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The Home of Play is a PlayStation podcast. Every Monday the two best friends Chris and Steve will be bringing you all the best PlayStation rumors, news, and reviews to keep you updated in the PlayStation conversation.
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Monday Aug 02, 2021
Monday Aug 02, 2021
Happy Monday Everyone!
This week we break down the list of changes heading to the PS5 via a future software update. We sadly have another major delay announced for Horizon Forbidden West. Another Studio was revealed this past week, and it's comprised of many talented people from other triple A studios. As Well as a new milestone for PS5 Sales. So lets just get into it!
Remember you can send your comments, questions or complaints to our email homeofplaypodcast@gmail.com
This week on Episode 73 of The Home of Play podcast we Discuss The Following:
00:01:35 - Weekly Update with Steve, Curtis, And Chris.
00:19:11 - Horizon Forbidden West Delayed!
00:27:20 - Abandoned App Is Out For Download.
00:31:57 - PS+ Games For August A Bust.
00:33:44 - One For Chris!
00:34:43 - Article 1: Multiple Future PS5 Updates Announced.
00:47:08 - Article 2: PS5 Has Now Sold Over 10 Million Units!
00:52:17 - Article 3: Insert Star Wars Movie Quote Here.
00:56:06 - Article 4: Shawn Layden Addresses Subscription Service Gaming.
01:01:26 - Your Homework for the Week:
Sony Confirms Nixxes Purchase Will Aid Future PC Ports - Push Square
Kena: Bridge of Spirits has been delayed so that the team can ‘polish the game’ - VGC
Shawn Layden: Consolidation is the enemy of diversity - Gameindustry.biz
Netflix is reportedly developing a Pokémon live-action series - VGC
Dragon Age Netflix Series In Development - Giant Freakin Robot
01:06:55 - Blooper
Monday Jul 26, 2021
Monday Jul 26, 2021
Sorry for the late upload guys! We had some technical issues this week. Apologies, but hopefully the episode will make up for the wait.
This week we dive into the EA Play Live event that recently streamed online, but before that we tackle some smaller news we got this past week, including Ubisoft's new FPS game.
Remember you can send your comments, questions or complaints to our email homeofplaypodcast@gmail.com
This week on Episode 72 of The Home of Play podcast we Discuss The Following:
00:01:51 - Weekly Update with Steve, And Chris.
00:16:42 - Jade Raymond's New Game Is To Be An Online Service Game.
00:22:22 - Get 6 Months of Apple TV+ Free!
00:25:29 - Steam Deck Gets An Update On It's Internals.
00:31:13 - Ubisoft Reveals New First Person Shooter Game.
00:35:04 - Article 1: Our EA Play Live Event Reactions!
00:47:37 - Your Homework for the Week:
Horizon star Aloy is joining Genshin Impact as a free five-star character - Gamesradar
A new Ghost of Tsushima Director’s Cut trailer shows off the Iki Island expansion - VGC
PS Store Summer Sale Discounts So Many Big PS5, PS4 Games - Push Square
PS5 Digital Edition Revision Sheds 300 Grams, Revises Base Screw - Push Square
Tencent Tables $1.3 Billion Takeover of Sackboy Dev Sumo Digital - Push Square
The Chip Shortage Affecting Every Part Of Gaming Could Drag Into 2023 - IGN
Sunday Jul 18, 2021
Sunday Jul 18, 2021
Happy Monday Everyone!
This week we break down the new Steam Deck reveal and what it means for the average gamer. Netflix gets data mined and PlayStation references are found in the code. Starting in September, the year of persona will begin, and we can look forward too seven new persona news drops throughout the year. Plus we have more proof that Jim Ryan might be a robot. We have our selves a packed episode this week, so lets just get into it!
Remember you can send your comments, questions or complaints to our email homeofplaypodcast@gmail.com
This week on Episode 71 of The Home of Play podcast we Discuss The Following:
00:01:28 - Weekly Update with Steve, And Chris.
00:07:24 - Steam Deck, And Other Smaller News From This Week.
00:52:14 - Article 1: Netflix Eyes Gaming Market.
