PS Showcase Recap | PS Ponies Ep. 106

There is a bunch of news this week. PlayStation gave information about three new accessories, one being the PlayStation Portal. Zach runs through everything he was most excited to see from Gamescom, and Microsoft is making some bold moves to get the CMA to approve the Activision Blizzard acquisition. Hear about all this and more on this week's episode of the PS Ponies Podcast. For any questions, stories, ideas, comments, or concerns, please reach out to us at [email protected] through Twitter: @PSPonies

We have a light PlayStation news week, enjoying the calm before the coming game release storm. Immortals of Aveum and Armored Core 6 are out this week, followed closely by other games. Overwatch 2’s game director comments on Steam review bombing and doesn’t seem worried. We also have all the new and old features coming to Modern Warfare 3. Hear about all this and more on this week's episode of the PS Ponies Podcast. For any questions, stories, ideas, comments, or concerns, please reach out to us at [email protected] through Twitter: @PSPonies

This week PlayStation Plus got its new Extra and Premium tier game updates, this month featuring a PSVR 2 game trial. Also, find out how you can solve that pesky PS5 overheating problem and what we can expect from Sony's cloud streaming service. Hear about all this and more on this week's episode of the PS Ponies Podcast. For any questions, stories, ideas, comments, or concerns, please reach out to us at [email protected] through Twitter: @PSPonies

We are back for part II this week, seeing big discounts on the Dual Sense controller as part of Playstation’s summer sale and the first price drop for God of War Ragnarök. Evo 2023 took place this past week, bringing a slew of exciting fighting game content and announcements. We also see what Bloodborne running at 60fps on the PS5 could look like. Hear about all this and more on this week's episode of the PS Ponies Podcast. Hear about all this and more on this week's episode of the PS Ponies Podcast. For any questions, stories, ideas, comments, or concerns, please reach out to us at [email protected] through Twitter: @PSPonies

Zach is back after an extended time away to bring you everything you might have missed in the past week. Sony has just raised 8 billion dollars for what they call “aggressive acquisitions”. Who might it be? What are their options? Zach shares his speculations and hopes on who he thinks might be joining the PlayStation studio pantheon. Hear about all this and more on this week's episode of the PS Ponies Podcast. For any questions, stories, ideas, comments, or concerns, please reach out to us at [email protected] through Twitter: @PSPonies

Sony announces their new live service games, and we get our first look at Spiderman 2 gameplay, along with some other exciting announcements and news about existing indies PSVR 2 and 3rd party games. Hear about all this and more on this week's episode of the PS Ponies Podcast. For any questions, stories, ideas, comments, or concerns, please reach out to us at [email protected] through Twitter @PSPonies

Destiny 2 is finally getting some PlayStation Cosmetics, and they are sick! In other news, China approved Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard, and we have a whole bunch of Take-Two news…. Like possibly the release window of GTA 6. Hear about all this and more on this week's episode of the PS Ponies Podcast. For any questions, stories, ideas, comments, or concerns, please reach out to us at [email protected] through Twitter: @PSPonies

Horizon has hit a significant milestone reaching 8.4M units for Forbidden West and 32.7M for the franchise. On top of that, they give great hugs! We have some sad news: Deviation Games lays off 90 employees, and then Sony's exclusive battle royale blood hunt will shut down service in the next few months. We also have over 40 developers and publishers confirmed to make an experience at Geoff Keighley’s Summer Games Fest. Finally, the European Commission has approved Microsoft’s purchase of Activision Blizzard. Hear about all this and more on this week's episode of the PS Ponies Podcast. For any questions, stories, ideas, comments, or concerns, please reach out to us at [email protected] through Twitter: @PSPonies

This week brings sad news as the developers behind Concrete Genie are closing their doors on June 2nd. In other news HBOs, The Last of Us is doing way better than any of us even thought, and Housemarque is on a hiring spree as they gear up to start developing their next project. Also, keep your ears open for a rumored PS Showcase that is said to take place the week of May 25th. Hear about all this and more on this week's episode of the PS Ponies Podcast. For any questions, stories, ideas, comments, or concerns, please reach out to us at [email protected] through Twitter: @PSPonies

The big news this week with the CMA barring Microsoft from acquiring Activision. What does this mean for Microsoft? For us? For the future of gaming? Zach tries to sift through all the legal jargon and break it down. In other news, PlayStation has lofty goals for the 2023-2024 financial year and seems confident. Sony also commented during an earnings call that Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 is on track for its planned release date. Hear about all this and more on this week's episode of the PS Ponies Podcast. For any questions, stories, ideas, comments, or concerns, please reach out to us at [email protected] through Twitter: @PSPonies