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This week's podcast is all about PlayStation and the recent controversies surrounding the brand. Store shutdowns, acquisitions and partnerships, and mismanagement of studios. What happened over the last couple of months? And what does it mean for the future of PlayStation 5 on the first-party front? We cover the good, bad, and everything in between. But of course, that's not all, as we begin with a healthy dose of personal life updates, COVID vaccine talk, and some Resident Evil Village thoughts.

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TIMESTAMPS

06:55 - Talking about COVID vaccines.

15:24 - Resident Evil Village

20:40 - Famicom Detective Club

28:25 - John got a Fitbit and new IEM headphones.

40:02 - PlayStation partners with Haven, a new studio headed by Jade Raymond, to work on an original IP for PlayStation Studios.

46:05 - First images released of the next-generation PlayStation VR controllers.

50:01 - Sony fully purchases EVO in partnership with new esports venture RTS.

54:24 - TheGamer first reports that Sony will permanently close the PS3, PSP, and Vita storefronts.

57:30 - MLB The Show 21 announced to be launching on Xbox Game Pass on launch day.

58:45 - VentureBeat reports that Microsoft has been in talks with Kojima Productions.

1:03:36 - Schreier details some recent on-goings with PlayStation Studios, mostly revolving around studios Naughty Dog and Sony Bend.

1:19:12 - Sony London Studio posts new job listings with references to a “brand new, next-gen IP” for PlayStation 5.

1:20:40 - Sony reverses their decision to close the PS3 and Vita storefronts.

1:24:27 - PlayStation partners with Firewalk Studios to publish a new multiplayer IP.

1:27:41 - Speaking to Wired, PlayStation Studios head Hermen Hulst claims that there are over 25 first-party titles in development for PlayStation 5.