While wondering why Ubisoft is bothering with NFTs in 2023, David played some of the Street Fighter 6 open beta and found that a lot of their old Ryu skills transferred and remembered when people liked Ubisoft in Far Cry 4. Meanwhile, Tuesday played Advanced War Reboot Camp 1+2 and finally had a good tutorial into the Advance Wars franchise and tortured Koroks in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. In news, the European Comission approves the Activision Blizzard acquisition by Microsoft with conditions as does the People's Republic of China, though the U.K.'s CMA puts extra conditions on the two companies after blocking the deal. In game sales, Star Wars: Jedi Survivor was the top U.S. selling game in April 2023 according to Circana while Tears of the Kingdom sells over 10 million in three days. In Sony hardware, news, they officially detailed the PS5 accessibility controller called the Access, launched the Backbone One for Android phones and announced the PS5 streaming device, Project Q. Take-Two meanwhile hinted heavily that Grand Theft Auto VI would launch fiscal year after this next one. For the topic, David and Tuesday break down the announcements from the 2023 PlayStation Showcase, from the VR titles, the online service games, the titles that are coming out very soon and potentially exciting new announcements in Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater and Phantom Blade Zero.
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