00:57:06 - Article 2: Even The Head Of Xbox Likes The Dualsense!
01:03:15 - Article 3: The Year Of Persona!
01:09:10 - Article 4: Is Square Aiming For A Threequel?
01:15:55 - Article 5: Still Waiting...
01:23:37 - Article 6: Final Fantasy XIV Stops Online Sales.
01:28:13 - Your Homework for the Week:
Lost Judgment may be the last in the series due to actor image rights, it’s claimed - VGC
Co-Op Spin-Off Rainbow Six Extraction Grounded Until 2022 on PS5, PS4 - Push Square
PS5, PS4 Extreme Sports Sandbox Riders Republic Delayed to 28th October - Push Square
Resident Evil Re:Verse Won't Launch in July After All, Delayed to 2022 - Push Square
Bethesda’s PS5 exclusive Ghostwire: Tokyo has been delayed into 2022 - VGC
Mocap for the Next Spider-Man Game Has Begun - Push Square
Xbox, EA, Activison and more will be at Gamescom 2021 - VGC
Thousands Of PS4 Pros Discovered In Warehouse Raid - Kotaku
After a 6 month absence, Cyberpunk was the best selling digital PS4 game in June - VGC
Monday Jul 12, 2021
Monday Jul 12, 2021
Happy Monday Everyone!
This week sadly had very little in terms of gaming news, but I guess that's just how it goes sometimes. The Home of Play Team still managed to make a full episode with what we got, so lets just get into it!
Remember you can send your comments, questions or complaints to our email homeofplaypodcast@gmail.com
This week on Episode 70 of The Home of Play podcast we Discuss The Following:
00:02:05 - Weekly Update with Steve, And Chris.
00:13:03 - Genshin Impact 2.0 + Switch OLED Discussion.
00:26:21 - Article 1: Ubisoft Is Trying Something New!
00:42:05 - Article 2: Thursday’s State Of Play, And Our Reactions!
01:03:02 - Article 3: Sony Still Market Leader!
01:05:55 - Your Homework for the Week:
The Witcher’s second season hits Netflix on December 17 - Destructoid
EA has renamed DICE LA to Ripple Effect Studios as work begins on a standalone game - VGC
The team behind Terminator: Resistance is working on a RoboCop game - VGC
Latest PS5 Firmware Update Is Available to Download Now - Push Square
PS Store Planet of the Discounts Sale Has Almost 500 PS5, PS4 Game Deals - Push Square
Grand Theft Auto creator Dan Houser forms new company - Polygon
Monday Jul 05, 2021
Monday Jul 05, 2021
Happy Monday Everyone!
This week we run down all of the Sony acquisitions, one of which is possibly Blue Point! On top of that we finally found out about Ghost of Tsushima: Director's Cut, looks like we will be getting some extra content in that bundle. And to round out the week of news, we discuss recent news on multiple survival horror games. We have our selves a packed episode this week, so lets just get into it!
Remember you can send your comments, questions or complaints to our email homeofplaypodcast@gmail.com
This week on Episode 69 of The Home of Play podcast we Discuss The Following:
00:01:54 - Weekly Update with Steve, And Chris.
00:06:24 - Article 1: Welcome Home...House?
00:12:57 - Article 2: A Great Mistake.
00:18:50 - Article 3: Sony Says It’s Selective On It’s Acquisitions.
00:23:24 - Article 4: New Studio New Possibilities.
00:27:42 - Article 5: Next Dead Space Will Be A Remake!
00:32:57 - Article 6: More Silent Hill News.
00:41:25 - Article 7: More Ghost More Good.
00:48:52 - Article 8: Expect More PC Ports.
00:56:42 - Your Homework for the Week:
New Legends Of Mana Anime TV Series Announced - Game Informer
PS Vita Messages Wiped and Functionality Disabled - Push Square
Bots Will Pad Out Battlefield 2042's 128 Player PS5 Servers - Push Square
Control Multiplayer Spinoff Announced, More Control Games In the Works - IGN
PlayStation Plus games for July: Call of Duty: Black Ops 4, WWE 2K Battlegrounds, A Plague Tale: Innocence - PlayStation Blog
Monday Jun 28, 2021
Monday Jun 28, 2021
Happy Monday Everyone!
