Best Games of 2021

<p>It’s been a big year for gaming, be it the next-gen consoles, industry malpractice revelations, or the games themselves.</p> <p>Gadgets 360 chief sub-editor and gamer <a href="https://gadgets.ndtv.com/authors/shayak-majumder-42">Shayak Majumder</a> and industry insider and Orbital veteran <a href="https://twitter.com/rishialwani">Rishi Alwani</a> join host <a href="https://gadgets.ndtv.com/authors/akhil-arora-19">Akhil Arora</a> to talk about the year of 2021 in gaming.</p> <p>Read: <a href="https://gadgets.ndtv.com/games/features/best-games-2021-top-fortnite-guardians-galaxy-it-takes-two-forza-horizon-5-pc-ps5-ps4-xbox-android-2677976">Gadgets 360’s favourite games from 2021</a></p> <p>We discuss our favourite games from the year that was, the struggles to get your hands on a PS5 and Xbox Series X in their first year of launch, and how that’s likely to change in 2022.</p> <p>We also touch upon the various reports of sexual harassment and abusive workplaces at major gaming studios. And we close out by discussing our hopes and dreams for 2022.</p> <p>Follow Gadgets 360 on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Gadgets360">Facebook</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/Gadgets360/">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/gadgets.360/">Instagram</a>, and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/gadgets360">YouTube</a>.</p> <p>Write to us at <a href="mailto:podcast@gadgets360.com">podcast@gadgets360.com</a></p> <p>Chapters</p> <ul> <li>Intro (00:00)</li> <li>Our favourites (00:44)</li> <li>Cross-play still lag (07:34)</li> <li>Next-gen consoles (15:01)</li> <li>Demand is there, but… (20:21)</li> <li>Bombshell issues (26:28)</li> <li>Exciting for 2022 (33:52)</li> <li>Outro (48:21)</li> </ul> <p>Photo credits: Aneesh Arora, Square Enix, Rockstar, Akhil Arora, Bloomberg, Xbox. Cover composite: Akhil Arora/Gadgets 360</p>