We’re halfway through the year so it’s time to slow down, take a deep breath and look at where your dealership is at halftime. In this episode, we’re going to check out more insights from the Synchrony Powersports research team and see how dealers can help drive engagement and repeat purchases through loyalty.…

Did your dealership ride into the New Year full steam ahead or just roll in on fumes? Either way let’s hit the brakes for a moment! In this podcast we dig into 3 Synchrony consumer studies: Generational Insights In Synch Consumer Monthly Tracker 9th Major Purchase Study These studies provide generational insights, tips and advice to help you steer …

From the highs of consumers clamoring for pre-sale vehicles as manufacturers worked through supply chain issues to the lows of inflation barraging consumers and merchants alike, 2023 was a year to remember. Despite these speed bumps and unexpected turns, powersport dealers who have navigated the challenges of 2023 should be excited to use these les…

It’s time to shift gears as the peak summer rush cools down at powersports dealerships. But the changing season brings fresh opportunities to dominate your market. Tune in to this podcast to rev up your post-peak approach, whether you’re brushing up on consumer research, navigating the online customer journey or getting insights from your manufactu…

A year ago, many powersports dealers were scrambling to provide their customers with pre-owned equipment while manufacturers worked through supply chain issues limiting their ability to provide new vehicles. Today, supply issues have largely normalized, and dealers may find themselves with excess used inventory on their hands. As once-red-hot value…

Synchrony research reveals that 97% of powersports consumers have purchased aftermarket items in the past 12 months. That’s almost all powersports dealership customers surveyed. As a dealer, you’re well aware that parts and service can generate some of the highest margins in your business. What if earnings could be even higher in these departments?…

Consumers are placing more emphasis on the online portion of the buying process than ever before. This was a key takeaway in Synchrony’s most recent Major Purchase Journey Study, which surveyed more than 3,800 consumers who spent $500 or more on purchases in mid-2021, including power equipment and automotive. Two things are driving permanent change…

These days you can’t glance at your phone or flip on your TV without being barraged by news about inflation, market turbulence and consumer anxiety. With high prices expected to continue for the foreseeable future, consumers are increasingly anxious about the economy. As a powersports dealer, you may see all this bad news and be tempted to stress o…

Jesse Lucatino (JMLMaster) joins Anthony, Jeff & Miguel to talk Xbox Series X and PS5 impressions! We go over features we do and don't like on the new consoles, talk about the fascinating and excellent Astro's Playroom, dig into some other next gen games and lambast the Call of Duty Black Ops Cold War multiplayer. Also - this is, in fact, episode 3…

In the final episode before next gen official kicks off, we discuss the long road from PS4's humble beginnings and all the features we didn't realize were missing back in 2013, Miguel laments the horrible rollout of next gen consoles, and the guys get hyped for what games they're excited to dive into first later this week! Donate to Extra Life & he…

Anthony almost has the platinum for Bloodborne, Jeff is lukewarm on Watch Dogs: Legion and Miguel is hyped for the new Apex Legends season. Also, there was a lot of news, so I thought it would be easier to just post the topics below (don't worry, we don't dwell on too many of them): -Cyberpunk 2077 Delay -November 2020 Free PS Plus Games Announced,…

In a relatively light news week, the guys talk about what they've been playing including Warzone's new Halloween themed event and Anthony's return trip to Bloodborne's Yharnam (and surrounding atrocities). We get a peak at what third party accessories for the PS5 can look like, get some hints at a streaming future for Game Pass and finally see a sn…

In this big PS5 preview edition of FTR, we go over a big info dump that Sony gave us from the past couple weeks including the User Interface/User Experience (finally!), some cool new features like Share Play Picture In Picture, backwards compatability and how game boost affects it & more! We get into the Call of Duty Black Ops Cold War Beta week 2 …

This week we talk about a whole bunch of stuff, unfortunately we had some technical difficulties so our discussion on Ghost of Tsushima's new co-op Legends move didn't make it in and our introduction to talking about Call of Duty Black Ops: Cold War Zombies starts a bit...abrupt. Sorry about that! Hey, it's been a whole bunch of episodes since some…

