The Level Up Times Show - Episode #005 - Offline Mode Not Found

Offline Mode Not Found: PlayStation Network goes down. Then Xbox goes down. And in a week where Sony's already fighting off a potential boycott, the timing could not be worse.

In Episode 005 of the Level Up Times Show, Adrian breaks down PlayStation Network's massive outage, followed just days later by Xbox's own outage, and then ties both into his own analysis piece, making the case for a rolling offline-license model before the industry locks itself into an always-online future.

Plus, boycott pressure keeps mounting against Sony's 2028 physical disc sunset, God of War Laufey finally gets a release date and a promise it'll tie into Kratos' future, and Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2 drops a surprise release date that's only a month away.

What have we been playing? A deep dive into Marathon's Vault Breakers mode, plus first impressions of Splatoon Raiders (and a rant about the Switch 2's controls). What about this week's releases? We've got Halo: Campaign Evolved, Mistfall Hunter, Turnip Mountain, Rita, and more.

Got questions? Send them through to us at [email protected]!

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[00:00] Intro & Welcome
[03:22] News: PlayStation Network Suffers a Massive Outage
[06:53] News: Xbox Suffers an Outage of Its Own
[09:05] Analysis: Your All-Digital Future, Folks
[18:24] News: Boycott Pressure Mounts Over Sony's Disc Decision
[24:31] News: God of War Laufey Gets a Release Date
[26:40] News: Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2 Release Date Revealed
[29:12] The Drop: This Week's New Releases
[37:10] What We've Been Playing: Marathon's Vault Breakers
[45:48] What We've Been Playing: Splatoon Raiders
[50:39] Coming Up This Week
[51:14] Mailbag: Your Questions Answered
[56:11] Outside Gaming: The Odyssey in 70mm
[56:57] Sign-Off