The Home of Play: A PlayStation Podcast

New Online Showcases Announced, And Our Bethesda Exclusivity Discussion - The Home of Play Podcast ep.53

Happy Monday Everyone! 

Curtis is away again, so it's just good old Chris and Steve this week. This week we converse about some new showcases that were announced this week, as well as lots of new vague quotes from Phil Spencer on the topic of Bethesda Exclusives. Lets just get into it.

This week on Episode 53 of The Home of Play podcast we Discuss The Following:

 

00:01:36 - Weekly Update with Steve, Curtis, And Chris.

00:09:44 - Article 1: Square Enix Will Have A New Digital Showcase

00:19:38 - Article 2: Speaking Of Streams, Sony Japan Is Having One As Well!

00:25:37 - Article 3: Denuvo to Assist PS5 developers With Big Bad Cheaters

00:29:47 - Article 4: PS5 Becomes The Fastest-Selling Console In History...Well Sort Of

00:33:07 - Article 5: Elden Ring Reveal Possibly Delayed

00:36:29 - Article 6: Game Pass Now Has Game

00:42:24 - Article 7: Bethesda Is Now Part Of Microsoft:

 

00:58:45 - Your Homework for the Week:

- Watch Dogs: Legion launches online multiplayer on PlayStation, Xbox, and Stadia - Destructoid
 - Resident Evil 2 Remake actors will return for Netflix series Infinite Darkness - Destructoid
  - The eternally feel-good Astro's Playroom soundtrack is streaming - Destructoid
   - Resident Evil Village PS5 Pre-Load Time And File Size Revealed - Game Informer
    - Capcom Warns Of Fake Resident Evil Village Early Access Invites - Game Informer

 

01:01:10 - Blooper

Elden Ring Rumor Round Up, And Marvel's Avengers Takes One Step Forward And Two Steps Back! - The Home of Play Podcast ep.52

Happy Monday Everyone! 

Got a mixed bag of news this week, some rumors, some layoffs and even some VR reveals. Lets just get into it.

This week on Episode 52 of The Home of Play podcast we Discuss The Following:

 

00:03:10 - Weekly Update with Steve, Curtis, And Chris.

00:11:44 - Article 1: Elden Ring Rumors Round Up

00:18:16 - Article 2: More Remakes From Square Enix Library On The Way

00:21:48 - Article 3: E3 2021 Live Event Cancelled But Not Dead

00:29:10 - Article 4: No More Renting Movies, No More Renting T.V. Shows

00:34:10 - Article 5: Hardsuit Labs Announces Layoffs

00:33:44 - Article 6: PS VR Is Alive And Well!

00:44:24 - Article 7: Troy Leavitt Departs From Avalanche Software Following Internet Controversy

00:48:28 - Article 8: One Step Forward Two Steps Back For Marvel’s Avengers

00:53:10 - Your Homework for the Week:

- Aliens: Fireteam Is a Co-op PvE Shooter Coming to PC, PlayStation, and Xbox - IGN
 - Ratchet and Clank is now free on PS4 and PS5 - The Verge
  - Outriders demo has been downloaded by over two million people - PCgamesinsider.biz
   - Ghost of Tsushima devs to be honored as tourism ambassadors for real-life island - Games Radar
    -Diablo 2: Resurrected Players Can Import Their Ancient Diablo 2 Save Files - IGN

 

00:56:30 - Bloopers

Anthem Is Dead!, And Japan Studio Is Getting Down Sized. - The Home of Play Podcast ep.51

Happy Monday Everyone! 

Got a packed news week Here, Lots of PlayStation bombs dropped, so lets get into it.

This week on Episode 51 of The Home of Play podcast we Discuss The Following:

 

00:01:58 - Weekly Update with Steve, Curtis, And Chris.

00:06:51 - Article 1: Sony Scaling Back Japan Studio

00:12:03- Article 2: Vampire the Masquerade: Bloodlines 2 Loses It's Developer

00:16:28 - Article 3: New VR headset for the PS5 Is Coming.

00:22:55 - Article 4: More PlayStation Games Are Heading To The PC.

00:27:04 - Article 5: Anthem is dead!

00:33:44 - Article 6: Cyberpunk 2077's February Patch Delayed Till Second Half of March.

00:39:19 - Article 7: Storage Wars, PS5 May Soon Allow SSD Upgrades.

