and the effect on this generation 1:17:04 No one cares about the Switch OLED version 1:21:08 A surprisingly long VR discussion 1:35:26 The continued fall of Activision Blizzard 1:52:27 The rise of Final Fantasy XIV 2:05:39 The NFTs are coming! The NFTs are coming! 2:18:49 Character likeness rights and the future of games 2:34:07 The art of creating remastered games 2:47:06 The games we’re looking forward to in 2