Cog is one of the best additions to LSM. It’s a great fit, and kudos to Colin and everyone for working well together and having the right people at this time in gaming.
Selfishly as a fan (been watching since i was 15/16 and im now 30)id love to see my boy Colin M be a father. Seeing him and Micha into a new arc so to speak as content ages with his fans. But i know my opinion does not matter in this big subject.
I love that Micah brought up the PS5 controller size! I hattte it it’s so uncomfortable for me but I love PlayStation. I rarely hear this validated. I do love the 3rd party pdp victrix, but is is not as good as the Xbox controller. 😢
Micah, I really vibe with you on the getting a desk job milestone. I worked retail/facilities for the first 4-5 years of my working life. And getting a job where I could sit all day, was incredible lol. People should not make light of that.
It's great until it isn't. I worked hard manual labor for a long time. Eventually got a desk job and even worked up to managing an office. In the end I hated it and I am out of the industry I was in entirely. Sitting all day at a computer and then using more screens after work just gets bad for me.
There is no time in my life I wished for a single second to be behind a desk. As a fly fishing guide and charter owner, I can’t imagine a worse fate than desk work.
The news just came out about Xbox shutting down studios and the baffling decision to shut down Tango gameworks. Can't wait to see colin shit all over Phil next week. Where are those people who were championing acquisitions ?
@@Thai101full *Putting the tin foil hat on* I think Phil Spencer was working for Sony since 2013. I have never seen a more laid back, gives no f*** about his platform CEO in my life.
@@highvoltage7797 Yeah I remember Cog and Matty being hyped for it, but I can sort of give them a pass because they're not game journalists, I'm talking about all those "objective journalists" whining about how it's unfair that Sony is trying to block the acquisitions that Xbox is doing. I've never seen so many journalists crying as much as I saw what happened when Microsoft was trying to acquire Activision. They dreamed of a Utopia where every game that was made is available for the low price of 10 bucks a month or whatever it is, forgetting that the business model is hinging on having so many subscribers that'll subsidize the cost of making games and no amount of subscribers would allow that while having a constant flow of high quality games.
Colin's bit on becoming complacent hit home hard. At some point, you stop to smell the roses, and then you're no longer the smarter, fastest, and tenacious shark in the pond. Meh, such is life.
I never thought about it but... yeah Micah! Scalebound is why I bought Xbone instead of PS4 and ever since they cancelled that they've had nothing. Fun little games, Hellblade, Forza, Hifi, but no exclusives that level of quality and spectacle.
Micah, the logical reason for having kids is for when YOU get old. For example, my girl’s dad had a rly bad stroke a couple years ago. He can hardly talk, can’t walk, etc. He also had no money to his name and he’s divorced. He’d be beyond screwed rn if not for my girl and her sister. They deal with all his appointments, they got him in a home, they’ve moved him through multiple homes (cuz he gets thrown out for having really mean outbursts at staff - his mind isn’t working right anymore), etc. There’s SO MUCH paperwork and logistics and a million different complicated things that no one would handle for him if not for his kids. Granted, you and Colin aren’t gonna be broke when you get old, but it’s more than just a financial burden. And people could survive YEARS in an unwell state like that. My dad also would’ve been COMPLETELY screwed if not for my siblings, my mom, and I (and it’s just happenstance that my mom was well enough to deal with most of it before he died. We’re just lucky that she was younger-enough and healthy enough to deal with it. And he was sick for like 20 years! But when my mom starts getting unwell, she too would be completely SOL if not for her kids.
My wife and I decided years ago that we didn’t want children. Then she got pregnant, and it’s probably the greatest venture Ive ever taken. Especially now, he’s 16 and very clearly wants to follow me into my business (I own a fishing and hunting guiding and charter business), while also watching(and financially supporting) his dream to be a professional tournament bass fisherman. Seeing how hard he works, being able to lighten the load a little, being successful enough to buy him a bass boat and truck so he can realistically chase that dream. Watching him win the high school state bass championships, already having a scholarship to fish in the national College tournament trail while just finishing grade 11, on top of working for me every summer, and staying consistently on the honor roll. All that to say kids can make you very, very proud.
Schaudenfreude is an unpleasant instinct i(in both directions) and I think Matty’s empathy towards individuals who clearly need some help with their mental health, is admirable.