Lots of Rumors and gaming gossip that seems to suggest we might be getting a PlayStation showcase within the next two months or so. Dead Space might be coming back from the grave, in a new reimagined game. Forspoken aims to be the best looking open world game released to date. Most exciting of all though, we might be getting more Ghost of Tsushima, in the form of a new stand alone expansion. That is if the rumors can be trusted, who knows, I say we just get into it!
Remember you can send your comments, questions or complaints to our email homeofplaypodcast@gmail.com
This week on Episode 68 of The Home of Play podcast we Discuss The Following:
00:01:50 - Weekly Update with Steve, Curtis, And Chris.
00:13:43 - Article 1: A Not So Dead Space.
00:19:24 - Article 1: Avatar Believes In Generations!
00:30:12 - Article 2: Insomniac Games Next Title Will Be Multiplayer.
00:35:37 - Article 4: The Ghost Returns.
00:41:06 - Article 5: Ghost Of The PC Space
00:44:45 - Article 6: Forspoken Is All About Those Visuals!
00:51:58 - Your Homework for the Week:
George R.R. Martin: Elden Ring Is a Sequel to Dark Souls - ComingSoon.net
Cyberpunk 2077: PS4 Version Will Be Improved 'Throughout the Year' as Game Returns to PS Store - IGN
Abandoned Trailer App Delayed Yet Again, This Time to August - Push Square
The latest Marvel’s Avengers patch is displaying players’ IP addresses on-screen - VGC
Final Fantasy IX Animated TV Show Announced - Push Square
Returnal, Demon's Souls, Spider-Man in PS5 Weekend Sale - !Save Dem Dollars!
PS5 New Cosmic Red and Midnight Black are available for purchase - Playstation
Monday Jun 21, 2021
Monday Jun 21, 2021
Happy Very Late Monday Everyone!
On Todays episode we finish our E3 2021 ranking, and showcase reviews. On top of that we also now have a release window for the PSVR 2, which has Chris and myself very excited. Bethesda released a brief apology to PlayStation fans for the announcement that Starfield would be an Xbox console exclusive. The most exciting news of all though, seems to be the new conspiracy theories surrounding the PS5 exclusive horror survival game Abandoned, is it a secret Kojima game? Only time will tell. Anyway lets just get into it!
Remember you can send your comments, questions or complaints to our email homeofplaypodcast@gmail.com
This week on Episode 67 of The Home of Play podcast we Discuss The Following:
00:01:37 - Weekly Update with Steve, And Chris.
00:20:01 - Our E3 Reactions, And Review, Part Two!
00:49:58 - Article 1: A Huge PS5 Conspiracy!
00:56:52 - Article 2: Sorry, Not Sorry.
01:05:30 - Article 3: PSVR 2 Might Have a Release Window.
01:08:17 - Article 4: Trading Secrets.
01:10:56 - Article 5: Six Months Later.
01:19:15 - Your Homework for the Week:
-Cyberpunk 2077’s new patch includes numerous fixes ahead of the game’s PlayStation Store return - VGC
-Sony has launched a PS5 system software beta program - VGC
-Xbox Series X/S console exclusive The Medium has been confirmed for PS5 - VGC
-Metal Gear Solid Movie Director Aims to 'Create a New Type of Action On Screen Based in the Quietness of Stealth' - IGN
-Final Fantasy VII Remake is seemingly on course for the Epic Games Store - Destructoid
Monday Jun 14, 2021
Monday Jun 14, 2021
Happy Monday Everyone!
E3 2021 is currently happening, so we at the Home of Play Podcast decided to do things a little different this week and recorded much later than normal so we could go over many of the big showcases that were going on over the weekend. In doing so, we had to cut some corners on our regular news segment, and so we did the news articles at the very end and in a quick fire manner. Hope you enjoy this very special episode!
Remember you can send your comments, questions or complaints to our email homeofplaypodcast@gmail.com
This week on Episode 66 of The Home of Play podcast we Discuss The Following:
00:01:29 - Weekly Update with Steve, And Chris.