00:46:31 - Article 8: Dragon Age Is Going Back To Basics.

00:55:07 - Article 9: Our PS+ Games of March.

00:57:37 - Article 10: Thursdays State of Play Summary.

 

Sorry No Homework This Week!

 

01:17:42 - Bloopers

Diablo 2 Resurrected Is Finally Revealed At BlizzCon, And A Silent Hill Reboot Might Actually Be In The Works! - The Home of Play Podcast ep.50

Happy Tuesday Everyone! 

Yet Another Late Upload This Week, But We're Back And Here We Go!

This week on Episode 50 of The Home of Play podcast we Discuss The Following:

 

00:01:44 - Weekly Update with Steve, Curtis, And Chris.

00:08:43 - Article 1: PS5 Duel Sense Controller Is Going To Court!

00:14:32 - Article 2: Hideo Kojima Has A Book, And Its Making Its Way To North America.

00:19:34 - Article 3: Looks Like A Silent Hill Reboot Might Actually Be Real.

00:26:25 - Article 4: Bungie Might Have New IP's On The Way, But They Haven't Given Up On New Content For Destiny 2.

00:32:15 - Article 5: Silent Hill Creator Gives Us Some New Concept Art For His Upcoming Horror Game.

00:36:22 - Article 6: Remedy Hits New Sales Record Year, Without Having To Release A Single New Game.

00:44:12 - Article 7: GDC 2021 Will Be A Fully Digital Event.

00:46:51 - Article 8: Diablo 2 Resurrected Is Revealed Finally, And We Even Get Some Gameplay Video!

 

00:52:08 - Your Homework for the Week:

- No Man's Sky Companions Update Lets Players Adopt And Raise Pets - Game Informer
 - Everything You Need To Know About Next Week's Outriders Demo - Game Informer
  - Mortal Kombat movie trailer is here in all of its gory glory - Destructoid
   - Assassin's Creed Valhalla – Title Update 1.1.2 - Ubisoft.com

 

00:55:44 - Bloopers

Is Ubisoft Done With Triple A Titles? Also The PS5 Duel Sense Might Be Heading To Court! - The Home of Play Podcast ep.49

Happy Tuesday Everyone! 

We are a day late on the episode, sorry for that. The internet abandoned us yesterday, sorry for the inconvenience!

This week on Episode 49 of The Home of Play podcast we Discuss:

 

00:01:37 - Weekly Update with Steve, And Chris.

00:09:38 - Article 1: Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart Gets a New Trailer, And A Release Date.

00:14:21 - Article 2: Warner Bros Interactive Ent. Finally Gets Patent Filed For The Nemeses Game Feature.

00:20:16 - Article 3: Is Ubisoft Done With AAA Games?

00:30:34 - Article 4: PS5 Duel Sense Might Be Taken To Court.

00:35:39 - Article 5: Will Anthem 2.0 See The Light Of Day?

00:41:49 - Article 6: HBO's Last of Us Adaptation Casts It's Version Of Joel And Ellie.

00:45:31 - Article 7: CD Projeckt Red is Hacked And Its Stolen Code Has Already Been Sold...Allegedly.

00:51:21 - Article 8: Epic Shows Off Its New Meta-Human Creator.

00:54:59 - Article 9: 6 Days In Fallujah Is Back And Bringing Plenty Of Controversy With It.

 

01:01:27 - Your Homework for the Week:

- The Division 2: Ubisoft Massive Confirms More Content Is Planned for 2021 - IGN
 - Community Poll Suggests As Many As 2 Million Cyberpunk Players Have Requested Refunds - The Gamer
  - Final Fantasy XIV PS5 Open Beta Launches This Spring - Game Informer

01:05:20 - Bloopers

Our PlayStation 2020 Wrap Up, And The PS5 Unit Sales Emerge! - The Home of Play Podcast ep.48

Happy Monday Everyone! 

This week on the Home of Play podcast we discuss the PlayStation sales number that released last week. Lots of Mass Effect Legendary edition news. More game studio purchases, and Sony buys some stocks.   All that and more on episode 48 of the Home of Play Podcast.

 

00:01:45 - Weekly Update with Steve, Curtis, And Chris.

00:10:26 - Chris and Steve's 2020 PlayStation Wrap Up Reveal!

