PlayStation Podcast Ep. 544: Vesper Underground Focus

Episode 544 of the Official PlayStation Podcast focuses on Vesper Underground. Hosts Sid Shuman and Tim Turi share new details about the game and recap recent play sessions with 007 First Light, Mina The Hollower and Overwatch.

With a quieter news week, the hosts expand on information about Vesper Underground and outline several upcoming releases and platform updates. They report hands-on impressions of the titles they played and point to features and updates players can expect soon.

The episode highlights next week’s PlayStation releases, including Dead or Alive 6 Last Round on PS5 and the PS5 action title Abyssus. The hosts note that Assassin’s Creed Shadows has received its final update, adding Animus-bending endgame content that remixes the game’s challenges and requires advanced builds and precise play.

They flag The Planet Crafter’s PS5 launch on July 21, describing it as a cooperative survival game focused on terraforming and base building. The hosts also preview Granblue Fantasy: Relink – Endless Ragnarok, a major expansion arriving on PS5 July 9, and report changes to its battle system such as dynamic character synergy power-ups and an updated summon system.

The show identifies Sid Shuman as Senior Director of Content Communications at Sony Interactive Entertainment and Tim Turi as Content Communications Manager. Music and theme are credited to Dormilón. Listeners are invited to send feedback to [email protected] and can subscribe via Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or download episodes directly.

An editor’s note attached to the episode reminds listeners that PlayStation Network release dates are subject to change and that game details were gathered from publisher press releases and ESRB rating descriptions.