What a week! We start off this week's episode by recapping the lovely time everyone had trying to preorder their choice of next gen consoles and then get into the implications and immediate reactions to the news of Microsoft purchasing Zenimax. We discuss a lot of topics including the price point for next gen storage, Sony's decision not to give Sp…

Ahhhhhhhhh! It's finally here, the official price and release date for the PlayStation 5! We get into a good discussion about what Sony showed today at the PS5 showcase and more! Twitter: Podcast: @FTR_Pod Anthony: @anthonypalm Miguel: darkangel1010_ Jeffrey: Brawl96 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/psbestfriends…

In this abridged episode, Anthony, Miguel & Jeff discuss everything that Xbox revealed this past week with regards to the Xbox Series S, Xbox Series X, additions to Game Pass Ultimate/Game Pass PC and give their final thoughts and predictions before Sony's big PS5 showcase on Wednesday! Twitter: Podcast: @FTR_Pod Anthony: @anthonypalm Miguel: darka…

All three of us have beaten the proper campaign of Marvel's Avengers and we kicked off the show with our thoughts (no spoilers!) on what we think of it! We also get into some exciting Mario news for you Nintendo fans, talk about the recently released free to play game Spellbreak and Anthony gives his thoughts on the new Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2…

On the latest episode of Faster Than Reloading, the guys talk about the reveal for Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, a true sequel to the original Call of Duty: Black Ops 1. We also discuss the looming pre-order announcement for PlayStation 5 and what specifically we think we will pre-order from Sony's launch lineup of consoles and accessories. Gam…

The guys at FTR have some catching up to do as we return from a week off. We recap all of the reveals from DC Fandome 2020 including WB Montreal's Gotham Knights and Rocksteady's Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League! Apex Legends Season 6 launched this past week and Miguel and Anthony give their feedback on the new additions to the game including…

This week on FTR we recap Sony's solid State of Play showing as well as go over some news including the PS4's monumental sales figures, discuss in further detail the Spider-Man exclusivity for Avengers and WB's decision NOT to sell any of their gaming division. This week's "what we've been playing" includes the wholesome yet infuriating Fall Guys a…

This week on Faster Than Reloading we speculate on what Sony's next State of Play could be about, discuss what the next Modern Warfare patch could mean for our free hard drive space, discuss some new Halo Infinite news, and Anthony gets to play with his new soundboard (sorry, not sorry :D). Miguel also addresses some serious concerns regarding raci…

This week we break down some Ghost of Tsushima news including record breaking sales figures and a free new update, we talk some Call of Duty 2020 leaks and the future of Warzone as well as go over August's free PlayStation Plus games. Anthony and Miguel have put a good amount of time into Hi-Rez' Rogue Company and give their impressions about it (a…

The guys recap the Xbox Games Showcase from July 23rd, 2020, give their thoughts on the games shown, and compare to Sony's Future of Gaming showcase. Twitter: @FTR_Pod --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/psbestfriends/message

Ghost of Tsushima is out and it's pretty rad! We give our early thoughts on the game up front and then get into some newssssss including Sony potentially limiting PS5 purchases to 1 unit per household, No Man's Sky's "Dead Space" update and more! Check us out on IG: @fasterthanreloading Twitter: @FTR_Pod --- Send in a voice message: https://podcast…

Anthony has been playing 6 different games as usual, Jeff is playing Destiny as usual, and Miguel revisits a Sony game that slipped him by for a Platinum. This week we delve into the UbiForward showcase and discuss what we saw for Assassin's Creed: Valhalla & the Far Cry 6 reveal. We discuss a very strange subject regarding a Modern Warfare skin, t…

This week on FTR, Anthony and Miguel give their thoughts on Ubisoft's new Battle Royal game Hyper Scape - a Titanfall-like fast paced future BR. Anthony has been losing himself to The Phantom Pain again, Jeff now lives in Manhatten and Miguel has played 35 games in the past week alone. We also discuss some sucky news like 2K's very strange and almo…