00:07:33 - Article 1: Steve's Game Pass Apology, And Phil Spencer Is Throwing Shad At Sony!
00:18:40 - Article 2: Ubisofts E3 Conference Review And Ranking.
00:30:44 - Article 3: GearBox E3 Showcase Review And Ranking.
00:35:04 - Article 4: Microsoft E3 Showcase Review And Ranking.
01:07:01 - Article 5: Square Enix E3 Showcase Review And Ranking.
01:21:48 - Article 6: Quick Fire News, No Time Left, So We Give You Last Weeks News In A Fast And Furious Style!
No Homework This Week Sorry!
Monday Jun 07, 2021
Monday Jun 07, 2021
Happy Monday Everyone!
This week we focus on a recent interview done by the PlayStation blog, with non other then head of PlayStation Studios Herman Hulst. Lots of topics were brought up in the article, including the revaluation that the God of War sequel will come to the PS4, And if PC ports of PlayStation exclusives will launch together with the PS5 version. Plenty of stuff to discuss, so lets just get into it.
Make sure to send your comments, questions or complaints to our email homeofplaypodcast@gmail.com!
This week on Episode 61 of The Home of Play podcast we Discuss The Following:
00:01:37 - Weekly Update with Steve, Curtis, And Chris.
00:17:06 - Article 1: Sony Really Wants You To Use The PlayStation App.
00:20:19 - Article 2: Walking Backwards!
00:35:22 - Article 3: Sony Bend Is Taking Another Crack At An Open World Game.
00:38:26 - Article 4: Are PlayStation Exclusives A Thing Of The Past?
00:52:11 - Article 5: E3 2021 Schedule Has Arrived!
00:55:51 - Article 6: Well I Hope You Like Astro, Cuz You’ll Be Seeing More Of It!
01:00:45 - Your Homework for the Week:
- Destruction AllStars is adding bots to make up for low player numbers online - VGC
- CD Projekt's Q1 2021 Net Profits Are Down 65% In Part Due to Fixing Cyberpunk 2077 - IGN
- E3 2021’s list of banned words reportedly includes ‘Canada’ and ‘toejam’ - VGC
- No Man's Sky is Getting a Complete Visual Overhaul in the Prisms Update - IGN
- Horizon Forbidden West: New Details on Free Climbing, Combat Revealed - IGN
- Following the launch of Balan Wonderworld, Yuji Naka is no longer employed by Square Enix - Destructoid
- Hermen Hulst Q&A: What’s Next for PlayStation Studios - PlayStation Blog
01:06:10 - Blooper
Monday May 31, 2021
Monday May 31, 2021
Happy Monday Everyone!
This week we discuss Sony making its way onto your phone, new exciting gameplay revealed for Horizon Forbidden West, and we finally found out what the new exclusive Final Fantasy title might be. Plenty of stuff to discuss, so lets just get into it.
Make sure to send your comments, questions or complaints to our email homeofplaypodcast@gmail.com!
This week on Episode 61 of The Home of Play podcast we Discuss The Following:
00:01:38 - Weekly Update with Steve, And Chris.
00:08:58 - Article 1: Horizon Forbidden West Gameplay Reactions.
00:23:08 - Article 2: Far Cry 6 Also Had A Gameplay Reveal.
00:31:27 - Article 3: Another PS Exclusive Will Make The Journey To PC.
00:36:34 - Article 4: A Push For Mobile.
00:43:19 - Article 5: Little Big Server Issues!
00:48:25 - Article 6: PS Now Is Still Kicking.
00:55:48 - Article 7: The Origins Of Fantasy
01:01:42 - Your Homework for the Week:
- CD Projekt Red appoints new Cyberpunk 2077 game director - VGC
- Dying Light 2 now has an official release date - VGC
- Four class action lawsuits over Cyberpunk’s troubled launch are combining - VGC
- CD Projekt says it’s still waiting for Sony’s approval to bring Cyberpunk back to the PlayStation Store - VGC
- Injustice animated movie in the works at Warner Bros. - Destructoid
- PS Plus June 2021 PS5, PS4 Games Announced - Push Square
01:05:26 - Blooper