My hands were also killing me with the PS5 with games who were going hard on the adaptive trigger. Reducing them fixed my problem. Don't know if it could help Micah.
I routinely watch sacred symbols and DD, but this is my first Constellation. Help me out, someone: are there no time stamps for these like there are in the other podcasts, or is it a technical issue for this particular video? I wanted to listen to the “Xbox’s hardware spiral” portion but don’t have 4hrs to devote to the whole thing.
@@siciliangamer - I've never gotten over what happened to Rare after Xbox bought them in the early 2000s. I know some people enjoy Sea of Thieves but that isn't the same amazing Rare I grew up with in any way. It blew my mind when I seen so many people cheering for Xbox buying ABK and look at the state of things now.
@@nkw1985 just tribalism. I remember articles from Rare folks in the early 2000s complaining about how Xbox treated them. They went from being a top 5 dev in the industry to not even worth mentioning for over a decade after MS bought them
@@siciliangamer - Yes! They went from producing hit after hit in nearly every genre to being reduced to a Kinect developer. It was one of the saddest things i've ever witnessed and i'm glad someone else remembers. I'm sure Tim & Chris Stamper walked away with tons of cash but man I sure do miss their talent.
Colin, maybe try and get Tim Dog on for an interview. He’s essentially finished with promoting Xbox and bought himself a bunch of PlayStation stuff. I think you guys would be very entertaining!
I just realized while watching this that everyone doesn't have a PC connected to their 85 inch television. I thought this was the norm now but I guess its just something that my group of friends have.
I’ve never stopped to think about the shower, rear end thing. But I’m fairly certain I can’t unthink it and that’s probably going to happen when get home from work….
If MS wanted to strengthen their xbox hardware they would have invested in hardware manufacturing. They invested in the largest game publisher, so it is clear they are moving to become a game publisher. Now, sure, their now gigantic develeopment/publishing arm might be willing to throw a bone here and there to their hardware division, but it's clear to me it's not going to be a focus unless the hardware division can come with a huge unprecedented miracle in the following years.
Kids are the best thing ever! They are so funny and they become the most important part of your life. A lot of work but you just do it, they are my biggest motivation!
In no way was Xbox ever the underdog. They had infinite money, and they still still failed. That's like calling the Yankees underdogs. They might suck, but they have infinite money, and they can't be an underdog.
Dude you Chris and his co host on Snark Tank Darrick Someblackguy. Should do a show on how the Conservative Media tried to get you guys to start shows for them.
If Xbox had the games, they wouldn't have needed to do GamePass. Obviously they need games to entice people to subscribe, but they've needed games this whole time for hardware!
XBox never recovered from the XBox One launch. And alot of their traditional tentpole IPs have gone stale in people's eyes. Example Halo, Gears, Forza all lost their luster
People say there's no games to play? That's crazy. I never played half life, and I was thinking about getting it on my steam deck. You CAN play older games ya know..
Great timing for this lol. But I always considered myself an Xbox fanboy. Not to the extreme of hating other systems but in enthusiasm and getting the console first. 360 was so damn good and as a 8 year old and that was my first console I fell in love with the brand. Ever since the Xbox one it’s been down hill ever since. I got my One and series X first in every console gen but eventually got the ps4 and then ps5 and when I did those became my most played console. Now other then for Starfield and Madden I barely touch my Xbox anymore and it’s either my ps5 or rog ally I play the most. With the news today with the shuttering of some good studios I’m falling more out of love from Xbox and honestly don’t want my console anymore kinda thinking of selling it and then buying a cheap Xbox one x to play all my old one and 360 games I have. I’ve also buy physical games all the time for my switch and PS5/4 and the last Xbox game I bought was gears 5 and red dead 2 so yea I don’t buy on their platform either game pass for everything……. I’m really sad to see the brand I grew up with loving fall so far since the 360 generation so many great memories and now Xbox just sucks…
Yes Colin, Sony should "aggressively" put their games on pc like xbox. Xbox console sales destroyed = Playstation consoles destroyed. 30% of all 3rd party games sold on ps console is how they make most of their money. As well as ps+. pc gamers told them what they think about a "FREE" sub to psn. Imagine them trying ps plus lol Go hard on pc?
