The Cartridge Family 090: Boogie down with these console start-up jingles

We’re one month into 2020 and everyone’s starving for a shred of info on the next generation consoles. Well, how about the boot-up sequence and jingle for the PlayStation 5? Yup! It appears someone shot a quick video of Sony’s new PlayStation firing up, and it’s… not bad? It also might not be real. Who knows what to believe with today’s Internet?

Let’s say it’s real. Where does the PS5 jingle rank amongst 20 plus years of console boot sequences? Is it better than Dreamcast? Perhaps, but we’ll say this much… it’s a heck of a lot cooler than the Atari Jaguar’s.

Meanwhile, the family is busy playing games! John and his kids are addicted to Stardew Valley, while Joe cannot wait to dive into Kentucky Route Zero for the Switch. Buffa, on the other hand, is still trapped in the 90s with a bunch of old retro games. Perhaps he’ll gravitate to playing something released in the 2000s next week!

The Family visited a New Jersey diner before this recording, so let us know if full bellies and a change of schedule made a difference with episode 90!

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Today's Topics

• Game Releases

  • Journey to the Savage Planet review: Wonderfully wacky

  • Kentucky Route Zero TV Edition (Xbox One, PS4, Switch): January 28

  • Coffee Talk (PC, Xbox One, PS4, Switch): January 30

  • Not for Broadcast (PC): January 30

  • Patapon 2 Remastered (PS4): January 30

• Stories

  • Atari-branded video game-themed hotels are coming

    If you ever thought your hotel was cool, but needed more video game branding, Atari's got you covered with these new vacation spots. by Brittany Vincent

  • Twitch Rivals Streamer Bowl pairs up Fortnite & NFL pros

    Are you ready for some Fortnite? The Twitch Rivals Streamer Bowl takes one Fortnite pro and one NFL pro and teams them up for an epic Fortnite duos clash for charity. by Ozzie Mejia

  • Nintendo renews Super Mario Sunshine & other trademarks

    Nintendo has renewed trademarks for Super Mario Sunshine as well as several other titles. by Josh Hawkins

  • Torchlight Frontiers will relaunch as Torchlight 3 this summer

    If you've been waiting for a new Torchlight adventure, you're about to get it with Torchlight 3. by Brittany Vincent

  • Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic remake rumors are on the rise again

    Fans of the early 2000s Knights of the Old Republic games could find some excitement in recent rumors suggesting a remake is once again in the works. by Josh Hawkins

  • Rumor: Sony PS5 console, bootup animation and sound leaked on Twitter

    A tweet rumored to show the PS5 boot-up screen and sound has appeared online. by Bill Lavoy

Today's Cast

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• Joe Stasio
• John Benyamine
• Chris Buffa

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Christopher Buffa

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Christopher's earliest gaming memory was playing Cookie Monster Munch for the Atari 2600. Little did he know that devouring virtual sweets as a youngster would transform him into Shacknews freelancer at age 39! These days, he spends his time parenting the Dark Souls of children, while his video game backlog rises like the finest of pizza dough.