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For better or for worse, modern console manufacturers like Sony and Microsoft -- and even Nintendo -- are slowly learning that sustained success in the mid-to-long-term will require a wider view. Whether via mobile, or PC, or even your competitors' own machines, a certain message is getting through to the powers-that-be, and when it comes to Sony, the Japanese giant seems committed to opening a second front on home computers in particular. Thus comes word of a new PlayStation overlay that will launch with Ghost of Tsushima on PC this May, another step in a direction towards an inevitable conclusion. Other news this week includes so-called "transmog" drama in Helldivers 2, pending layoffs at publisher Take Two, compelling rumors of remakes for the original Persona game and its sequel, additional PS5 Pro details, and more. Then: Listener inquiries! Do we track our gaming backlogs? Does Tencent's minority ownership of Stellar Blade developer Shift Up give us pause? How far back in time could you go before you could -- in no way, shape, or form -- explain what a video game was? Can British people ever overcome their insane shared vocabulary?Please keep in mind that our timestamps are approximate, and will often be slightly off due to dynamic ad placement.Timestamps:0:00:00 - Intro0:26:55 - Sacred in Antigua0:30:12 - British Vernacular0:36:22 - Colin's Networking Solution0:41:10 - Chris Ray Trump0:43:09 - Dustin's vacancy0:55:45 - Marriage insight0:58:05 - Chess.com1:10:39 - Ampere Analysis1:16:23 - No Helldivers 2 transmog1:22:04 - Take Two layoffs1:36:08 - Ascendant Studios furloughed1:37:37 - Persona remakes?1:42:16 - March top downloads1:45:39 - Possibility Space shut down2:01:37 - Keanu Reeves cast in Sonic 32:02:48 - What We’re Playing2:37:58 - PlayStation trophies on PC2:56:54 - New PS5 Pro leaks3:19:02 - Have we used Backloggd?3:26:16 - Will companies chase the success of Helldivers?3:35:47 - How do you explain video games to the past?3:43:32 - Shift Up and Tencent3:48:33 - Divergent timelines and parallel universes3:54:57 - How do our personalities play into our taste? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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