"How selfish do you wanna be" - be selfish when it comes to the decision of having children. It will really help your decision making. You do not need to reproduce unless you want to. Be selfish.
I hope Colin and Micah can experience being parents. It has nothing to do with continuing a legacy or the "biological clock" thing. I believe part of our emotional, spiritually and psychological growth as humans is being a parent. You literally evolve yourself in the process. There's also a cathartic element because all the things you wish your parents could have done different you can change that, and in doing so you heal yourself. I hope you guys read this, take the leap, you'll never regret it!
@@DaRkLoRd-rc5yu speaking of credits notice how there’s a giant blank after she’s in his arms and then to do Rufus and the airship. That would be the scene where he buries her in the water
@@toomastom3827I did exactly do that lol. I didn’t even watch this lame bummy episode. I’ve had gamepass for practically free for almost a whole years and easily played close to 150 dollars worth of games. Go cry Sony pony while you get bent over and taken
@@toomastom3827I literally clicked on it because of Matty and cog before seeing that maggot in the top corner. I then watched something else lmao don’t think for a 2nd I gaf about your PlayStation news or games
Cog is one of the best additions to LSM. It’s a great fit, and kudos to Colin and everyone for working well together and having the right people at this time in gaming.
Cog is my fav! What a cool cat
Micah and Cog have the best laughs. Hearing them at the same time brings me lots of joy
My favorite are the Colin from the soul laugh. S tier
Selfishly as a fan (been watching since i was 15/16 and im now 30)id love to see my boy Colin M be a father. Seeing him and Micha into a new arc so to speak as content ages with his fans. But i know my opinion does not matter in this big subject.
I was thinking similarly
Gotta start making some pies
I love that Micah brought up the PS5 controller size! I hattte it it’s so uncomfortable for me but I love PlayStation. I rarely hear this validated. I do love the 3rd party pdp victrix, but is is not as good as the Xbox controller. 😢
Timestamps:
8:15 Xbox’s Hardware Spiral
1:20:20 New Pursuits
2:09:17 Milestone Moments
3:09:30 Grilling
Would love to see Cog and Micah on more! I really enjoyed this episode! Thanks LSM!
Man listening to this Xbox talk POST studio closures is tough. I wish I could hear their thoughts now.
Micah, I really vibe with you on the getting a desk job milestone. I worked retail/facilities for the first 4-5 years of my working life. And getting a job where I could sit all day, was incredible lol. People should not make light of that.
It's great until it isn't. I worked hard manual labor for a long time. Eventually got a desk job and even worked up to managing an office. In the end I hated it and I am out of the industry I was in entirely. Sitting all day at a computer and then using more screens after work just gets bad for me.
There is no time in my life I wished for a single second to be behind a desk. As a fly fishing guide and charter owner, I can’t imagine a worse fate than desk work.
Colin and George Washington just mashing together in his kitchen
The news just came out about Xbox shutting down studios and the baffling decision to shut down Tango gameworks. Can't wait to see colin shit all over Phil next week. Where are those people who were championing acquisitions ?
Lol. At this point, how many studios has Phil shutdown now? Who was the head of Xbox who shutdown Lionhead?
@@yomamasohot6411 Phil is definitely getting the PlayStation's employee of the year award come December.
@@Thai101full *Putting the tin foil hat on* I think Phil Spencer was working for Sony since 2013. I have never seen a more laid back, gives no f*** about his platform CEO in my life.
You mean like Cog? I’m honestly really interested in how they’re going to respond to it.
@@highvoltage7797 Yeah I remember Cog and Matty being hyped for it, but I can sort of give them a pass because they're not game journalists, I'm talking about all those "objective journalists" whining about how it's unfair that Sony is trying to block the acquisitions that Xbox is doing. I've never seen so many journalists crying as much as I saw what happened when Microsoft was trying to acquire Activision. They dreamed of a Utopia where every game that was made is available for the low price of 10 bucks a month or whatever it is, forgetting that the business model is hinging on having so many subscribers that'll subsidize the cost of making games and no amount of subscribers would allow that while having a constant flow of high quality games.
Colin's bit on becoming complacent hit home hard.
At some point, you stop to smell the roses, and then you're no longer the smarter, fastest, and tenacious shark in the pond.
Meh, such is life.
And yet... I have never been happier than I am now.
