#140 - Ragnarok is Here!
Episode description
Now that God of War: Ragnarok is out, Dan and Luis don’t even mention it. Instead, they allude to it and move on to talk about PSVR2, PS Plus subscriber base decreasing, Street Fighter 6’s new controls, and more.
00:00 - Intro / Happy birthday to Luis / feeling old
05:40 - Temple of Time (video game anniversaries)
51:31 - PSVR2 launches on February 22nd for $549.99 via TheVerge
1:02:46 - PSPlus loses 1.9 million subscribers since relaunch, Sony says via Polygon
1:06:55 - SF6 has a ‘button mashing’ control scheme via VGC
1:15:55 - The Last of Us premieres on HBO in January via Polygon
1:19:41 - Activision has confirmed a ‘full premium COD release’ is planned for 2023 via VGC
1:26:12 - (Don’t) Check this out? Oculus co-founder makes a VR headset that can literally kill you via ArsTechnica
1:30:15 - Extra News
- #1 - Nintendo Switch hardware sales have hit 114.3 million via VGC
- #2 - Animal Crossing: New Horizons is the best-selling game in Japan via VGC
- #3 - EA and Marvel announced a multi-game deal via EA News
- #4 - The next Final Fantasy game may be a 6 month PS5 timed exclusive via Polygon
- #5 - Phil Spencer stated that Call of Duty will stay on PlayStation via Polygon
- #6 - Netflix developing two projects for the Gears of War franchise via Polygon
- #7 - Hideo Kojima's next game may be a horror game titled Overdose via Polygon
- #8 - Liam Hemsworth is replacing Henry Cavill in The Witcher show via Deadline
- #9 - Doom Eternal's composer sheds light regarding the game’s soundtrack via VGC
- #10 - COD Warzone 2.0 will not be replacing the original Warzone via Polygon
- #11 - Ubisoft is refunding pre-orders for Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake via Polygon
- Roundup: Atomic Heart is coming Feb. 21, 2023 to PC, Xbox and PS4/PS5.
1:36:39 - Out This Week
1:50:16 - RPP’s List of Best Games of All Time
2:02:00 - Recommendations: Netflix’s Triviaverse, Andor (D+) & Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (Theaters)
2:04:58 - Ready Press Play Full Theme by Joel “WAZ” Perez
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