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This week marks the 10th week I've been doing this podcast, time does move fast. A new report emerges regarding the Switch Pro and it seems credible. Fall guys gets acquired by Epic Games and Frogwares DMCA'd their own game off Steam. I also discuss VR's future and how PSVR 2 may be the answer for increasing growth of the VR market.

(0:47) - Switch pro news

(3:34) - Fall Guys acquired by Epic Games

(6:15) - Frogwares DMCA their own game

(9:54) - News Quickies

(13:52) - VR's future

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Show Notes

Switch pro - https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-03-04/nintendo-plans-switch-model-with-bigger-samsung-oled-display

Fall Guys acquired - https://www.mediatonicgames.com/blog/mediatonic-joins-the-epic-games-family

Frogwares- https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2021-03-03-frogwares-issues-dmca-takedown-to-remove-the-sinking-city-from-steam

News quickies

UK PS5, Xbox series sales 2020 - https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2021-03-04-ps5-and-xbox-series-sold-800-000-consoles-in-the-uk-last-year

Playstation got 41 BAFTA nominations - https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2021-03-02-the-last-of-us-part-2-secures-a-record-13-bafta-nominations

Sony discontinues rental and purchase options - https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2021-03-02-playstation-store-drops-movies-and-tv-shows

Topic of the week - VR

https://blog.playstation.com/2021/03/03/ps-vr-spotlight-returns-today/

https://www.pcmag.com/picks/the-best-vr-headsets

https://uploadvr.com/steam-vr-users-2-percent/