#186: A Very Stupid Arms Race

#186: A Very Stupid Arms Race

Microsoft -- as it's wont to do -- just went and spent a bunch of money on a publisher. But this is no ordinary publisher or forgettable amount of money: By buying Activision-Blizzard for a record $68.7 billion, Xbox now controls some of the industry's most vital IP and studios, including the king of them all, Call of Duty, and its constellation of developers, including Infinity Ward and Treyarch. Yet, Microsoft's bullish move will likely set off an even-further damaging series of mergers and acquisitions that remove risk for certainty and eliminates creativity for volume. It amounts to a very stupid arms race that everyone else will be compelled to compete in, whether they want to or not, and there's only one entity to blame. Then: Release dates for Ghostwire Tokyo, LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga, and WWE 2K22 have emerged, God of War does big numbers on PC, Sony renews trademarks related to defunct first party team Psygnosis, and more. Then: Listener inquiries! What's our temperature on Horizon: Forbidden West less than a month away from launch? Are we not keeping an open enough mind when it comes to the possibilities of gaming NFTs? Will Sony botch the little things that could make Project Spartacus shine? Is David Jaffe more attractive than Colin Moriarty? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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#414 | This Is the Revelation of the Year

#414 | This Is the Revelation of the Year

What a week! Our jam-packed episode of Sacred Symbols covers all of the announcements from both Sony's State of Play presentation, as well as Geoff Keighley's Summer Games Fest showcase. And let's jus...

8 Kesä 6h 29min

#413 | People Told Us It Would Never Transpire

#413 | People Told Us It Would Never Transpire

We know many of you are tired of talking about Bungie, and frankly, we're kind of tired of discussing them, too. Then again, we're captive to the news, so blame Sony for purchasing them. On the back o...

1 Kesä 4h 25min

#412 | They Disguise It, Hypnotize It

#412 | They Disguise It, Hypnotize It

What a week! On the back of Colin's PSN account being temporarily hijacked by nefarious forces, we have an enormous amount to get through for our ever-eager audience. We dissect what happened, why it ...

22 Touko 5h 3min

#411 | Neon Signs Flash Other Choices

#411 | Neon Signs Flash Other Choices

It's mid-May, which can mean only one thing: We're at the point in the calendar when most companies release their financials for the previous fiscal year. Sony is one such organization, reporting a re...

18 Touko 4h 29min

#410 | The PR Transmissions Will Resume

#410 | The PR Transmissions Will Resume

If the release calendar holds as currently constructed, Grand Theft Auto VI will launch into the waiting arms of millions upon millions of day-one players. And since it's likely to be the highest-gros...

11 Touko 4h 14min

#409 | Truth or Consequence, Say It Aloud

#409 | Truth or Consequence, Say It Aloud

Sometimes, PlayStation's userbase gets upset over nothing, and this past week was a great example of that. Rumors and uninformed conjecture rapidly circulated about Sony unleashing a stringent DRM reg...

4 Touko 3h 56min

#408 | The Thin Line Between Entertainment and War

#408 | The Thin Line Between Entertainment and War

A duo of interesting stories quietly circulated around the PlayStation ecosystem over the last few days, with potential clarity shone on some lingering, years-long issues. For starters, beloved ex-Son...

27 Huhti 3h 48min

#407 | Pleasure Spiked With Pain

#407 | Pleasure Spiked With Pain

Things are quiet recently. It feels like we're waiting for something to pop-off; some new announcements, or tantalizing rumors, or whatever. We have a little of that this week, though -- perhaps as us...

20 Huhti 4h 8min

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