@@TheWhitePennyspeak for yourself bish. The rest of us miserable af
We need more Cog and Micah on Constellation together please.
Love seeing more black folks with Colin. Especially given how some people think he's a racist.
Xbox jusy closed more studios they JUST acquired. Xbox is a plague on the industry.
The Xbox topic is prescient given the latest closures today.
Such a great point
Sometimes I just wanna give Cog a big hug. Everyone should hug a big black dude sometimes.
Talk about great timing. Xbox just closed Arkane Austin, Tango Gameworks and 2 more studios.
What is going on with them?
I never thought about it but... yeah Micah! Scalebound is why I bought Xbone instead of PS4 and ever since they cancelled that they've had nothing. Fun little games, Hellblade, Forza, Hifi, but no exclusives that level of quality and spectacle.
Just a dab of Dagster will do ya, and I’m fresh out :/
yea the withdrawals are starting to hit 🥶
@@kadaburIt’s always “Fent crisis” this and that but I want Biden’s comments on the Muffster crisis!
It feels like you’re talking about Dagan’s “nut butter” n I don’t like it.
Dagan is the last person I care about in this whole company. I enjoy him, but really don’t care if he’s on the show or not
Selling my Xbox series x later today……..sad day 😢 been Xbox loyal for so long but there is no future.
What broke the camel's back?
So, all those games you own just..poof?
I like how candid Colin got in this episode
Micah, the logical reason for having kids is for when YOU get old. For example, my girl’s dad had a rly bad stroke a couple years ago. He can hardly talk, can’t walk, etc. He also had no money to his name and he’s divorced. He’d be beyond screwed rn if not for my girl and her sister. They deal with all his appointments, they got him in a home, they’ve moved him through multiple homes (cuz he gets thrown out for having really mean outbursts at staff - his mind isn’t working right anymore), etc. There’s SO MUCH paperwork and logistics and a million different complicated things that no one would handle for him if not for his kids. Granted, you and Colin aren’t gonna be broke when you get old, but it’s more than just a financial burden. And people could survive YEARS in an unwell state like that. My dad also would’ve been COMPLETELY screwed if not for my siblings, my mom, and I (and it’s just happenstance that my mom was well enough to deal with most of it before he died. We’re just lucky that she was younger-enough and healthy enough to deal with it. And he was sick for like 20 years! But when my mom starts getting unwell, she too would be completely SOL if not for her kids.
Where can we find the podcast where Colin and Micah first met?
It was an old fireside chat if I remember correctly. Something to do with diversity in gaming? It might be back logged on Patreon
What I love about last stand content saying goodbye and then just why not launch into another topic... love it.
I'm excited about Micah's topic! Grilling (maybe smoking?). I have a huge batch of cheese I am cold smoking right now.
My wife and I decided years ago that we didn’t want children. Then she got pregnant, and it’s probably the greatest venture Ive ever taken. Especially now, he’s 16 and very clearly wants to follow me into my business (I own a fishing and hunting guiding and charter business), while also watching(and financially supporting) his dream to be a professional tournament bass fisherman. Seeing how hard he works, being able to lighten the load a little, being successful enough to buy him a bass boat and truck so he can realistically chase that dream. Watching him win the high school state bass championships, already having a scholarship to fish in the national College tournament trail while just finishing grade 11, on top of working for me every summer, and staying consistently on the honor roll.
All that to say kids can make you very, very proud.
RIP Tango.
Just Tore my MCL getting ready for a Bjj tournament, now imma just sulk, play rebirth, and listen to this podcast
I love how the first part of the show is secretly a SSxDD 😂. Somehow someway videogame find its way even on Constellation!
Joe Rogan actually had Hugo Martin on his show to promote Doom Eternal.
Phil Spender was the best line drop all episode
Dang now I’m wanting that baseball topic. Hope we get Matty and cog for that topic in the future
Cog with the sega Dreamcast shirt lol foreshadowing for Xbox
Schaudenfreude is an unpleasant instinct i(in both directions) and I think Matty’s empathy towards individuals who clearly need some help with their mental health, is admirable.
I like hearing Micah do the ads.
My hands were also killing me with the PS5 with games who were going hard on the adaptive trigger. Reducing them fixed my problem.
Don't know if it could help Micah.
That opening had me dying.
