My Perfect Console podcast

Joining us for our first episode of 2026 is the mathmetician and narrative designer, @jon.inkle.co.

In 2011, Jon co-founded the independent studio Inkle, and has since worked on titles such as 80 Days, A Highland Song, and now a game set in a wartime computer: TR-49.

Listen now: apple.co/45JM19p

How did Inkle co-founder @jon.inkle.co go from a Maths Teacher to a BAFTA-winning narrative designer?

Tune in next Tuesday for the full conversation: bit.ly/43RMgx9

Next week, we’ll be sharing our first episode of 2026.

To get back in the My Perfect Console mood, why don’t you treat yourself to our rerelease of Phil Fish's episode?

Listen to @SimonParkin.bsky.social's conversation with the creator of Fez: bit.ly/4ah1lwD

In 2025, we welcomed some incredible guests to share their perfect consoles. But who do you want to see on the show in 2026?

We’re looking for fantastic people to join this year’s lineup. Have a suggestion? Let us know 👇

Were you a listener back in 2023?

If you weren’t, there’s a chance you missed @SimonParkin.bsky.social’s chat with comedian and Rick and Morty screenwriter, @heathercampbell.bsky.social.

Join us as we revisit the fifth episode of the podcast: bit.ly/4jLaJvA

The Best of 2025 Part 2 is here!

Simon's back, chatting with a fantastic lineup of guests from different walks of life - all with a shared passion for video games.

Listen to Part 2: open.spotify.com/episode/5cbd...

2025 was a year filled with amazing guests, including game devs, comedians, writers, and musicians.

For this bonus episode, @SimonParkin.bsky.social has put together a compilation of his best moments of 2025.

Part 1 available now: bit.ly/4qDGZDh

Happy New Year!

If you spent much of the Holidays playing the nine-time Game Awards winner Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, then be sure to listen to our interview with Lorien Testard, who composed its incredible score.

Start the year with this fantastic episode: bit.ly/44y6MUU

It's time to declare the winner of the 2025 Console of the Year tournament.

After a series of heats and some close calls, your thousands of votes have whittled the guests down to one worthy champion.

Listen now to find out which guest created the most popular console of 2025: bit.ly/3MZ6lNl

The votes are in. On Tuesday, @SimonParkin.bsky.social will share who's won the 2025 Console of the Year.

Massive thanks to everyone who participated. Each and every one of your votes is hugely appreciated!

Join us for the big reveal: bit.ly/43RMgx9

We're thrilled to have been named as @Kotaku.com's favourite podcast of 2025, with Ethan Gache saying, "No gaming podcast this year has kept me as consistently entertained nor taught me as much as Simon Parkin’s My Perfect Console."

If you're not a subscriber, then join us here: bit.ly/43RMgx9

Thanks Matthew - you too.

I've been listening to this wonderful podcast from almost the beginning and this episode felt quite absurd to listen to. Spoiler: it features a game of mine you might now. And also @simonparkin.bsky.social, it does have online leaderboards, although perhaps not the most intuitive UX I guess 😊.

It’s time for @SimonParkin.bsky.social and @TheNewsAtGlenn.bsky.social to reveal their five favourite games of 2025.

Which titles from this year will they choose to construct their consoles? Find out in this special episode: bit.ly/4pY2JtM

One of the most humbling and touching pieces of podcast I’ve listened to in years. I didn’t know half of those anecdotes about one of my heroes, and friends, in the industry. Thanks so much @harvey1966.bsky.social for sharing those bits. It takes courage. And I know it will help many people. GG.

We wanted to take a moment to thank all the incredible guests who have appeared on the podcast in 2025.

We’ve welcomed 46 fantastic people to the show, from games industry legends to comedians and musicians. Thank you all!

Subscribe so you don’t miss our final episodes of the year: bit.ly/43RMgx9

Which of the games released in 2025 would make it onto YOUR Perfect Console?

Join @SimonParkin.bsky.social and @TheNewsAtGlenn.bsky.social for our Game of the Year episode as they each build a console featuring five games from 2025.

Don’t miss our penultimate episode of the year: bit.ly/43RMgx9

One of the best video game podcasts going

This is my favorite perfect console interview by far.

It’s long.

It rambles.

But in the best ways.

this is great btw. Recommended.

Join Simon for one of his favourite interviews of 2025, an open and no-holds-barred chat with acclaimed game designer @harvey1966.bsky.social.

Listen in as he charts his life from the US Air Force to designing morally complex and richly-layered games such as Deus Ex.

Available now: bit.ly/4iUVdwM

For our final interview of 2025, a wide-ranging, intimate conversation with acclaimed game designer @harvey1966.bsky.social.

Harvey discusses his long, storied career, and opens up about how the success of Deux Ex enabled him to finally confront his demons...

Subscribe now: bit.ly/43RMgx9

Why not show Yuletide love to the gamers in your life with a My Perfect Console Patreon subscription?

Membership unlocks fantastic benefits, including ad-free episodes, monthly Game Club episodes and more!

Offer the ultimate gift of gaming goodness this Holiday season: bit.ly/4pc7BuI

Join Simon live in Chicago as he chats with pioneering American video game developer Alex Seropian.

Find out how Alex founded Bungie while a student at University, and why, after Apple's Steve Jobs revealed the game on stage, they took Halo to Microsoft.

Listen now: bit.ly/48DkCGz

What a great listen. Someone whose brain operates at a level where I can barely even relate – but crossing paths with Atari, Sega and Sony at such pivotal times results in some great insights.

Ever wondered why Crazy Dave in Plants versus Zombies wears a pot on his head?

To find out, be sure to catch Simon's live chat next week in Chicago with game developer Alex Seropian, co-founder of Bungie and creator of Halo: Combat Evolved.

Subscribe now: bit.ly/43RMgx9

The Audience Versus will return in 2026, with monthly shows starting from Jan.

Comedians take on the audience in a series of unlikely video game challenges, with @frankieward.bsky.social, @iaindoesjokes.bsky.social, Jamali Maddix & John Robertson announced as guests.

Book now: bit.ly/48m5FbJ

'What If I, Y'Know, Design the Next Console?': How Mark Cerny Pitched Himself as PS4's Architect Success wasn't sexy

'What If I, Y'Know, Design the Next Console?': How Mark Cerny Pitched Himself as PS4's Architect. (Repost)

the new my perfect console with Mark Cerny talking about his career in games since 17 (!!!) has him waxing poetically about the plight of Captain Olimar in the first Pikmin and talking about how "SEGA was a sweatshop" in the Genesis days

good stuff

Incredible @myperfectconsole.bsky.social episode with Mark Cerny sharing a ton of annecdotes.

Atari, Sega, Universal, Cystal Dynamics, Naughty Dog, Insomniac, Playstation, you name it.

Priceless stories for videogame history enthousiasts.

Give it a listen!

Mark, write a biography I beg you! 🙏