{"id":16662,"date":"2025-12-20T10:30:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-20T10:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/talking-point-what-are-you-playing-this-weekend-issue-612\/"},"modified":"2025-12-20T10:30:00","modified_gmt":"2025-12-20T10:30:00","slug":"talking-point-what-are-you-playing-this-weekend-issue-612","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/talking-point-what-are-you-playing-this-weekend-issue-612\/","title":{"rendered":"#Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? &#8211; Issue 612"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/talking-point-what-are-you-playing-this-weekend-issue-612\/#Talking_Point_What_Are_You_Playing_This_Weekend_%E2%80%93_Issue_612\" >Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? &#8211; Issue 612<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/talking-point-what-are-you-playing-this-weekend-issue-612\/#Aaron_Bayne\" >Aaron Bayne<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/talking-point-what-are-you-playing-this-weekend-issue-612\/#Graham_Banas\" >Graham Banas<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/talking-point-what-are-you-playing-this-weekend-issue-612\/#Jamie_ONeill\" >Jamie O&#8217;Neill<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/talking-point-what-are-you-playing-this-weekend-issue-612\/#Sammy_Barker\" >Sammy Barker<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/talking-point-what-are-you-playing-this-weekend-issue-612\/#Stephen_Tailby\" >Stephen Tailby<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Talking_Point_What_Are_You_Playing_This_Weekend_%E2%80%93_Issue_612\"><\/span>Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? &#8211; Issue 612<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div class=\"body body-text article-text\">\n<section class=\"text\">\n<figure class=\"picture\" data-uuid=\"506a41ec67118\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"scanlines\" title=\"Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 612 1\" href=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/506a41ec67118\/talking-point-what-are-you-playing-this-weekend-issue-612-1.large.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/506a41ec67118\/talking-point-what-are-you-playing-this-weekend-issue-612-1.900x.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" alt=\"Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 612 1\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\"><span class=\"\"><\/span> Image: Gemma Smith \/ Push Square<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u2018Twas the weekend before Christmas, when all through <strong>Push Square<\/strong>, you couldn\u2019t find an editor \u2013 neither hide nor hair. That\u2019s because everyone\u2019s playing PS5, and here\u2019s what\u2019s on our list.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Aaron_Bayne\"><\/span>Aaron Bayne<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>This week, I reckon I&#8217;m going to finish off Resident Evil 4. This has taken me an age to beat despite it not being a long game, but I&#8217;m finally down to the last two chapters.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Graham_Banas\"><\/span>Graham Banas<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>I&#8217;ve at long last sat down and started playing through the PS5 update to The Last of Us Part 2, and I&#8217;m having a grand time going through it. This is only my second time playing it, a stark contrast to Part 1, which I&#8217;ve probably played about 15 times.<\/p>\n<div class=\"for-mobile\">\n<figure class=\"youtube with-primis\" data-videoid=\"y-XGB8_bQ3s\" data-start=\"0\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/y-XGB8_bQ3s?rel=0&amp;hd=1&amp;showinfo=0&amp;modestbranding=0&amp;autohide=1\">\n<div class=\"video-stage\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Top 10 Best PS5 Games Of 2024 (So Far) | PlayStation 5\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/y-XGB8_bQ3s?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"youtube-sub\">Subscribe to <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"external\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/pushsquare?sub_confirmation=1\">Push Square<\/a> on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"sub-button external\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/pushsquare?sub_confirmation=1\"><span class=\"subs-label\">YouTube<\/span><span class=\"subs\">166k<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Jamie_ONeill\"><\/span>Jamie O&#8217;Neill<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>This year has flown by like speed blur burning my retinas, and with just two weekends left in the year, I&#8217;m racing through my second favourite game of 2025 that overdelivered on expectations, the spiffingly speedy Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Sammy_Barker\"><\/span>Sammy Barker<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>I&#8217;m trying to get on top of my live service games, so I can spend a bit more of the Christmas period trying some of the titles from my backlog. I haven&#8217;t decided what&#8217;s next on my list just yet, but I&#8217;ll let you know as soon as I&#8217;ve decided.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Stephen_Tailby\"><\/span>Stephen Tailby<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>As the Christmas period approaches, I&#8217;m not gonna have too much free time, but any I do get will be spent on easy-going stuff, like Lumines Arise, PowerWash Simulator 2, and Ball X Pit.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>What are you playing this weekend, then? Do you have any lingering preparations to make before Christmas? Let us know below.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!-- cache: html:pushsquare.com\/ssl\/ps5\/related-info\/a6438c5f264fc15b7fc4cc93e5da355a @ 1766241143 --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"see-also\">\n<dl>\n<dt>See Also<\/dt>\n<dd class=\"first\">\n<ul>\n<li class=\" first\">The Best PS5 Games (2025)<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\">Best PS4 Games<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>If you want to read more like this article, you can visit our <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/game\/\" target=\"_blank\" >Game<\/a><\/span> category.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pushsquare.com\/features\/talking-point-what-are-you-playing-this-weekend-issue-612\" target=\"_blank\" >Source<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? &#8211; Issue 612 Image: Gemma Smith \/ Push Square \u2018Twas the weekend before Christmas, when all through Push Square, you couldn\u2019t find an editor \u2013 neither hide nor hair. That\u2019s because everyone\u2019s playing PS5, and here\u2019s what\u2019s on our list. Aaron Bayne This week, I reckon I&#8217;m&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":16663,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/506a41ec67118\/large.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[1414,1426,1400,1425,1427],"class_list":["post-16662","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-game","tag-features","tag-ps4","tag-ps5","tag-talking-point","tag-what-are-you-playing"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16662","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16662"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16662\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16663"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16662"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16662"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16662"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}