165: September Will Kill Again

They're, uh, shutting down Concord after less than two weeks, so we all take some time to grapple with this fairly startling news, along with hands-on thoughts about Astro Bot, Star Wars Outlaws, Star Truckers, and Test Drive Unlimited: Solar Crown, plus a maybe-imminent PS5 Pro announcement, the Jon Hamm of video games, and plenty of other stuff! Advertise on The Nextlander Podcast at Audioboom, or support us on Patreon! CHAPTERS (00:00:00) NOTE: Some timecodes may be inaccurate for versions other than the ad-free Patreon version due to dynamic ad insertions. Please use caution if skipping around to avoid spoilers. Thanks for listening. (00:00:10) Intro (00:03:39) Astro Bot [PlayStation 5] on Sep 06, 2024 (00:27:41) Star Wars Outlaws [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S] on Aug 30, 2024 (01:02:27) Star Trucker [PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox Series X|S] on Sep 03, 2024 (01:12:22) Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S] on Sep 12, 2024 (01:19:42) An Important Update on Concord (01:38:52) Remedy and Annapurna join forces for Control 2 (01:44:40) Astroneer is getting new DLC! (01:48:05) PS5 Pro announcement possibly leaked? (01:56:30) No more official Nintendo 3DS repairs (02:00:08) Emails (02:10:10) Wrapping up and thanks (02:12:09) Mysterious Benefactor Shoutouts (02:13:40) Nextlander content updates (02:15:35) See ya!