Happy Monday!
So last week had plenty of showcases to review for us. Most notably was the 25th anniversary of Final Fantasy VII stream, that left with more questions than answers. Capcom also showed up last week with new content for RE8, including DLC that picks up 16 years after the base game. PlayStation looks poised to reveal a new Pro Controller for the PS5 according to industry leaker. Plenty more to talk about in this weeks episode, so lets just get into it!
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This week on Episode 119 of The Home of Play podcast we discuss the following:
00:01:37 - Weekly Update with Steve and Chris. Playstation Premium Talk.
00:22:57 - Sony’s classic PlayStation games on PS Plus are 60hz in North America - VGC
00:23:59 - Persona 3 Portable, Persona 4 Golden Confirmed for PS5 - Push Square + Persona 5 Royal PS5 Remaster Seemingly Confirmed, Releases 21st October - Push Square
00:28:21 - Sonic Frontiers Dev Confident People Will 'Understand' the Game, No Plans for a Delay - Push Square
00:32:35 - Sony’s Firesprite is moving to an office more than 20 times larger than its current one - VGC
00:33:15 - PS5 Will Notify You When Games in Your Wishlist Are Added to PS Plus Extra, Premium - Push Square
00:34:27 - The Quarry and High on Life ‘were originally Google Stadia games’ - VGC
00:36:05 - Dragon's Dogma 2 Officially In Development and Its Being Built on the RE Engine - IGN
00:37:43 - Resident Evil Blowout - US
00:45:41 - Xbox Appeared to Embargo PS5, PS4 Versions of Some Showcase Games - Push Square
00:48:51 - Sony to Announce a Premium Pro Controller for PS5 - Push Square
00:55:24 - Square Enix's Tetsuya Nomura Touches on the Future of Final Fantasy in Kingdom Hearts - Push Square
01:01:03 - A remaster of Crisis Core: Final Fantasy 7 is coming to consoles and PC - VGC
01:04:19 - Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Is Remake 2, PS5 Exclusive, Out Winter 2023 - Push Square
01:10:49 - Final Fantasy VII Remake Series Is Three Games, Part 3 Already in Pre-Production - Push Square
01:13:48 - Review Round Up
01:14:22 - Your Homework for the Week:
Team Ninja’s Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty is also coming to PlayStation consoles - VGC
Ubisoft says it will ‘unveil the future of Assassin’s Creed’ in September - VGC
Take-Two Boss Believes New PS Plus Is the Right Approach to Subscriptions - Push Square
Housemarque wants to put canned Returnal ideas into its next game - VGC
The Last of Us: Part I Compares Tess on PS5 vs. PS3 Model, and the Results Are Impressive - Push Square
Overwatch 2 Ditches Loot Boxes, But Adds Battle Passes and a Store - IGN
May 2022 Was the Slowest Month for Video Game Sales in Two Years - IGN
Diablo 4 Will Be a Full Price Release with Premium Cosmetic Items and Expansions - Push square
A Plague Tale: Requiem Still Set for 2022 in New Trailer - Push Square
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