This week Anthony, Miguel and Jeff talk about the Avengers game live stream, CD Projekt Red's Night City Wire Episode 1 for CyberPunk 2077, Microsoft shuttering it's streaming service Mixer and The Last of Us Part II's record setting sales numbers! We also dig into what we've been playing, wild stuff such as Ring Fit Adventure, Star Wars Episode I:…

Our regularly scheduled episode will be a couple days late, but we wanted to make sure to give you our complete SPOILECAST conversation about The Last of Us Part II. Here's an hour and a half of pure The Last of Us Part II talk including what we thought about some major narrative decisions made by Naughty Dog, what we thought of the ending and how …

EA Play Live 2020 was a thing that happened, and we talk about it sort of? Fortnite flooded the island, which is rad! We finish the episode with some non-spoiler impressions of The Last of Us Part II! Check us out on IG: @fasterthanreloading Twitter: @FTR_Pod --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/psbestfriends/message…

A HUGE week for Faster Than Reloading where we talk about the PlayStation 5 event and dive deep into the games shown. We also dig into some Destiny 2 news and a NEW Star Wars game! Also, Anthony accidentally calls this Episode 7 in the show but don't worry, this is, in fact, Episode 8. Check us out on IG: @fasterthanreloading Twitter: @FTR_Pod --- …

Boy is there a lot to talk about this week! We discuss Jim Ryan's thoughts on the philosophy of console generations, gives predictions on what we might see from Sony's newly announced PS5 event coming June 4th, Miguel and Anthony talk about the Console-CSGO game Warface Breakout and we get heavy into Final Fantasy VII Remake spoilers (finally!). St…

Anthony and Jeff are excited about Iron Man VR, Miguel finally beat Borderlands 3, IGN announces their summer games coverage plans and Warface goes...paid to play? Lots to discuss this week including the newly release NPD numbers, Silent Hill returning in the form of a Dead By Daylight crossover, a pretty big free PlayStation Plus game announced an…

Hello there! Lots to talk about this week, so let's just jump right in; the Mafia Trilogy has been officially confirmed and you can already start playing Mafia II, Epic Games unveiled the stunning Unreal Engine 5 running on (gasp!) a PlayStation 5(!), Ghost of Tsushima got an exciting gameplay reveal trailer that looks rad as all heck, and Tony Haw…

Jeff is back this week, turns out it was just a small case of mononucleosis. Yay for not COVID-19? This week we cover your Pre-Not-E3 news, give our thoughts on Xbox' Inside Xbox Next-Gen presentation, discuss Apex Legends' newest Legend abilities and decipher whether or not any new games are worth our time on the Drop (don't get your hopes up). It…

This week on Faster Than Reloading episode 3, Anthony and Miguel discuss Geoff Keighley's newly announced Summer Game Festival for 2020. Could this potentially supplant E3 going forward? We also talk about the new release dates for The Last of Us Part II and Ghost of Tsushima and why we think those dates were chosen. Unfortunately Jeff may or may n…

We did it! We promised you a second episode, and here it is! This week, we talk about the Bloomberg report regarding potential PS5 supply delays, Anthony tries to explain Hunt: Showdown to Jeff (who blindly put it on his GameFly queue) and Battlefield's final major content drop is announced, which spurns some Battlefield/Battlefront talk. Check us …

Welcome to PlayStation Best Friends Presents: Faster Than Reloading! That's right, Anthony, Jeffrey and Miguel are back and have no idea what to call the pod, so let's call it a reboot. Episode One, Bay Bay! We talk about how we've been holding up during the COVID-19 quarantine, give spoiler free reviews for Doom Eternal, Resident Evil 3 and Final …

**Follow https://www.instagram.com/ftr_pod to win a code for Falcon Age (PS4/PSVR)** Betcha didn't expect PlayStation 5 news in the middle of Spring 2019! We learn so much about the PS5, go deep into Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, and run down our final Top 10 PS4 games, ranked by the PS Best Friends! "Wait.... did you say final?" Yes, yes I did. Th…

