Sony Walks Back On Store Closures, And PlayStation Wins Big At The Dice Awards! - The Home of Play Podcast ep.59

Happy Monday Everyone! 

This week in news we discuss the decision to leaves the online stores for the PS3, and Vita online. Discord stops talks with Microsoft over its possible acquisition. Will Sony launch its own cloud gaming service in the near future? And CD Projeckt Red misleads us once again with misleading game refund numbers. All that and more!  

This week on Episode 59 of The Home of Play podcast we Discuss The Following:

00:01:43 - Weekly Update with Steve, And Chris.

00:15:43 - Article 1: PlayStation Walks Back On Store Closures.

00:22:57 - Article 2: Discord Ends Its Buyout Talks With Microsoft.

00:25:06 - Article 3: Sony Wins Big At The 2021 Dice Awards.

00:32:20 - Article 4: PlayStation Has A New Exclusive In The Works.

00:35:48 - Article 5: CD Projeckt Red Reveals Refund Numbers, Sorta.

00:43:22 - Article 6: Cloud Gaming, And More Exclusives On The Way For PlayStation

00:51:05 - Article 7: PlayStation Plus To Test New Streaming App In Poland.

 

00:56:26 - Your Homework for the Week:

- Sony has patented an AI that will play your games for you - VGC
 - Fans are remaking PlayStation Home in Dreams - VGC
  - PlayStation Now will start supporting 1080p streaming this week - VGC
   - Tales of Arise release date and next-gen versions confirmed - Gamerant
    - PlayStation Store's Old Web Version Revived With Browser Plugin - Gamespot
     - Star Wars: Knights Of The Old Republic Remake Reportedly Coming - Gamespot
      - God of War studio’s next game series could be set in a ‘fantasy-based world’ - VGC

00:59:34 - Blooper