#362 | I Do Believe You're Trying to Wake Me Up

Since we published our previous episode, Sony not only announced it was having a State of Play event, but that event has already happened. Thus, we have much to discuss throughout this lengthy episode, an unexpected surprise for the PlayStation faithful. In short, the most recent State of Play was a great showcase of nearly 30 upcoming PlayStation 5 games, with some PS4 and PSVR2 mixed in there, too. And -- for those that care -- more than a half-dozen of the games are PS5 console exclusive, nipping that entire argument in the bud. In the realm of Sony second party, we've learned about a Marvel-themed fighting game from Arc System Works called Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls, while Tecmo Koei's Team Ninja is hard at work on Nioh 3. Elsewhere, we were given the first glimpse at IO Interactive's long-in-development James Bond game called First Light, a brand-new Lumines offering from the creators of Tetris Effect, the return of Capcom's seemingly-beleaguered Pragmata, something fresh from Grasshopper Manufacture called Romeo Is A Dead Man, a late-September release date for Silent Hill F, our first look at the sequel to Iga's Bloodstained, and -- yes indeed! -- confirmation of Final Fantasy Tactics coming to PlayStation in just a few months in the form of The Ivalice Chronicles. "No games?" Maybe if you don't like or play video games, perhaps. Other news this week includes our first look at Witcher 4 via a controversial UE5 tech demo, rumors of a native PS5 port for Red Dead Redemption 2, and more. Then: Listener inquiries! Should 'game length' be considered a spoiler? How do we feel about pinball video games? Do we ever mess with the PSN's 'activity cards' while playing? Is Dustin poised to elope with Brad?Please keep in mind that our timestamps are approximate, and will often be slightly off due to dynamic ad placement.

Timestamps: 

0:00:00 - Intro
0:26:17 - Habroxia Special Edition
0:36:59 - Too much to play
0:42:31 - Look or talk like Jar Jar?
0:44:49 - This week’s “situation”
0:51:21 - MLMs
0:57:49 - State of Play overall thoughts
1:10:07 - Lumines Arise
1:14:44 - Pragmata
1:21:10 - Romeo Is a Dead Man
1:28:46 - Silent Hill F
1:34:33 - Bloodstained: The Scarlet Engagement
1:40:12 - Digimon Story Time Stranger
1:45:17 - Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles
1:57:37 - Babysteps
2:02:06 - Herogami
2:04:37 - Everybody’s Golf Hot Shots
2:10:32 - Ninja Gaiden Ragebound
2:14:08 - Cairn
2:17:55 - Mortal Kombat Legacy Collection
2:25:34 - Playstation Fight Stick (Project Defiant)
2:35:44 - Metal Gear Solid Delta
2:37:48 - Nioh 3
2:43:17 - Thief VR
2:47:48 - Tides of Tomorrow
2:50:49 - Astrobot update
2:57:47 - Sea of Remnants
3:00:46 - Sword of the Sea
3:04:57 - FBC: Firebreak
3:08:39 - Deus Ex on PS Plus Premium
3:11:43 - Twisted Metal 3 and 4 on PS Plus Premium
3:14:22 - Resident Evil 2 and 3 on PS Plus Premium
3:16:07 - 007 First Light
3:27:37 - Ghost of Yotei
3:28:48 - Marvel Tokon Fighting Souls
3:39:11 - Apple Pay on PS5
3:39:43 - Witcher 4 UE5 tech demo
3:48:01 - People Can Fly cancels two games
3:49:22 - Red Dead Redemption 2 PS5 port
3:51:06 - MindsEye executives leave
3:54:56 - Shift Up’s Project Spirits
3:58:54 - MediEvil and Tenacious D’s canceled movie
4:04:17 - Elden Ring Nightrein’s success and PSN charts
4:09:43 - What Are We Playing (Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Borderlands 2, Dead Island 2)
4:25:37 - Is game length a spoiler?
4:28:47 - Pinball video games
4:33:54 - PlayStation activity cards
4:37:54 - AI making games
4:42:40 - New console reviews
4:48:02 - Fixing inverted controls for a kid

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