Does your favorite game work with PSN name changes? What's Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order going to be about? Why's Treyarch so bad at communication? Answers to these questions and more in this weeks episode of PS Best Friends! Don't actually change your PSN though. What we've been playing: Jeff: Yoshi’s Crafted World,Call of Duty Zombies - Ancient Ev…

Jeffrey is back from the shores of Boston with some *HOT* PAX East 2019 news! From Borderlands 3 to Trover Saves the Universe, the gang goes deep into the future of gaming. Plus more? What we've played: Jeffrey - Crash Team Racing, DREAMS, Man of Medan, Rad, Trover Saves The Univserse, Control, Shovel Knight King of Cards, Cyber Shadow, Vacation Si…

Jeff is out at PAX East this week, so Patreon supporter and good friend of the pod Nate Hicks fills in on the third chair. Anthony, Miguel & Nate round up the PlayStation State of Play event and why it was great for PSVR. They also discuss their thoughts on Division 2, Anthem, Battlefield V's Firestorm mode & Beat Saber's new DLC pack. Anthony almo…

On this symbolic episode 96 the gang is back to talk up GDC 2019 news, Google Stadia, Battlefield V Firestorm, and more! Major talking point is how Microsoft is trying to get there games and Xbox Live on everything and everywhere, but what's that mean for Playstation?! What we've been playing: Anthony: Apex, Black Ops, Jak II Vita, Octopath and BFI…

This week we talk Borderlands teases, a what-if scenario with Sony buying Take-Two, PS4/iOS Remote Play, and some quick Divison 2 hype! What we've been playing: Anthony: PC shit - Anthem, Battlefield V, Apex Legends, Forza Horizon 4 Jeff: Kingdom Hearts 3, Devil May Cry V, Destiny 2 Season of the Drifter Miguel: Call of Duty Black Ops 4, Far Cry Ne…

This week we talk about Anthem tearing PS4's apart, PlayStation Classic will not stop dropping in price, and Kojima REALLY wants people to keep talking about Death Stranding! Also more stuff. Like at least 4 other things. What we've been playing: Anthony - Uno, FIFA, other broken games Jeff - Pokemon Let’s Go/Go, Destiny 2: Joker’s Wild for an hour…

This week on the internet's BEST PlayStation Podcast, Anthony scoops Far Cry New Dawn and is PLEASED!! Miguel is happy! And Jeff's birthday is on Pokemon Day. Also, Starlink, Destiny 2 Season of the Drifter, PS Plus games and more! Don't wait, listen now! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/psbestfriends/message…

Miguel and Anthony are enjoying Anthem! Jeffrey's playing... Dragon Ball Fusions(3DS)? Reggie is retiring(we miss him already!) and Dreams is on its way! What else? Well, uh... Jeff really enjoyed the actions scenes in Alita: Battle Angel, but story was kinda weak. Necrosphere winner announced! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotif…

GIVEAWAY TIME! Head over to our Twitter @PSBFpodcast for a chance to win Necrosphere Deluxe for PS4! This week the gang is still covering Apex: Legends news, chatting about the Division 2 Beta, and Destiny 2 even makes an appearance. In terms of news, we go deep into Shawn Layden's Cross-play comments, the recent Nintendo Direct, and of course Acti…

Anthony beat Kingdom Hearts III, Jeffrey finally bought Dragon Ball Fighterz DLC, and Miguel is here! Also, Apex Legends, the new stealth-dropped battle royale game, is actually amazing! We're all into it. The title is a reference to The Hunger Games BTW. Enjoy! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/psbestfriends/mess…

Wowza! Anthony finally got his hands on Kingdom Hearts 3 after a bajillion years while Miguel and Jeff are sniping each other in Blackout! We talk about this month's PS Plus games, new Dragon Ball FighterZ DLC, and more! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/psbestfriends/message…