Critical Error

For real though, is Xbox my friend? Is Pokemon real money? Does MTG exist? -- 0:00:00 START 0:00:32 Xbox Regime Change 0:21:37 Pokemon Price Panic 0:36:21 Game Key Cards on Switch 2 0:43:05 Live Service Games VS Preservation 0:48:33 Cursed Topic 0:52:10 Patreon Dot Com Slash Critical Error 0:54:18 Pre-written piece -- Patreon ▸ https://www.patreon.com/c/criticalerror/membership Spotify ▸ https://open.spotify.com/show/2vBGKwB2eZu6yXEEDUYvbM?si=8c082eae408f41f4 Apple Podcasts ▸ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/critical-error/id1831034969 -- Follow Jake on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/jakenoseit Subscribe to Peter on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@UCoitk5TUppjIS1huKsraU_Q -- Write To Us ▸ criticalerrorpod@gmail.com | Use Subject "Hey Jake and Peter" -- Hosted and created by Jake Steinberg and Peter Hunt Szpytek

What part of a game are you supposed to review? What is content? Patreon ▸ https://www.patreon.com/c/criticalerror/membership Spotify ▸ https://open.spotify.com/show/2vBGKwB2eZu6yXEEDUYvbM?si=8c082eae408f41f4 Apple Podcasts ▸ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/critical-error/id1831034969 Write To Us ▸ criticalerrorpod@gmail.com | Use Subject "Hey Jake and Peter" Hosted and created by Jake Steinberg and Peter Hunt Szpytek

Is there a difference between a review and...a review? Patreon ▸ https://www.patreon.com/c/criticalerror/membership Spotify ▸ https://open.spotify.com/show/2vBGKwB2eZu6yXEEDUYvbM?si=8c082eae408f41f4 Apple Podcasts ▸ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/critical-error/id1831034969 Write To Us ▸ criticalerrorpod@gmail.com | Use Subject "Hey Jake and Peter" Hosted and created by Jake Steinberg and Peter Hunt Szpytek

Is doing a podcast considered "friendslop"? Patreon ▸ https://www.patreon.com/c/criticalerror/membership Spotify ▸ https://open.spotify.com/show/2vBGKwB2eZu6yXEEDUYvbM?si=8c082eae408f41f4 Apple Podcasts ▸ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/critical-error/id1831034969 Write To Us ▸ criticalerrorpod@gmail.com | Use Subject "Hey Jake and Peter" Hosted and created by Jake Steinberg and Peter Hunt Szpytek

Is "let people enjoy things" the least helpful phrase of all time? Patreon ▸ https://www.patreon.com/c/criticalerror/membership Spotify ▸ https://open.spotify.com/show/2vBGKwB2eZu6yXEEDUYvbM?si=8c082eae408f41f4 Apple Podcasts ▸ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/critical-error/id1831034969 Write To Us ▸ criticalerrorpod@gmail.com | Use Subject "Hey Jake and Peter" Hosted and created by Jake Steinberg and Peter Hunt Szpytek

What's up with the way everyone is talking about Highguard? Do the fans know better than the developers of Life Is Strange? Patreon ▸ https://www.patreon.com/CriticalError Spotify ▸ https://open.spotify.com/show/2vBGKwB2eZu6yXEEDUYvbM?si=8c082eae408f41f4 Apple Podcasts ▸ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/critical-error/id1831034969 Write To Us ▸ criticalerrorpod@gmail.com | Use Subject "Hey Jake and Peter" Hosted and created by Jake Steinberg and Peter Hunt Szpytek

*at being books. Patreon ▸ https://www.patreon.com/CriticalError Spotify ▸ https://open.spotify.com/show/2vBGKwB2eZu6yXEEDUYvbM?si=8c082eae408f41f4 Apple Podcasts ▸ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/critical-error/id1831034969 Write To Us ▸ criticalerrorpod@gmail.com | Use Subject "Hey Jake and Peter" Hosted and created by Jake Steinberg and Peter Hunt Szpytek

We know exactly what's going to happen in 2026. Patreon ▸ https://www.patreon.com/CriticalError Spotify ▸ https://open.spotify.com/show/2vBGKwB2eZu6yXEEDUYvbM?si=8c082eae408f41f4 Apple Podcasts ▸ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/critical-error/id1831034969 Write To Us ▸ criticalerrorpod@gmail.com | Use Subject "Hey Jake and Peter" Hosted and created by Jake Steinberg and Peter Hunt Szpytek

Thanks for listening this year, we'll see you in 2026. TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 Start 4:00 Barrett Courtney's GOTY 40:46 Patron GOTYs 46:32 Autumn Wright's GOTY 1:33:01 More Patron GOTYs 1:43:09 Joshua Rivera's GOTY 2:21:43 Wrap Up Follow Barrett Courtney: https://bsky.app/profile/barrettcourtney.bsky.social Follow Autumn Wright: https://bsky.app/profile/theautumnwright.bsky.social Follow Joshua Rivera: https://bsky.app/profile/jmrivera.bsky.social Patreon ▸ https://www.patreon.com/CriticalError Spotify ▸ https://open.spotify.com/show/2vBGKwB2eZu6yXEEDUYvbM?si=8c082eae408f41f4 Apple Podcasts ▸ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/critical-error/id1831034969 Write To Us ▸ criticalerrorpod@gmail.com | Use Subject "Hey Jake and Peter" Hosted and created by Jake Steinberg and Peter Hunt Szpytek

