PlayStation has a Spending Problem! | Easy Achievers Podcast Ep.176

Emmett joins me again this week to discuss a HEAVY episode. We have some Sony financials to discuss, the Xbox business update, and a lot more. Hiroki Totoki, interim Head of PlayStation, has some straightforward and clear messaging about what he thinks about the PlayStation division. Xbox tells us how they are justifying going to a third party. And Switch 2 may have been delayed past this year. Finally we have some deep conversations around these topics like overspending in the games industry to the point many high profile games are afraid to start original and instead go for an adaption to help spike the initial sells and interest. Its funny I have barely touched on what is in the episode so I will leave you to watch and think about. Make sure, if you have the time and inclination, to leave a comment or talk to me on Twitter about your thoughts on the show and any disagreements you may have. Thank you for your time today and I will see you next week! TimeStamps 00:13:33 - Yoshitaka Murayama has passed away 00:15:40 - Elden Ring trademark goes to FromSoftware 00:17:50 - Alan Wake 2 sells a million copies 00:21:58 - Spider-Man 2 sells 10 million copies 00:25:27 - Dragon’s Dogma 2 will have uncapped frame rates 00:27:23 - Embracer cancels and promises more layoffs 00:31:15 - New trademark by Sony 00:32:57 - What have you been playing? 01:02:50 - Rumor Roundup/Insider gaming says new FPS star wars shooter 01:19:32 - Switch may have been pushed to 2025 01:43:06 - Start of the Show/Lets talk about the Xbox Podcast Business Update 02:24:20 - Sony Financial calls/Sony Head saying PS is overspending 02:45:40 - Immortals of Aveuum flopped and its everyone's fault apparently 02:51:21- Date Update 02:55:15 - What’s Queued up?