00:20:57 - Article 1: PS5 sells 4.5 million units, Aims For More Than 14.8 Million Sales by The Second Year.

00:27:52 - Article 2: Mass Effect Legendary Edition Launches May 14th.

00:37:07 - Article 3: Sony's Makes New financial Deal With Dark Souls Parent Company Kadokawa Corporation.

00:41:24 - Article 4: Spiderman Miles Morales Has Sold 4.1 Million Units.

00:45:42 - Article 5: Gearbox Gets Purchased For $1.3 Billion!

00:49:38 - Article 6: Quantic Dream Announces New Canadian Studio.

00:57:10 - Article 7: Prince Of Persia Sands of Time Remake Has Been Delayed Again, No Release Date Given.

01:00:59 -Article 8: Are We Getting A New Silent Hill Game Announced This Summer?

 

01:07:03 - Your Homework for the Week:

- MLB The Show 21 is coming to Xbox and PlayStation in April, but no word on Switch yet - Destructoid
 - Cyberpunk 2077 Mod Warning Issued Over Security Risk, CDPR Says A Fix Is Coming Soon - Game Informer
  - Resident Evil Movie Reboot Releases In Theaters This September - Game Informer
   - With the new firmware update, PS5 should stop randomly installing PS4 discs - Destructoid
     - God of War PS5 Patch With 60 FPS and 4K Coming Tomorrow - IGN
      - Google Is Ending Its First Party Game Development, Closing Two Studios - Game Informer

01:13:35 - Bloopers

AMD Says PS5 Shortage Will Continue For First Half of 2021, And Tomb Raider Is Getting An Anime - The Home of Play Podcast ep.47

Happy Monday Everyone! 

This week on the Home of Play podcast we Discuss the new PlayStation VR patent that recently published, AMD opens up about the console shortages during an investor call, Capcom is setting sales records, Tomb Raider is getting animated, And Tencent is buying more stocks. All that and more on episode 47 of the Home of Play Podcast.

 

00:01:46 - Weekly Update with Steve, Curtis, And Chris.

00:13:27 - Article 1: Our PlayStation Plus Games For February Are Announced.

00:21:22 - Article 2: Returnal Delayed To April 30th! Controller.

00:25:01 - Article 3: Capcom Sets New Sales Record For The Company.

00:30:51 - Article 4: New VR Patent Recently Published From Sony.

00:34:15 - Article 5: AMD Doesn't Expect Console Shortages To Stop Anytime Soon.

00:38:23 - Article 6: Future 007 Game Will Feature An Original Bond Character.

00:42:42 - Article 7: Next Tomb Raider Game Aims To Join Past And Present Tomb Raider Universes. Plus Netflix Is Making A Tomb Raider Anime.

00:50:13 - Article 8: Tencent Purchases Stock And A Board Seat In Game Company Dontnod.

 

00:53:51 - Your Homework for the Week:

- Resident Evil Re:Verse lets you turn off the 'comic' filter - Destructoid
 - Marvel's Avengers has more to show on February 16 with a deep dive into PS5, Xbox Series X, and Clint - Destructoid
  - The Division 2 Gets a Next-Gen Upgrade Next Week - IGN
   - CDPR Wants Cyberpunk 2077 Modders To Stop Having Sex With Keanu Reeves' Character - Game Informer                          - G4 Confirms Revival of X-Play, Attack of the Show for 2021 - IGN

 

00:51:39 - Bloopers

Resident Evil Village Showcase Happened And Cyberpunk 2077 Gets Its Long Awaited Patch 1.1 - The Home of Play Podcast ep.46

This week on the Home of Play podcast we talk about the new Resident Evil Village showcase, which gave us a fancy new release date. Cyberpunk 2077 gets is shiny new patch 1.1, and its already giving issues to Xbox users. Vicarious Visions has a new assignment and we are all optimistically excited! Also this week we learn GameStop can't catch a break. All that and more on episode 46 of the Home of Play Podcast.

 

00:01:37 - Weekly Update with Steve, Curtis, And Chris.

00:10:16 - Article 1: Upcoming Uncharted Movie Delayed To Next Year.

00:12:28 - Article 2: Resident Evil Village Showcase Happened Last Week, And We Have Thoughts.