Mama Micah never fails to get reactions lmao 🤣
I routinely watch sacred symbols and DD, but this is my first Constellation. Help me out, someone: are there no time stamps for these like there are in the other podcasts, or is it a technical issue for this particular video? I wanted to listen to the “Xbox’s hardware spiral” portion but don’t have 4hrs to devote to the whole thing.
“ de-nial isn’t only a river in Egypt”. 😂
Micah’s shelf’s look like mine. Such dragonball
Phil Spender 28:28 I love it! ❤
Microsoft just closed Tango and Arkane Austin.
Xbox is a plague on the industry.
@@siciliangamer - I've never gotten over what happened to Rare after Xbox bought them in the early 2000s. I know some people enjoy Sea of Thieves but that isn't the same amazing Rare I grew up with in any way. It blew my mind when I seen so many people cheering for Xbox buying ABK and look at the state of things now.
@@nkw1985 just tribalism. I remember articles from Rare folks in the early 2000s complaining about how Xbox treated them.
They went from being a top 5 dev in the industry to not even worth mentioning for over a decade after MS bought them
@@siciliangamer - Yes! They went from producing hit after hit in nearly every genre to being reduced to a Kinect developer. It was one of the saddest things i've ever witnessed and i'm glad someone else remembers. I'm sure Tim & Chris Stamper walked away with tons of cash but man I sure do miss their talent.
2:41:28 😂 I feel terrible for saying this but throw me in the trash too. lol
Pretty sad that Microsoft just shut down a ton of Bethesda studios
Colin, maybe try and get Tim Dog on for an interview. He’s essentially finished with promoting Xbox and bought himself a bunch of PlayStation stuff. I think you guys would be very entertaining!
Isn’t that the dude Colin has criticized before for being a total shill on Twitter during the Activision acquisition hearings? Or am I trippin?
I just realized while watching this that everyone doesn't have a PC connected to their 85 inch television. I thought this was the norm now but I guess its just something that my group of friends have.
I’ve never stopped to think about the shower, rear end thing. But I’m fairly certain I can’t unthink it and that’s probably going to happen when get home from work….
We need a grillin' apron that says "Stand Down"
Fight Club is a top 3 movie of all time
The book is incredible too and an entirely different experience. He's my favorite author.
Really loved this one. The milestone segment was inspirational to say the least. ❤
If MS wanted to strengthen their xbox hardware they would have invested in hardware manufacturing. They invested in the largest game publisher, so it is clear they are moving to become a game publisher. Now, sure, their now gigantic develeopment/publishing arm might be willing to throw a bone here and there to their hardware division, but it's clear to me it's not going to be a focus unless the hardware division can come with a huge unprecedented miracle in the following years.
A handheld makes a lot of sense for them with their crossaves and software expertise. Hopefully they give it a shot before throwing in the towel.
Oh, I've taken a sip a time or two.
Kids are the best thing ever! They are so funny and they become the most important part of your life. A lot of work but you just do it, they are my biggest motivation!
In no way was Xbox ever the underdog. They had infinite money, and they still still failed. That's like calling the Yankees underdogs. They might suck, but they have infinite money, and they can't be an underdog.
Matty always loves to give himself the good ol pat on the back.
Nowhere did he do that. Jealous maybe?
Dude you Chris and his co host on Snark Tank Darrick Someblackguy. Should do a show on how the Conservative Media tried to get you guys to start shows for them.
@8:25 Xbox talk starts
I see that Sly Cooper shirt Matty, represent
Totally off topic, but if Mika cos played Ahsoka Tano would win the costume party for sure.
Micah is one of the most out of pocket people I’ve ever seen 💀🤣
Perfect timing given the recent Xbox news that’s come out. Xbox is completely broken, & the gaming industry itself is f**d, it needs another crash.
you guys got to do another video after todays shocking annoucements and soon
Get your Raycon for a good cone back!
Great episode yall
Missing the timestamp homie
If Xbox had the games, they wouldn't have needed to do GamePass. Obviously they need games to entice people to subscribe, but they've needed games this whole time for hardware!
XBox never recovered from the XBox One launch. And alot of their traditional tentpole IPs have gone stale in people's eyes. Example Halo, Gears, Forza all lost their luster
No time stamps? This comment section has failed me
People say there's no games to play? That's crazy. I never played half life, and I was thinking about getting it on my steam deck. You CAN play older games ya know..
