This week's topic of the week I talk about why I think Insomniac Games has been Sony's best investment in recent history. There's also cyberpunk update on its sales figures. There's also a ton of Xbox updates and PlayStation updates too.
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News updates
(0:35) - cyberpunk 2077 sales figures released
(3:06) - Xbox online multiplayer for free-to-play games is free now
- Xbox releases game pass subscriber numbers
(4:54) - PlayStation plus video pass announced
(7:03) - PlayStation partnering up with Firewalk Studio on a AAA PlayStation exclusive multiplayer game
(10:20) - Play station's cloud gaming strategy
(12:58) - PS5 will be home to more exclusive games than any previous PlayStation console
(15:07) - News quickies
Epic Games Store adds Itch.io app
Discord Ends Deal Talks With Microsoft
Jeff Kaplan leaves Blizzard
Topic of the week
(19:19) - Insomniac being Sony's best purchase in recent history
Show Notes
Cyberpunk - https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2021-04-22-cd-projekt-refunded-around-30-000-cyberpunk-2077-copies
https://twitter.com/ZhugeEX/status/1385258977706057729
Xbox - https://screenrant.com/xbox-game-pass-subscriber-count-tops-23-million/
https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2021/04/21/online-multiplayer-free-to-play-games-unlocked/
PlayStation - https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/sony-looks-set-to-announce-playstation-plus-video-pass/
https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/jim-ryan-says-sony-is-devising-a
https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/jim-ryan-says-playstation-has-been-
News quickies
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2021-04-22-epic-games-store-adds-itch-io-app
https://www.ign.com/articles/discord-to-reportedly-stay-independent-ends-talks-with-microsoft
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2021-04-20-jeff-kaplan-leaves-blizzard