00:23:45 - Article 3: Microsoft Announces Xbox Gold Subscription Price To Double, Then Changes Their Mind.

00:30:01 - Article 4: Patch 1.1 Finally Drops For Cyberpunk 2077.

00:37:56 - Article 5: New Job Listings Posted From God Of War Developer.

00:40:09 - Article 6: Diablo 2 Remake Might Be Developed By Vicarious Visions.

00:46:53 - Article 7: GameStop Stock Is Getting Trolled.

 

00:49:00 - Your Homework for the Week:

- CD Projekt Red Hit With Second Cyberpunk 2077 Class-Action Lawsuit - Game Informer
 - Cyberpunk 2077: Johnny Silverhand Concept Art Reveals What He May Have Looked Like Pre-Keanu Reeves

 

00:51:39 - Bloopers

EA Looses Star Wars Exclusivity And CD Projeckt Red Apologizes - The Home of Play Podcast ep.45

Happy Monday Everyone! 

This week on the Home of Play podcast we talk about EA loosing its force grip on the future of Star Wars games, Co Founder of CD Projeckt Red posts an not so apologetic video onto Twitter, Sony gives us new release dates to upcoming excusive titles, and my Hogwarts dreams are being delayed until 2022. All that and more on episode 45 of The Home Of Play Podcast.

 

00:01:38 - Weekly Update with Steve, Curtis, And Chris.

00:07:33 - Article 1: Sony Drops New Release Dates For PlayStation Exclusives!

00:14:01 - Article 2: CD Projeckt Red Now Under Investigation.

00:17:03 - Article 3: Marcin Iwiński's Apologizes For Current State Of Cyberpunk 2077.

00:30:03 - Article 4: New Trademarks Filed By Square-Enix For Final Fantasy VII Titles.

00:34:14 - Article 5: Hogwarts Legacy Delayed Until 2022.

00:35:51 - Article 6: An Indiana Jones Game Is In Development. 

00:41:40 - Article 7: New Star Wars Games Branding.

00:42:50 - Article 8: Ubisoft Is Making An Open World Star Wars Game.

00:49:38 - Article 9: New Next-Gen Patch Releases For Respawn's Fallen Order Star Wars Game Last Week.

 

00:55:43 - Your Homework for the Week:

- Killzone's Website Has Been 'Retired,' Does Not Affect Online Multiplayer - IGN
 - Ghost of Tsushima fans come together to help fund repair of Watatsumi Shrine gate - Destructoid
  - Persona 5 Strikers gets set to launch an all-out attack February 23 - Destructoid
   - Resident Evil Village Gameplay And 'More Resident Evil News' Coming Next Week - Game Informer
     -The remastered Mass Effect trilogy might be out in March - Destructoid
      -Mortal Kombat Movie Debuts First Images And New Story Details

 

00:59:48 - Bloopers

Say Goodbye To The PS4 Pro! And Metacritic Reveals It's Highest Rated Game Of the Year - The Home of Play Podcast ep.44

Happy Monday Everyone! 

Just wanna say thanks for the great start to the new year, amazing support from you guys!

This week on the Home of Play podcast we talk about Japan halting production on all but one model of the ps4, Xbox sends out a new survey to consumers, steam shows huge drop in Cyberpunk 2077 players, and Metacritic reveals the highest rated game of 2020.   All that and more on episode 44 of the home of play podcast.

 

00:02:40 - Weekly Update with Steve, Curtis, And Chris.

00:16:56 - Article 1: Say Goodbye To The PS5 Pro!

00:23:11 - Article 2: Recent Xbox Survey Asks Consumers If They Would Like To See Haptic Feedback Added To Their Controller.

00:29:27 - Article 3: CD Project Red Says Recent Rumors Are Not True.

00:37:11 - Article 4: Steam Data Shows Severe Drop In Cyberpunk 2077 In Only One Month Out In The Wild.

00:43:39 - Article 5: Arkane Studios Is Making A New Game.

00:47:13 - Article 6: Metacritic Says Persona 5 Royal Is The Best Rated Game Of 2020!

 

00:54:26 - Your Homework for the Week:

- Several Persona Soundtracks Are Coming to Spotify Soon - IGN
 - Watch The Medium's Spooky 14-Minute Gameplay Demo Ahead Of Its January 28 Launch - Game Informer

00:59:08 - Bloopers