PS5 Was PlayStation's Biggest Ever Launch | The Words About Games Podcast Ep. 234
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0:00:00 - Intro
0:12:08 - PS5 Had PlayStation's Biggest Ever Launch, More Stock Coming Before 2021
0:18:43 - Bringing new IP to the market is “very risky” says PlayStation boss
0:30:44 - Massive Capcom Leaks Reveal Dragon's Dogma 2, Street Fighter 6, and Potentially More
0:44:43 - Microsoft and Sony both "lamented" how next-gen console pre-orders went, Xbox boss says
0:59:41 - Xbox experimenting with how to pay studios for Game Pass "because we don't think we have it figured out"
1:16:27 - Square Enix confirms Avengers missed expectations
1:25:24 - New game announcements
1:44:14 - Content Drop (links below)
1:46:33 - Games Out Next Week
1:51:38 - OpenCritic Head-To-Head (Immortals: Fenyx Rising)
1:55:21 - Post-Show Discussion (What would a PlayStation Game Pass look like?)
Content Drop Links:
What are the biggest changes impacting the games industry? - https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2020-11-26-what-are-the-biggest-changes-impacting-the-games-industry
"The time is right to re-evaluate open worlds. We can do better" - https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2020-11-24-the-time-is-right-to-re-evaluate-open-worlds-we-can-do-better
From Xenogears to Xenoblade - the history of Monolith Soft - https://kotaku.com/from-xenogears-to-xenoblade-the-history-of-monolith-so-1845759844
Totally Game: How being trans and having Tourette's inspired this young dev - https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/totally-game-how-being-trans-and-having-tourettes-inspired-this-young-dev/
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