Are the most important games of the year the ones that make everyone argue with each other? Patreon ▸ https://www.patreon.com/CriticalError Spotify ▸ https://open.spotify.com/show/2vBGKwB2eZu6yXEEDUYvbM?si=8c082eae408f41f4 Apple Podcasts ▸ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/critical-error/id1831034969 Write To Us ▸ criticalerrorpod@gmail.com | Use Subject "Hey Jake and Peter" Hosted and created by Jake Steinberg and Peter Hunt Szpytek

How do we even define what a "good year" is? Patreon ▸ https://www.patreon.com/CriticalError Spotify ▸ https://open.spotify.com/show/2vBGKwB2eZu6yXEEDUYvbM?si=8c082eae408f41f4 Apple Podcasts ▸ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/critical-error/id1831034969 Write To Us ▸ criticalerrorpod@gmail.com | Use Subject "Hey Jake and Peter" Hosted and created by Jake Steinberg and Peter Hunt Szpytek

Does GOTY mean anything? Or are we just going through the motions? Patreon ▸ https://www.patreon.com/CriticalError Spotify ▸ https://open.spotify.com/show/2vBGKwB2eZu6yXEEDUYvbM?si=8c082eae408f41f4 Apple Podcasts ▸ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/critical-error/id1831034969 Write To Us ▸ criticalerrorpod@gmail.com | Use Subject "Hey Jake and Peter" Hosted and created by Jake Steinberg and Peter Hunt Szpytek

It's worth restating: these are not real Patreon ▸ https://www.patreon.com/CriticalError Spotify ▸ https://open.spotify.com/show/2vBGKwB2eZu6yXEEDUYvbM?si=8c082eae408f41f4 Apple Podcasts ▸ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/critical-error/id1831034969 Write To Us ▸ criticalerrorpod@gmail.com | Use Subject "Hey Jake and Peter" Hosted and created by Jake Steinberg and Peter Hunt Szpytek

One more thing. Patreon ▸ https://www.patreon.com/CriticalError Spotify ▸ https://open.spotify.com/show/2vBGKwB2eZu6yXEEDUYvbM?si=8c082eae408f41f4 Apple Podcasts ▸ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/critical-error/id1831034969 Write To Us ▸ criticalerrorpod@gmail.com | Use Subject "Hey Jake and Peter" Hosted and created by Jake Steinberg and Peter Hunt Szpytek

Why are you booing him, he's right? Patreon ▸ https://www.patreon.com/CriticalError Spotify ▸ https://open.spotify.com/show/2vBGKwB2eZu6yXEEDUYvbM?si=8c082eae408f41f4 Apple Podcasts ▸ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/critical-error/id1831034969 Write To Us ▸ criticalerrorpod@gmail.com | Use Subject "Hey Jake and Peter" Hosted and created by Jake Steinberg and Peter Hunt Szpytek Arc Raiders review - a smartly designed extraction shooter marred by one inexcusable decision: https://www.eurogamer.net/arc-raiders-review

You don't need to like a series to review the latest entry, but you should, at the very least, write a good review. Patreon ▸ https://www.patreon.com/CriticalError Spotify ▸ https://open.spotify.com/show/2vBGKwB2eZu6yXEEDUYvbM?si=8c082eae408f41f4 Apple Podcasts ▸ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/critical-error/id1831034969 Write To Us ▸ criticalerrorpod@gmail.com | Use Subject "Hey Jake and Peter" Hosted and created by Jake Steinberg and Peter Hunt Szpytek

What are the ten games to get to know you?? Patreon ▸ https://www.patreon.com/CriticalError Spotify ▸ https://open.spotify.com/show/2vBGKwB2eZu6yXEEDUYvbM?si=8c082eae408f41f4 Apple Podcasts ▸ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/critical-error/id1831034969 Write To Us ▸ criticalerrorpod@gmail.com | Use Subject "Hey Jake and Peter" Hosted and created by Jake Steinberg and Peter Hunt Szpytek

Thanks for hearing us out. Patreon ▸ https://www.patreon.com/CriticalError Spotify ▸ https://open.spotify.com/show/2vBGKwB2eZu6yXEEDUYvbM?si=8c082eae408f41f4 Apple Podcasts ▸ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/critical-error/id1831034969 Write To Us ▸ criticalerrorpod@gmail.com | Use Subject "Hey Jake and Peter" Hosted and created by Jake Steinberg and Peter Hunt Szpytek

We put over 60 hours into this podcast before embargo. Patreon ▸ https://www.patreon.com/CriticalError Spotify ▸ https://open.spotify.com/show/2vBGKwB2eZu6yXEEDUYvbM?si=8c082eae408f41f4 Apple Podcasts ▸ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/critical-error/id1831034969 Write To Us ▸ criticalerrorpod@gmail.com | Use Subject "Hey Jake and Peter" Hosted and created by Jake Steinberg and Peter Hunt Szpytek

Does a review need to address the majority opinion? What does saying "it's not for me" add? Patreon ▸ https://www.patreon.com/CriticalError Spotify ▸ https://open.spotify.com/show/2vBGKwB2eZu6yXEEDUYvbM?si=8c082eae408f41f4 Apple Podcasts ▸ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/critical-error/id1831034969 Write To Us ▸ criticalerrorpod@gmail.com | Use Subject "Hey Jake and Peter" Hosted and created by Jake Steinberg and Peter Hunt Szpytek