3:00
NOOOO LOL
i did nazi that coming
SOMEONE CALL LOCKMORT
😅 anyone saying that Microsoft, the richest company on earth, is an underdog is obviously a fanboy 😅😅😅
You can’t intellectualise why to have kids. You realise that it’s why we are here and Colin has built a world good for them.
Great timing for this lol. But I always considered myself an Xbox fanboy. Not to the extreme of hating other systems but in enthusiasm and getting the console first. 360 was so damn good and as a 8 year old and that was my first console I fell in love with the brand. Ever since the Xbox one it’s been down hill ever since. I got my One and series X first in every console gen but eventually got the ps4 and then ps5 and when I did those became my most played console. Now other then for Starfield and Madden I barely touch my Xbox anymore and it’s either my ps5 or rog ally I play the most. With the news today with the shuttering of some good studios I’m falling more out of love from Xbox and honestly don’t want my console anymore kinda thinking of selling it and then buying a cheap Xbox one x to play all my old one and 360 games I have. I’ve also buy physical games all the time for my switch and PS5/4 and the last Xbox game I bought was gears 5 and red dead 2 so yea I don’t buy on their platform either game pass for everything……. I’m really sad to see the brand I grew up with loving fall so far since the 360 generation so many great memories and now Xbox just sucks…
Can I get your Series X for $50? Lol
We need timestamps! Otherwise great work as always.
Virginia in the south but bbq talk not from the deep south/Texas is hilarious 😂
As an older brother, im rooting for my brother cause i dont want kids lol, but gotta keep the legacy lmfaoo
Dear Matty: please learn what words mean. It’s not a “tangent” if you’re literally discussing the topic that has been posed to you.
Sniff…...love the smell of {FRESH} Stelly on a Monday!!
Yes Colin, Sony should "aggressively" put their games on pc like xbox.
Xbox console sales destroyed = Playstation consoles destroyed.
30% of all 3rd party games sold on ps console is how they make most of their money.
As well as ps+.
pc gamers told them what they think about a "FREE" sub to psn. Imagine them trying ps plus lol
Go hard on pc?
The Dukes!!!! 👍👍
"Dorf"❤
"How selfish do you wanna be" - be selfish when it comes to the decision of having children. It will really help your decision making. You do not need to reproduce unless you want to. Be selfish.
Imma be shocked if Xbox releases another console 😂😂😂😂
I hope Colin and Micah can experience being parents. It has nothing to do with continuing a legacy or the "biological clock" thing. I believe part of our emotional, spiritually and psychological growth as humans is being a parent. You literally evolve yourself in the process. There's also a cathartic element because all the things you wish your parents could have done different you can change that, and in doing so you heal yourself. I hope you guys read this, take the leap, you'll never regret it!
It's Peanut Butter Stelly Time
Micah...mine has been, and always will be an exit only. I think you should see a doctor or something haha
Never told the per story?? Only about 100 times
After you platinum ff7 rebirth you become very satisfied with the length of the game …. But of course Colin won’t understand that
Tbf I think it's the second credits roll. The spoiler anxiety is real with that game. And that makes it feel longer.
@@DaRkLoRd-rc5yu speaking of credits notice how there’s a giant blank after she’s in his arms and then to do Rufus and the airship. That would be the scene where he buries her in the water
micah is shot🤣
It shows. PS gamers play games
This video aged poorly since last week lol
The Xbox conversation has no relevance, after what happened with the Xbox studios. Plus there's no bookmarks?
Bragging about political opportunism. Classy
I can’t stand moriarty
And yet here you are, leave please.
@@toomastom3827how dare you? Moriarty needs to vaporize from existence.
@@toomastom3827I did exactly do that lol. I didn’t even watch this lame bummy episode. I’ve had gamepass for practically free for almost a whole years and easily played close to 150 dollars worth of games. Go cry Sony pony while you get bent over and taken
@@toomastom3827I literally clicked on it because of Matty and cog before seeing that maggot in the top corner. I then watched something else lmao don’t think for a 2nd I gaf about your PlayStation news or games
@@toomastom3827what’s funny is I literally left in the 1st min after leaving the comment. I just came back to reply to this notification.
I remember Matty's imma quit video. And then he blew up. 🫡✊🏾