PS5 Pro Unit Might Be Confirmed For 2024! - The Home of Play Podcast ep.116

Happy Monday!

The magic number this week is 2025 apparently, you'll see why within the latest episode. Did a TV manufacturer just leak the PS5 Pro's release date? God of War Sequel has more evidence pop up to suggest it will in fact launch this year. Sony talk numbers, and we get a good look into the future we can expect from them in terms of investment. Plus we will get another State of Play this coming week, and it looks to highlight upcoming PSVR 2 games. Looks like we got another packed show this week ,so lets just get into it!

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This week on Episode 116 of The Home of Play podcast we discuss the following:

00:01:28 - Chris's Admission Of Guilt.

00:06:41 - Weekly Update with Steve and Chris.

00:13:21 - Sony Confirms Adding Trophies to PS1 and PSP Games Is 'Optional' - IGN

00:14:39 - Sony blames ‘technical error’ for PS Plus users charged to upgrade discounted subscriptions - VGC

00:16:03 - The Quarry’s Online Multiplayer Mode Has Been Delayed - Game Informer

00:19:18 - Steam Database Listing Suggests Returnal Is Coming to PC - IGN

00:20:59 - The Witcher 4 has entered pre-production, CD Projekt confirms - VGC

00:22:54 - EA won't make public statement on abortion rights - GamesIndustry.Biz

00:24:49 - Sony looking to phase out first-party PS4 games by 2025 - VG247

00:27:46 - South Korean Rating for God of War Ragnarok Suggests News Is Incoming - Push Square

00:29:46 - PSVR2 Will Have More Than 20 Major Games At Launch - IGN

00:32:40 - Capcom has launched a Dragon’s Dogma 10th anniversary website - VGC

00:34:32 - Juggernaut Publisher EA Planning to Sell or Merge - Push Square

00:37:34 - Raven Software QA group becomes the first US major video game union - GamesIndustry.Biz

00:43:11 - Sony wishes to triple PC revenue over the next 12 months, plans to have a third of its titles on PC by 2025 - VG247

00:47:59 - Sony announces live action adaptations of God of War, Horizon, and Gran Turismo - GamesIndustry.Biz

00:52:26 - State of Play Showcase for Thursday Confirmed, PSVR2 Games Included - Push Square

00:57:02 - PlayStation reveals plan to split investment 50/50 between existing and new IP - VGC

01:01:11 - Electronics firm says it expects PS5 Pro and new Xbox Series consoles by 2024 - VGC

01:11:03 - Review Round Up

01:11:53 - Your Homework for the Week:

Stray's release date might've been accidentally leaked by the PlayStation database - VG247 - July 19th

The Callisto Protocol no longer part of the PUBG universe - VG247

Mafia 3 developer Hangar 13 suffers another round of layoffs - GamesIndustry.Biz

Hogwarts Legacy’s Unique PS5 DualSense Features Detailed In New Blog Post - Game Informer

The Lord Of The Rings: Gollum Finds Precious A September Launch Date - Game Informer

Former PlayStation employee files renewed gender discrimination lawsuit - GamesIndustry.Biz

Battlefield 2042 Is 'Winding Down' Support for Its New Hazard Zone Mode - IGN

Final Fantasy 9 Animated Series to Be Revealed This Week - IGN

Huge PS Store Days of Play Sale Live Now, 1,800+ PS5, PS4 Games Included - Push Square

PS Plus Premium's Horizon Forbidden West Trial Lasts Five Hours on PS5, PS4 - Push Square